Part II Narrower, Deeper: especially for Killer Gateway Courses May 24, 2019
Today's session (May 24 2pmET)...
"Gateway courses — college credit–bearing and/or developmental education.... As long as there have been U.S. colleges and universities, there have been entry courses that pose difficulties for students — courses that have served more as weeding-out rather than gearing-up experiences for undergraduates. Perhaps the gateway-course weed-out function was more appropriate in the days when a college or university credential was reserved for a privileged few, or even during the era when a high school credential was more than adequate preparation for work and life in a democratic republic. But we no longer live in those times."
[Beginning, Entry, First-Year, Developmental, Remedial Undergraduate Math Courses]
"Completion of Mathematics Remediation is the Single Largest Barrier to College Completion"
"Freshman and sophomore mathematics and statistics courses function as gateways to many majors, and they are crucial for preparing mathematically- and scientifically-literate citizens. Yet:... Each year only about 50 percent of students earn a grade of A, B, or C in college algebra"
Actual (not merely intended) successes? disappointments?
Adopt/Avoid/Adapt? Why? Who? How?
(Especially: Math 101, English 101, Chemistry 101)
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(Suggested after May 10)
A. Does this excerpted list of "features" include the elements of Adaptive Courseware most important to you? B. "Getting students to do the work"
Historical perspective "Programmed instruction" Edutech Wiki
Recent Higher ed publisher acquires company with "...affordable courseware ...and... adaptive learning capabilities" "Wiley Signs Agreement to Purchase the Assets of Knewton," Monday, May 6, 2019
Current "New Frontiers of Adaptive Learning," David Raths, Education Trends, Campus Technology, 04/24/19, Article Headings:
