The Big Picture of Adaptive Learning

The Big Picture of Adaptive Learning

Aaron E. Silvers & Megan Bowe,

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“ - Bruce Lee

“Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be

assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way round or through it. If nothing

within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose

themselves.”#AdaptivityZen

Adaptive Learning

What isAdaptive Learning assesses someone’s current knowledge state and recommends a sequence of activity that changes that knowledge state toward a defined learning outcome.

Adaptive Learning

Types of“Adaptive learning” can be confusing. There are many ways it works. Let’s review what’s been tried and what’s becoming best-practice.

Adaptive Learning works like the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears

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First, Goldilocks (“online

self-paced eLearning”)

can choose her porridge…

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Online, Self-Paced Learning• Pre-testing preselects content

based on a pre-tests or learner’s history to “test out” of content. This porridge is too hot (arbitrary).

• Linear eLearning delivers the same content to every user. This porridge is too cold (not all that adaptive).

• Micro-adaptive adjusts the sequence of content based on a learner’s reactions in real-time.This porridge is just right.

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Next, Goldilocks has to

choose among the Micro-

Adaptive systems…

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Micro-Adaptive Systems• Preference-based systems adapt to

the style or medium preferred by each learnerThis chair is too big (it’s imaginary).

• Rule-based systems are pre-programmed with closed loops of “if… then…” logic. This chair is too small (“rules”).

• Algorithmically sequenced systems calculate the sequence of content dynamically.This chair is just right.

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Next, Goldilocks has to

choose among different

types of Micro-adaptive,

algorithmically

sequenced systems…

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Algorithmically-Sequenced Systems

• Test-driven systems are based on automated test sequencing. This bed is too hard (so testy).

• Memorization systems prioritizes repetitions based on data about the individual, the learning activity and the interaction between the two. This bed is too soft (narrow applications).

• Proficiency-driven systems look broadly at what someone is trying to learn, pulling from a wide range of content. This chair is just right.

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Adaptive Learning

There’s a lot of promise for

adaptive learning in the

enterprise, but the way

forward has some bumps.

Challenges

You probably don’t have enough content.

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Defining competencies

while the nature of work

changes is hard.

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The LMS is a fortress for content.

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…but this won’t stop you.

You can develop

practices to get your

organization ready for

Adaptive Learning.

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Granularity

Modularity

Content Strategy @mkngbttr

Discreteness

Granularity (size) How small can the content be and still be useful?

How to prepare a cocktail?

How to mix the

ingredients

Modularity (context)

How much confusion

can be stripped

away so the content

stands on its own?

Can youlearn to

make thisflame

withoutlearning

about the cocktail?

Are we learning about bartending?

Are we learning about flaming drinks?

Glass

IngredientsDiscreteness (overlaps) How does this content impact other content? How do we handle the overlaps?

Is the flame important to the drink, or is it

just bling?

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Want to learn more about

Content Strategy?

Click here: http://makingbetter.us/2014/11/

getting-started-with-content-

strategy/

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Content strategy supported by granularity,

modularity & discreteness makes sense of content

today and for the future, inside or out of the LMS.

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“Be water, my friend.”

Aaron E. Silvers @aaronesilvers

[email protected]

Thank You!Megan Bowe

@meganbowe

[email protected]

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