Why is this interesting? For us, it shows a fairly typical hype cycle, starting with a spike of what was perhaps superficial interest followed by steady discussion and incorporation of adaptivity into student learning experiences. A score of 0 means there was not enough data for this term. A value of 50 means that the term is half as popular. A value of 100 is the peak popularity for the term. Numbers represent search interest relative to the highest point on the chart for the given region and time. To get some data on this popularity contest, we ran a Google Trends analysis on the terms ‘adaptive learning’ and ‘adaptive technology’ (as well as other terms yielding less popular results) as far back as Google would go: 2004.Īdaptive learning and adaptive technology have had a predictable relationship with the world - intense puppy love followed by calmer but steady interest.

Universities are not organizations that can afford to take on the Silicon Valley “move fast and break things” mindset, because that could mean failing students in how we shepherd them through some of the most formative years of their education. The state of edtech and adaptive learning platformsĮducation institutions have been historically slow to adopt new technology - but we think that’s a good thing.

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