The Adaptive Advantage: How E-Learning Will Change Higher Ed - CCAP, Forbes

Higher education has seen a proliferation of new models in response to growing market demands. For-profit universities, massive open online courses, and competency-based pedagogies have all vied for a piece of the pie. Adaptive learning – a personalized, technology- and data-driven approach which responds and adapts to both teachers and learners – could provide the answer, and Smart Sparrow, an Australia-based adaptive “eLearning” platform, is leading the way. Within Smart Sparrow’s eLearning Platform, analytic dashboards are provided to help instructors evaluate student performance and progress. Knowledge Analytics™, as it is called, gives instructors the opportunity to identify difficult concepts through specific data points. http://www.forbes.com/sites/ccap/2014/12/01/the-adaptive-advantage-how-e-learning-will-change-higher-ed/