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 …