Accelerating Adoption of Adaptive Courseware

Program Overview

To speed postsecondary educators toward effective use of high-quality adaptive courseware, and ensure that public universities personalize learning for students in ways that promote completion while containing costs, APLU has invested in eight public universities that are transforming their education and business models to improve credentialing productivity, and are executing institution-scale adaptive courseware implementations. The eight participating institutions include:

Arizona State University
Colorado State University
Georgia State University
Northern Arizona University
Oregon State University
Portland State University
University of Louisville
University of Mississippi

Participating institutions and faculty will choose adaptive technology providers and preferred courseware titles from a list of suppliers meeting the highest quality standards.

Program Goals

Concentration on general education (100- and 200-level) courses for credit
Primary delivery in blended learning environments
Inclusion of multiple high-enrollment courses and/or high D/F/W courses
Disproportional benefit for disadvantaged learners
Engagement of multiple disciplines/departments including physical sciences, life sciences, social sciences and the humanities
Commitment to faculty development and sustained engagement with serious review of teaching and learning in the general education curriculum and, as part of this effort, scaled deployment of high-quality adaptive courseware from approved suppliers
Connection to other institution-wide improvement initiatives with chancellor-level and provost-level leadership and engagement
Targeted adaptive courseware use in a minimum of 15-20% general education course enrollments within the three-year program term (Spring 2017-Fall 2019)

APLU’s Personalized Learning Consortium (PLC) is overseeing the grant program which supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Resources

Approved Adaptive Courseware Suppliers and Products (July 2016)

APLU Press Release

Courseware In Context: A Quality Framework for Digital Learning

Digital Learning Network from EdSurge Higher Ed