Adaptive Learning Systems

Catalog description

More and more education takes place asynchronously and online, but relatively little asynchronous instruction takes advantage of the technological advancements that have taken place in recent decades, replicating traditional models for instruction online. In this class, you will learn about the pedagogy and technology of adaptive learning systems, individualized and personalized technology that helps students construct understanding and develop skill. We will read and reflect on both classic and recent papers on this technology, and study many of the successful examples of adaptive learning systems, both systems that have scaled and systems that have failed to scale. We will investigate key methods this type of learning leverages, and key pedagogies it affords.