Educators know one of the best ways to assess learning is with old-fashioned project-based assignments — creative work, presentations, experiments, and written papers that give students opportunities to demonstrate, practice, …

College and university instructors thinking about designing or improving courses for online and distance formats would do well to consider the emerging findings of cognitive load theory (CLT). This is …

Even college and university instructors open to the possibilities of online learning may worry that the in-person lab components of science courses are irreproducible in digital environments. Norma Hollebeke, Manager …

In late 2020, partners in the Every Learner Everywhere network were asking themselves a question: How could their collaborative work be more proactive about centering college student voices, since that …

Trolling has become a part of online life, particularly for women and minoritized students. According to 2018 research from the Pew Research Center, nearly 60 percent of young people in …

Artificial intelligence and machine learning are increasingly embedded in the software colleges and universities use for admissions, advising, courseware, and assessment. These technologies hold tremendous promise to help higher education …

During the growth of online learning in higher education, vital components of good course design such as information literacy may get short shrift, particularly during the emergency transition to remote …

College and university faculty can reasonably anticipate a significant increase in the number of students experiencing depression and anxiety in the coming academic year. During the last three semesters, students …

Culturally responsive pedagogy is an important part of centering equity in higher education by treating the experiences and perspectives of every student as an asset rather than as a deficit.  …

Educational technology has the potential to support personalized instruction in the classroom, but it is not without its biases. The algorithms behind digital learning technology are programmed by human developers, …

As adaptive learning has become more common in U.S. colleges and universities in recent years, there have been many studies of learning outcomes, and there have been many surveys of …

Many workplaces have the “accidental techie” — the person not from the IT department but who everyone instinctively turns to first when they encounter one of those frustrating “why won’t …

What is the responsibility of higher education to prepare students for the working world and what would it take to prioritize employment in a college’s activities? Those questions are explored …

Initiatives in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) on one hand and in education technology on the other hand are often developed separately, but two major events in 2020 inspired Every …

Trauma-informed teaching, also sometimes called trauma-informed pedagogy, creates awareness of how students’ past experience with trauma affects their current experience in the classroom. The ultimate goal of that awareness is …

As a film and theater student, Grace Davenport would normally be spending her Fall semester of senior year in close contact with other artists. She’d be directing actors, taking movement …

Georgia State University junior Malachi Moultrie decided to study law in his first year of college when he learned about the rate of wrongful convictions in the U.S. “That’s when …

When asked to describe higher education policy in a Biden administration, Terry Hartle, Senior Vice President at the American Council on Education, suggested, “We’ll be looking at a once-in-a-generation effort to …

Ca’Shawn Brown thrives in a classroom environment. The Georgia State University senior enjoys being able to ask her instructors questions in person and participate actively. She is also studying subjects …

Too often when an instructor approaches course design, the question of who they’re designing for comes last, says Tia Holiday, an Instructional Designer and Associate Director at Intentional Futures (Every …

This Q&A took place on November 12, 2020. The question that prompted this article was if and how college students experience the stress of loan debt while they are still …

Studying chemistry and materials science engineering as an undergraduate, Dr. Elaine Villanueva Bernal thought she would end up working for a company like Lockheed Martin after graduating from the University …

Higher education instructors and administrators working in online learning are invited to participate in a new series of interactive webinars from Every Learner Everywhere and its partners. Strategies for Success …

When Dr. Kristal Moore Clemons started volunteering with the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) Freedom Schools in college, she didn’t imagine she would be leading the organization someday. Clemons’ college experience …

Dr. Blaine Smith says the intersection of equity-minded education with the digital tools she specializes in became especially clear to her during her first Assistant Professor position at the University …

When Tatiana Bryant, the research librarian for digital humanities, history, and African American studies at the University of California, Irvine, first met with the leadership of Every Learner Everywhere, she …

Dr. Chandani Patel first started working on inclusive teaching while a Ph.D. student in Comparative Literature at the University of Chicago. She says that, as equity-minded education was becoming more …

Dr. Cherise McBride started thinking about equity-minded education early in her career working at continuation high schools, which are supposed to be an alternative diploma resource for students who are …

When Dr. Tazin Daniels was working on her dissertation at Michigan State University, she focused on college students who use Adderall as a performance enhancer. Her internationally funded research shed …

Analyzing and using student learning data generated by digital technologies often depends on cooperation between faculty and an institution’s Office of Institutional Research (IR). But Julie Neisler, Quantitative Researcher, Learning …

As microcosms of the broader society, the structure of college and university courses can exacerbate racism and societal inequities, or they can work to dismantle them. Tina Moore, senior strategist …

When Lorain County Community College Professor of Mathematics Kathryn Dobeck first learned about the adaptive courseware included with the Wiley textbook Statistics: Unlocking the Power of Data, she was intrigued. …

Renewed calls for racial justice have led many stakeholders within U.S. higher education — administrators, faculty, students, etc. — to consider the ways in which their campuses do, or do …

Broward College is no stranger to adaptive learning courseware. After all, they’ve been using it since at least 2013, when it was implemented to provide supplemental support for students in …

When Indian River State College (IRSC) announced a project to pilot adaptive courseware in 2019, Dr. Heather Michaels, Chair of the Physical Sciences Department, knew just the course to try …

Idea in brief: This article aims to help college and university faculty understand the complex regulatory issues that new distance learning programs must account for. It summarizes for faculty a …

Equitable course design in higher ed often requires flipping the usual perspective, says Dr. Ruanda Garth-McCullough, Associate Director of Teaching and Learning for Achieving the Dream. “Most of us were …

When the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Cleveland State University was considering the potential for adaptive learning to affect pass rates in its introductory Mathematics courses, they didn’t have …

It is no secret that our nation’s educational system has been severely affected by COVID-19. Overnight, millions of students, from primary school to college, switched from in-person classes to remote …

Many adaptive learning pilot projects involve faculty, deans, instructional designers, and instructional technology staff to work through how a new digital courseware will be implemented and how faculty will use …

Students of color and low-income students in college are often presented with curricula designed for majority white students from middle- and upper-class backgrounds. Culturally responsive teaching attempts to be more …

In early summer 2020, the team at Every Learner Everywhere participated in a leadership and team development program from The National Equity Project, along with peers from K-12 and higher-ed …

The School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) was making a concerted effort to implement adaptive learning, and they wanted to see …

Ranked as one of the nation’s top 20 most innovative universities by US News & World Report, the University of Central Florida (UCF) consistently earns high marks for its online …

To successfully launch and sustain a new adaptive courseware initiative, institutions need to make time and space for their faculty to learn skills needed in this particular teaching format. That …

The data generated by digital learning tools has the potential to support personalized learning and help close equity gaps in higher education. However, many colleges and universities are not yet …

When the administration at The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) decided to pilot an adaptive learning initiative, one main goal was to build a model or framework that …

At many institutions, the gateway courses where adaptive courseware can have the biggest impact are often disproportionately taught by adjunct faculty. Therefore, says Ruanda Garth-McCullough, Ph.D., Associate Director of Teaching …

Jerius Smith is a computer science major mostly taking math and science classes. He was already commuting to classes at Georgia Institute of Technology when COVID-19 sent everyone home in …

We often say Every Learner Everywhere is a network of 12 partner organizations working together to improve student outcomes. But in practice, what does being a network mean? And how …

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit at the end of her freshman year, Zakia Tookes found herself juggling coursework, community service, figuring out new online learning technologies, and a sudden move …

In some ways, finishing the school year at home was easier for Georgia Southern University freshman Jayce Mays than it would have been if he’d still been on campus. Before …

When Cuyahoga Community College received a grant from Every Learner Everywhere to implement adaptive learning courseware across the college, Professor of Business Administration Michele Hampton had already been using adaptive …

At Every Learner Everywhere, we often talk about gateway courses in higher education being a key place that influences student outcomes. What do we mean by a gateway course, and …

As COVID-19 began spreading across the country, most postsecondary institutions were forced to close or to move into emergency remote learning. Now we’re past that immediate crisis and approaching a …

Many college and university faculty found themselves suddenly taking their courses online in spring 2020 due to the COVID-19 emergency. Out of necessity, many did that with the resources they …

Collecting, analyzing, and using data from courseware are some of the most important components of an adaptive learning initiative. Faculty can use data throughout the semester to reach out to …

When it comes to implementing adaptive learning, every college’s needs are different. But an engaged cross-functional team committed to the initiative’s success is essential. As Associate Director of Teaching and Learning …

Gateway courses — the first credit-bearing courses in a program of study — have the ability to make or break a student’s learning experience. They are a critical juncture of …

In the path toward using adaptive learning technologies in the classroom, you may have collected advice from peers, targeted particular courses, researched the software, and identified larger strategic goals. Eventually, …

When a college or university considers using adaptive learning technology in its classrooms, a basic question it must confront is if it is ready. Are the cultural and practical elements …

During 2019, Every Learner Everywhere worked with 10 U.S. colleges and universities to pilot adaptive learning software in over 40 entry-level courses. The goal of the network is to improve …