Emerging trends are a
hot topic in today's educational world. Technology has increased
drastically over the past ten years in our daily lives. Why should it be
different in schools? Technology gives students and teachers the chance
for unique ways to learn and teach because there are so many resources and
personalized opportunities in the "Ed-Tech" world.
The
emerging trend in education that I have researched and have become very
familiar with is Adaptive Learning
Technology. EdSurge (2016)
defines ALT as, "Adaptive learning is an education technology that can
respond to a student's interactions in real-time by automatically providing the
student with individual support." This allows students to learn based
on their ability level and allows teachers to differentiate. There are so
many uses and benefits for using adaptive learning technology in education.
1.
Instant
Feedback for Students and Teachers - Technology allows for an immediate response to student abilities
in many of the adaptive learning technology programs. Both educators and
learners have access to see how they are improving through quick responses.
2.
Formative
Assessments that Help Students Grow - Formative assessments are a crucial part of education.
Adaptive learning technology gives students the opportunity through
technological strategies to check for understanding and gives teachers the
opportunity to direct their instruction.
3.
Connect
People through Data - Adaptive
Learning Technology assists with understanding student ability and often tracks
student growth. The data from this technology can be shared among educators,
parents, students and administration.
As
you can see, there are various uses and reasons to support this emerging trend
in education. One excellent example of how Adaptive Learning Technologies
can be used in the classroom can be seen through this example of a school in
Baltimore, Maryland.
In
addition to this, check out my Adaptive Learning Technology infograph below!
For more
information on this emerging trend, check out the following articles:
References
Dreambox Learning
(2016). Math with meaning in Baltimore. Video retrieved from http://www.dreambox.com/video/principals-perspective.
EdSurge (2016). Adaptive
learning close up. Retrieved from https://www.edsurge.com/research/edtech-wiki/adaptive-learning.
Hicks, K., (2015).
The benefits of adaptive learning technologies. Retrieved
from http://www.edudemic.com/how-adaptive-learning-technology-is-being-used-in-online-courses/.
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