To give busy faculty the space to experiment with adaptive learning technology, we use an adaptive prototype model:

• Faculty identify one or two lessons that will help address existing pain points in the course.
• We provide training and assistance with the design, development, authoring, and UX testing of content within the adaptive platform along with an assessment strategy and student feedback surveys.
• In order to free the prototype from costly textbooks, OAI assists the faculty member with curation of open source content to use within the adaptive lessons.
• We establish relationships with content agnostic adaptive vendors. The vendor data usage and IT policies are vetted by the Office of Information Technology at PSU.
• We provide a stipend for each faculty member’s time throughout the prototype phase.
• We negotiate bulk purchases of licenses so that students do not pay to access the adaptive lesson(s)

A Community of Faculty Developers

We  serve an active community of innovators across disciplines by organizing lunch-and-learns and other events so faculty can directly share observations and exchange best practices with one another. The following faculty members are developing adaptive lessons for their courses: