Adaptive Learning
Is this a fad? Is adaptive learning being used just because of technology?
I would hope it is not 'just a fad'. Yes technology advances daily and we need to stay current; but the possibilities for better focus and results in teaching seem limitless with adaptive learning.
It is not a fad. It seems to be more of a new term for Montessori style teaching. I feel it is a technology driven Montessori classroom. It will be around as long as people keep wanting to learn at their own pace and with their own leaning style. The movement from classroom to on-line is still in full force.
yes, your right because we are in technology generation like "selfie generartion" in a click of a seconds
from computer or ipad they can get the answers.
Innovations such as adaptive learning become fads because, although they sound good in theory, there is a lack of commitment in implementation. Schools are currently structured and evaluated based on a fixed timeline, from admission to graduation, leaving little room for self-paced learning. Also, the shift to adaptive learning would require a monumental effort in developing tools, such as intelligent tutors, which can address all the possible challenges a student might face at any point in learning the material. The assumption that an alternative explanation or more in-depth information offered to struggling students will help them overcome the obstacles is not always valid. Many online students struggle, not because the material they are given is lacking, but because they really don't take the time to go through it to even give it a chance; they would prefer someone there with them, face to face, explaning what they need to know. Unless schools can find the time and money to switch over to an adaptive learning system and develop all the intelligent software they need to support it, it may just end up being another fad.
One fact about education is that doesn't exist a 100% standard students for teaching in a class, because every student has different habilities and learning experiences, so many times teacher must work with them applying adaptative learning techniques that allow her or him to obtaint better results with the students.
