We are thrilled to announce that our article, “Designing adaptive learning environments for continuing education: Stakeholders’ perspectives on indicators and interventions,” has received the Outstanding Journal Article Award from the hashtag#AECT25 Division Distance Learning! 🏆
Here’s a quick glimpse into our research:
🔍 Adaptive learning environments (ALE) hold immense potential to personalize and support learning in continuing education (CE). However, a gap exists in frameworks guiding their design. Our study aims to fill this void by developing a framework of indicators and interventions for ALE in CE, informed by stakeholder perspectives—including learners, CE specialists, and educational technology experts.
📊 We conducted an interview study with 37 participants to identify key indicators for ALE in CE. This was followed by focus group interviews and an online survey to further specify and evaluate potential interventions.
⚙️ We identified several critical internal (e.g., prior knowledge) and external (e.g., time available for learning) indicators. Corresponding interventions, such as adapting the difficulty level and thematic focus or recommending timely suitable resources, were also explored.
📐 Our framework classifies interventions based on identified indicators and adaptivity type. It includes evaluations of learners’ willingness to engage with these interventions, perceived support in learning, and implementation effort.
🌟 This comprehensive framework serves as a valuable resource for researchers, system designers, and specialists in CE and educational technology, facilitating the design and implementation of user-centered and trustworthy adaptive learning environments.
👏 Thank you to all who supported our research journey. Let’s continue pushing the boundaries of educational innovation together!
📓 Fromm, Y., & Ifenthaler, D. (2024). Designing adaptive learning environments for continuing education: Stakeholders’ perspectives on indicators and interventions. Computers in Human Behavior Reports, 16, 100525. https://lnkd.in/ebY2QRrd
