Shifts and Changes in Education | Origin: ED123
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The ability for a computer to do a mathematical problem faster than the human mind is a great thing when in a hurry but the student should be able to do this on their own and learn. If the computer does everything for us then we are going to have an uneducated society.
Students need to be motivated to learn. Especially for the younger generation who have been growing up with technology, the struggle will be to capture their interest and get them motivated, so teaching styles they used to work in the past will not work well for these younger learners.
While adaptive learning holds promise for personalized, efficient education, it must be balanced with human-centered teaching practices. Teachers bring not only knowledge but emotional intelligence, cultural understanding, and mentorship—qualities that technology alone cannot replicate.
Educators are not resisting innovation—they’re advocating for responsible integration that preserves the relational core of teaching. As Thomas Luong would agree, evolving classrooms must still ground themselves in real human connection, even as the tools and methods change.
l learned that not all schools can accommodate adaptive learning for all institutions due to not always having the tools and skills as times change.
They keep stating that teachers are "key stake-holders" while this system almost all but gets rid of the need for actual teachers. This seems like it would make way for adult professional "motivators" who don't even really need to know content. I know students, and I've been teaching for a long time. Before and after Covid, kids don't need a more removed educational experience; they need more connection with others and a real relationship with other people in the room, especially their teachers. Kids don't learn this way, and if we make them, they will be more isolated and have more mental health issues than ever before.
Yes i believe that schools will have to adapt as society changes in order to survive.
Comment on T Wayne Hunsaker's post: agreed. There's nothing like in person feedback. I like to see not only does the student get the right answer, but how they got there.
I suppose with more complicated training, active learning has its merits in the beginning stage.
Whether to implement active learning early or later in the program is much like a phase in our recruitment process where we try to weed out those who are truly interested in the program and what it has to offer versus those who want to pick up a hobby or trying to make their parents happy.
I believe gamification is a wonderful tactic in education especially in my field since definite rules and procedures need following.
Quick and short assignments may be more beneficial than long and thorough assignments.
See this technology as a way to give extra help to students not as a way to replace teachers as students need to be able to discuss what theyar elearning to fully process and that will not always work with technology.
Student are the focus and it is hard for an instructor to relate to the high technology driven world that we are moving into but it is necsessary to figure it at for the benifit of the student.
It is important to remember that the "traditional" teaching environment is constantly evloving.
There will always be a need for instructors to answer questions that's not in the FAQ section of the course. It's like the automated payment systems that we use to pay the bills. You will always get a question that will need a live operator to solve. The instructor is that live operator that will help with trouble shooting/ questions not answered by the program. It helps with the small/common questions but not the difficult hard ones.
Adaptive learning is not a replacement for the instructor. It is intended to compliment the instructor. However, this brings into question where the role of instructor begins and ends. In our school, we are already experimenting with an LMS. Through its' use, I intend on trying to make learning a more individualized experience.
This is a very inadept educational tool for the instructors and the students, due to all the variables this program entails. If all institutes of higher learning could come up with the right format to invite Adaptive learning into their curriculum, would it still be a beneficial learning tool for the students or the teachers? Teachers feel they will be replaced with this technology and there are still a lot of students that do not understand what they need to do, if a teacher is not present. This is something we saw during the pandemic. I feel with the right training, Adaptive learning could work for the new Millennia's and Generation Z.
Adaptive learning will make a happier client and the happier they are, the more they will be willing to participate; do evidenced practice and critically think. i love this way of education
I learned how important is the instructor in adaptative learnig. It is a facilitator.
Eventhough there are intelligent tutor as part of adopted learning, but there is always a snag in imbedded knowledge where the answer is partially ot totally wrong and students are confused by the wronf or not foubd answer, that's when the teacher has an inportant role to play and step in for clarification and providing the correct answer(s).
Although educational institutions face numerous challenges but the need for educational expansion and advancements in technology have driven the rise of AL. As instructors, we are facilitators and motivators while the real stakeholder in Adaptive Learning is the student. They must be driven to participate and also have a desire to take part in personlized, individualized learning designed specifically for them.
