Learning Science and Adaptive Learning Technologies Sample Clauses

Learning Science and Adaptive Learning Technologies. “The goal of learning sciences is to better understand the cognitive and social processes that result in the most effective learning, and to use this knowledge to redesign classrooms and other learning environments so that people learn more deeply and more effectively.” -- R. Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Washington University Learning science is the study of how human learning takes place. Interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from fields such as cognitive science, neuroscience, computer science, education, psychology, sociology, design studies and more,3 learning science strives to understand how people learn, how to support learning, discipline based learning, and the role of technology in enhancing learning and collaboration.4 Learning science can cover how people process, gather, and interpret information; how they develop knowledge, skills, and expertise; or the extent to which social and physical context and design environments influence cognition.5 Scaffolding, inquiry or problem- based learning, collaborative learning, game and simulation-based learning, as well as metacognition are all examples of how teaching methods and approaches to curriculum can be influenced by what we understand about learning. Additionally, strategies linked to social psychology and multicultural education emphasize the importance of attending to students’ identity and culture when addressing achievement gaps. One of the goals of learning science is to create a positive feedback/continuous improvement loop between theories of learning and practice, which results in improved student learning and advances the field of learning science.6 For the purposes of the Learning Lab, as public higher education strives to educate more students with diverse backgrounds in a rapidly changing world, leveraging, increasing and applying our knowledge of human learning is a challenge we must embrace. Adaptive learning is defined by statute to mean “a technology-mediated environment in which the learner’s experience is adapted to learner behavior and responses.” For the purposes of this RFP, adaptive learning technologies will be considered in the broad sense of deploying technology to better understand learner experience/learner gaps and assets, and to modify learning