Adaptive Learning and the Quest to Improve Undergraduate Education

Tuesday, September 30, 2014 | 1:45PM–3:15PM | Learning Theater, West Hall A3
Session Type: Professional Development
This three-part 90-minute interactive session will highlight recent progress in the implementation of adaptive learning approaches to improve undergraduate education by colleges and universities participating in the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Adaptive Learning Market Acceleration Program:


Part 1: Three leading adaptive learning providers will provide a brief overview of their diverse adaptive learning solutions, followed by audience participation and dialogue.


Part 2: Two instructional designers will provide an overview of their efforts integrating adaptive learning technologies in the design of high-enrollment undergraduate courses.


Part 3: A diverse team of "learning engineers" from UC Davis who focused on combining active learning pedagogies in undergraduate high-enrollment STEM courses with adaptive learning technologies will share and recount their experiences.


OUTCOMES: Learn how 3-5 colleges are implementing adaptive learning technologies in their undergraduate curriculum to improve learner mastery and course completion rates * Learn about the end student experience within an adaptive learning module or course, as developed by representative colleges or universities * Engage in dialogue with and listen to some of the key visionaries, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders from major adaptive learning providers

Presenters

  • Rich Baraniuk

    Professor, Rice University

  • Erin Becker

    Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Davis

  • David Collery

  • Marc Facciotti

    Associate Professor, University of California, Davis

  • Eric Frank

    CEO, Acrobatiq

  • Dale Johnson

    Director of Adaptive Learning Initiatives, Arizona State University

  • Marco Molinaro

    Asst Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education Innovation, Research, Analytics, University of California, Davis

  • Chris Pagliarulo

    Director of Instruction & Assessment, iAMSTEM, University of California, Davis

  • Rahim Rajan

    Senior Program Officer, Postsecondary Success, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

  • Nick White

    Chief Learning Officer, Alternative Learning, Capella University