Exploring Student Experiences with Adaptive Learning Courseware

Created By:
Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and Achieving the Dream (ATD) in partnership with Every Learner Everywhere October 2019

Topic: Digital Learning & Courseware Student and Faculty Experience

Role: Administrator Faculty

Institution: 4-Year Institutions

In this discussion, the faculty share their work with students and how student experiences and feedback has improved their overall use of adaptive courseware. The discussion includes highlights from 16 course-based student focus groups, as well as advice on successfully incorporating student feedback into course improvements.

Panelists: Megan Tesene, Assistant Vice President, Digital Transformation for Student Success at the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities; Patricia O’Sullivan, Content Manager of Every Learner Everywhere; Karen Forgette, Lecturer & Assistant Chair Department of Writing & Rhetoric; Andrew Davis Instructional Design and Training Specialist Department of Writing & Rhetoric; and Guy Kreuger, Core Lecturer of Writing Department of Writing & Rhetoric at the University of Mississippi

Recommended citation:

Tesene, M., O’Sullivan, P., Forgette, K., Davis, A., and Krueger, G. (2019, October 23). Exploring Student Experiences with Adaptive Learning Courseware [Video] Every Learner Everywhere.

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