Ohio Adaptive Learning Summit Program

OHIO ADAPTIVE LEARNING SUMMIT Thursday, June 17, 2021

“Every student can learn, just not on the same day or the same way.”

— GEORGE EVANS

Welcome to the Ohio Adaptive Learning Summit hosted by Achieving the Dream, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, Every Learner Everywhere, Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C®), Cleveland State University (CSU), Lorain County Community College (LCCC), and the University of Toledo (UT).

Adaptive courseware is a digital teaching tool with instruction and assessments scoped and sequenced to support an entire course. It provides personalized and nonlinear instruction by analyzing students’ responses and pointing them to activities based on their needs.

With support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Achieving the Dream supported a grant for faculty to explore the use of adaptive courseware in gateway-level courses. Tri-C, CSU, LCCC, and UT participated in this grant program during AY 2019-2020.

Today’s summit is a collection of our experiences with adaptive courseware, along with faculty experiences, lessons learned, vendor demos and student feedback.

Thank you for joining us today!

The Ohio Adaptive Learning Summit Committee

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 8:30-10 a.m.

Welcome Addresses Stacey Souther, Moderator Professor, Psychology, Cuyahoga Community College

Alex Johnson President, Cuyahoga Community College Chair of the Board, Achieving the Dream

Karen Stout President and CEO, Achieving the Dream

Keynote Address Michele Hampton Professor, Business Administration, Cuyahoga Community College

Hilda Gabarrón, Cuyahoga Community College Kathryn Manke Ross, Lorain County Community College Grant Smith, University of Toledo

10-10:15 a.m.

Stand and Stretch Break

10:15-10:45 a.m.

Courseware Vendor Show and Tell Lumen Learning Knewton Alta McGraw Hill Connect and ALEKS Pearson MyLabs and Mastering

10:50-11:20 a.m.

Concurrent Session A: Expert-led Courseware Sessions

11:30 am – noon

Concurrent Session B: Expert-led Courseware Sessions

Noon – 1 p.m.

Virtual Lunch and Networking

1-1:45 p.m.

Concurrent Session C: Adaptive Courseware Best Practices

2-2:45 p.m.

Concurrent Session D: Discipline-specific Faculty and Group Panel Discussions

1-3 p.m.

Courseware Vendor Drop-In Demo Sessions

Student Voices Panel

Session Links Links to all session recordings are provided through hyperlinked titles, beginning on Page 4.

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SESSIONS AT A GLANCE Click the hyperlinked titles to read each session description and view the session recordings.

Welcome, Keynote and Student Voices Panel 8:30-10 a.m.

Stand and Stretch Break 10-10:15 a.m.

Courseware Vendor Show and Tell 10:15-10:45 a.m.

Concurrent Session A: Expert-led Courseware Sessions 10:50-11:20 a.m.

A1 A2 A3 A4

Lumen Learning Knewton Alta McGraw Hill Connect and ALEKS Pearson MyLabs and Mastering

Concurrent Session B: Expert-led Courseware Sessions 11:30 a.m. – noon B1 B2 B3 B4

Lumen Learning Knewton Alta McGraw Hill Connect and ALEKS Pearson MyLabs and Mastering

Virtual Lunch and Networking Noon – 1 p.m.

Concurrent Session C: Adaptive Courseware Best Practices 1-1:45 p.m.

C1 Turbocharge Your Teaching: Informing Instruction and Improving Equity With Student-level Data Insights C2 Utilizing Faculty Learning Communities to Implement Adaptive Courseware C3 Student Voices: How Adaptive Courseware Helps Students Learn C4 Supporting Student Success With Adaptive Courseware: The Importance of Data Analytics for Faculty and Student Onboarding C5 Accessibility Considerations for Adaptive Technology

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SESSIONS AT A GLANCE (CONT.) Concurrent Session D: Discipline-specific Faculty and Group Panel Discussions 2-2:45 p.m.

D1 Social Sciences/Liberal Arts D2 Business and Mathematics D3 Sciences D4 Instructional Designers and Technologists D5 Ohio’s Adult Learners

Courseware Vendor Drop-In Demo Sessions 1-3 p.m.

V1 V2 V3 V4

Lumen Learning Knewton Alta McGraw Hill Connect and ALEKS Pearson MyLabs and Mastering

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WELCOME ADDRESSES Alex Johnson President, Cuyahoga Community College Chair of the Board, Achieving the Dream Alex Johnson has been Tri-C’s president since July 2013, and during that time has led the College to record numbers of graduates while strengthening the core mission of providing affordable access to higher education. His hiring represented a return to Tri-C, as Johnson served as president of the Metropolitan Campus in Cleveland from 1993 to 2003. He is the fourth president in the history of Tri-C, which is the state’s oldest and largest community college. He also served as chancellor of Delgado Community College in New Orleans and president of the Community College of Allegheny County in Pittsburgh. Johnson is highly regarded within the higher education community through his work with organizations such as the American Association of Community Colleges, the National Labor College and the Association of American Colleges and Universities.

Karen Stout President and CEO, Achieving the Dream Since 2015, Karen A. Stout has served as president and CEO of Achieving the Dream (ATD), leading the nation’s largest movement to improve success for all students, especially lowincome students and students of color. Through ATD, Stout leads a network of more than 375 institutions in whole-college transformation. Prior to serving as president and CEO at ATD, Stout was president of Montgomery County Community College from 2001 to 2015, where she led the college through a transformation process to improve student success. She has received national recognition for her achievements and accomplishments in higher education innovation and leadership including Diverse: Issues in Higher Education’s Leading Women, Honorary Degree from Miami Dade College, American Association for Women in Community College’s Woman of the Year and Washington Monthly’s 16 most innovative higher education leaders.

KEYNOTE ADDRESS Michele Hampton Professor, Business Administration, Cuyahoga Community College Michele Hampton has been a professor at Cuyahoga Community College for more than 20 years. Her professional interests include student immediacy, social presence and blended learning. She enjoys teaching blended and online courses and is active in curriculum development.

Hampton was named Teacher of the Year by the Ohio Association of Two-Year Colleges and received the Excellence in Teaching Award in Honor of Ralph M. Besse from Tri-C. She is a former manufacturing engineer, management consultant, business owner and IT faculty member.

From Theory to Practice: Building Equity Into Your Course Interaction is the glue that holds the learning environment together. Adaptive learning is a powerful tool that supports equity in student learning. However, other tools must be included in the course design to support a holistic learning environment. Student-instructor and student-content interactions will be discussed. The goal is to walk away with at least one idea to incorporate into your current course design.

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STUDENT VOICES PANEL Hilda Gabarrón Cuyahoga Community College Hilda Gabarrón is an Associate of Arts major at Cuyahoga Community College after previously earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Graphic Arts and Design in Puebla, Mexico. She plans to obtain a master’s degree in Psychology or Art Therapy, and credits the Lumen Learning Waymaker Courseware with her successful completion of both General Psychology and Lifespan Development.

Kathryn Manke Ross Lorain County Community College Kathryn Manke Ross is a non-traditional adult psychology major at Lorain County Community College. Her use of WileyPLUS Adaptive Practice in her math course helped her to overcome anxiety and cement her understanding of the concepts and processes.

Grant Smith University of Toledo Grant Smith is a third semester nursing student at the University of Toledo. His successful anatomy and physiology course using McGraw Hill Connect courseware has moved him toward his end goal to go into the military and work as an ICU nurse, where he can fulfill his dream of traveling and experiencing new places while working.

VENDOR SHOW AND TELL View short live demonstrations showcasing the main features of four different adaptive courseware vendors.

Lumen Learning Brandon Iafrate Executive Director, Partnerships

Knewton Alta Amber Shoffey Regional Manager, Customer Success

McGraw Hill Connect and ALEKS Lynn Breithaupt Vice President, Customer Marketing and Strategy

Pearson MyLabs and Mastering Bonnie Rosenblatt and Julie Rebert Faculty Advisors

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CONCURRENT SESSION A: EXPERT-LED COURSEWARE SESSIONS 10:50-11:20 a.m.

Click hyperlinked titles to view recorded sessions.

These sessions will introduce participants to a specific adaptive courseware, addressing topics that include why the courseware was implemented, how it was selected and how faculty have used it.

At the end of the session, attendees will be able to: 1. Describe a specific adaptive courseware product.

2. Discuss how adaptive courseware may impact teaching and learning.

3. List advice/recommendations for faculty considering adoption of a specific courseware product.

A1 | Lumen Learning Linda S. Williams, Professor, Business Management, Tidewater Community College

A2 | Knewton Alta Becky Moening, Marketing Math Specialist, Wiley, and Adjunct Faculty, Math, Ivy Tech Community College

A3 | McGraw Hill Connect and ALEKS Kristi Mock, Assistant Lecturer, Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Toledo Michael Romega, MHHE Student Ambassador, Student, Florida State University

A4 | Pearson MyLabs and Mastering Bonnie Rosenblatt, Faculty Advisor, Math, Pearson, and Instructor, Reading Area Community College Julie Rebert, Faculty Advisor, Business, Pearson

SESSION RESOURCES Click here to access session slides and presenter handouts.

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CONCURRENT SESSION B: EXPERT-LED COURSEWARE SESSIONS 11:30 a.m. – noon Click hyperlinked titles to view recorded sessions.

These sessions will introduce participants to a specific adaptive courseware, addressing topics that include why the courseware was implemented, how it was selected and how faculty have used it.

At the end of the session, attendees will be able to: 1. Describe a specific adaptive courseware product.

2. Discuss how adaptive courseware may impact teaching and learning.

3. List advice/recommendations for faculty considering adoption of a specific courseware product.

B1 | Lumen Learning Stacey Souther, Professor, Psychology, Cuyahoga Community College Melissa Resnick, Adjunct Faculty, Psychology, Cuyahoga Community College

B2 | Knewton Alta Becky Moening, Marketing Math Specialist, Wiley, and Adjunct Faculty, Math, Ivy Tech Community College

B3 | McGraw Hill Connect and ALEKS Kristi Mock, Assistant Lecturer, Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Toledo Michael Romega, MHHE Student Ambassador, Student, Florida State University

B4 | Pearson MyLabs and Mastering Bonnie Rosenblatt, Faculty Advisor, Math, Pearson, Instructor, Reading Area Community College Julie Rebert, Faculty Advisor, Business, Pearson

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CONCURRENT SESSION C: ADAPTIVE COURSEWARE BEST PRACTICES 1-1:45 p.m.

Click hyperlinked titles to view recorded sessions.

C1 | Turbocharge Your Teaching: Informing Instruction and Improving Equity With Student-level Data Insights Blerta Ereditario, Professor, Mathematics, Lorain County Community College Ruanda Garth-McCullough, Director, Program Development, Achieving the Dream Julie Neisler, Quantitative Researcher, Digital Promise A signal benefit of adaptive courseware is the data it offers instructors for improving teaching and learning.

In this session, we review sources of student data and share one faculty member’s experience using learning analytics and learner perspectives to improve course outcomes for racially minoritized and poverty-affected students. Join us to see the positive impact of data-informed course redesign on student learning and instructor satisfaction teaching with high-quality digital tools.

At the end of this session, attendees will be able to: 1. Review sources of student data and share some of their own sources.

2. Understand one faculty member’s experience using learning analytics and learner perspectives to improve course outcomes.

3. Explore positive impact of data-informed course redesign on student learning and instructor satisfaction teaching with high-quality digital tools.

C2 | Utilizing Faculty Learning Communities to Implement Adaptive Courseware Kara DePaul, Director, Academic Professional Development and Adjunct Faculty, Business Administration, Cuyahoga Community College Pamela Regrut, Senior Instructional Designer, Cuyahoga Community College Dwayne Keeney, Associate Dean, Liberal Arts, Cuyahoga Community College Stacey Souther, Professor, Psychology, Cuyahoga Community College Faculty learning communities (FLCs) are interdisciplinary groups that choose to engage in active, collaborative discussions and yearlong activities around teaching and learning. In this session, we discuss how an FLC was used to facilitate the adoption of adaptive learning courseware at Cuyahoga Community College and introduce participants to strategies that support the development of an FLC at their institution.

At the end of this session, attendees will be able to: 1. Define faculty learning community (FLC).

2. Discuss how an FLC can be used to support the adoption of adaptive courseware.

3. Identify initial steps to developing an FLC at their institution.

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CONCURRENT SESSION C (CONT.): 1-1:45 P.M. C3 | Student Voices: How Adaptive Courseware Helps Students Learn Faciliator: Vickiana Supriana, Student Fellow, Every Learner Everywhere, Achieving the Dream Hilda Gabarrón, Cuyahoga Community College Kathryn Manke Ross, Lorain County Community College Grant Smith, University of Toledo Hear directly from a panel of students regarding their authentic experiences with adaptive courseware.

At the end of this session, attendees will be able to: 1. List the strengths, benefits and opportunities students experience with adaptive courseware.

2. Describe faculty practices that support student learning with adaptive courseware.

3. Discuss the value of intentional alignment and placement of adaptive courseware within the course design.

C4 | Supporting Student Success With Adaptive Courseware: The Importance of Data Analytics for Faculty and Student Onboarding Heather Robbins, Senior Lecturer, Microbiology, Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathophysiology, University of Toledo Sandra Robinson, Associate Lecturer, Mathematics and Statistics, University of Toledo This interactive session explores how students and faculty can successfully use adaptive courseware and its learning analytics. Presenters will discuss methods used to show students the importance of utilizing adaptive courseware to be more efficient learners and successfully meet course objectives. Presenters will also model the use of student and teacher analytics to promote active learning in the classroom.

At the end of this session, attendees will be able to: 1. Interpret and utilize the analytics of their adaptive courseware dashboard.

2. Help students interpret and use the analytics from the student adaptive courseware dashboard to improve student success.

3. Determine which analytics are most important to help meet student learning outcomes.

C5 | Accessibility Considerations for Adaptive Technology Jeff Rodgers, Digital Instructional Accessibility Specialist, Cuyahoga Community College Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are developed with the goal of providing a single shared standard for web content accessibility. We will discuss accessibility guidelines and what to consider when adopting a new adaptive learning technology.

At the end of this session, attendees should be able to: 1. Identify the four principles of accessibility.

2. List the WCAG guidelines and identify what to ask for from adaptive developers.

3. Discuss ways that you can test adaptive technology to better assist students.

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CONCURRENT SESSION D: DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC FACULTY AND GROUP PANEL DISCUSSIONS 2-2:45 p.m.

Click hyperlinked titles to view recorded sessions.

These conversation-based sessions will introduce participants to how adaptive courseware has been implemented in specific disciplines, highlighting the benefits and potential obstacles for students, faculty and institutions.

At the end of this session, attendees will be able to: 1. List discipline-specific courseware products.

2. Describe the benefits of adaptive courseware.

3. Identify potential obstacles when implementing adaptive courseware.

D1 | Social Sciences/Liberal Arts Facilitator: Stacey Souther, Professor, Psychology, Cuyahoga Community College Steven A. Greenlaw, Professor, Economics, University of Mary Washington Kate Piatcheck, Chair, Gateway English & English Composition, Indian River State College Melissa Resnick, Adjunct Faculty, Psychology, Cuyahoga Community College Donya Waugh, Assistant Professor, Psychology, Cuyahoga Community College

D2 | Business and Mathematics Facilitator: Kati Dobeck, Professor, Mathematics, and Statistics Coordinator, Lorain County Community College Julia Cronin, Assistant Professor, Mathematics, Cuyahoga Community College Kara DePaul, Director, Academic Professional Development and Adjunct Faculty, Business Administration, Cuyahoga Community College Jerry McFadden, Assistant Professor and Accounting Coordinator, Lorain County Community College Sandra Robinson, Associate Lecturer, Mathematics and Statistics, University of Toledo

D3 | Sciences Facilitator: Heather Robbins, Senior Lecturer, Microbiology, Anatomy, Physiology and Pathophysiology, University of Toledo Cindy Conaway-Mavroidis, Assistant Professor, Biology, Cuyahoga Community College Shamone Gore Panter, Assistant College Lecturer, Biology, Cleveland State University Stephanie Heuker, Assistant Lecturer, Microbiology, Anatomy, Physiology and Pathophysiology, University of Toledo Kristi Mock, Assistant Lecturer, Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Toledo Amy Toole, Assistant Lecturer, Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Toledo

D4 | Instructional Designers and Technologists Facilitator: Kevin Dranuski, Senior Instructional Designer, Center for Learning Excellence, Cuyahoga Community College Sarah Goode, Instructional Technologist, Center for Learning Excellence, Cuyahoga Community College Tammy Macek, eLearning Instructional Designer, Lorain County Community College Lei Song, Instructional Designer and Assistive Technology Specialist, University of Toledo

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CONCURRENT SESSION D (CONT.): 2-2:45 P.M. D5 | Ohio’s Adult Learners Facilitator: Vincent L. Briley, Assistant Dean, Learning and Engagement, Cuyahoga Community College Andre Lampkins, Senior Strategic Enterprise Account Executive, Adobe JaNice Marshall, Collegewide Vice President, Access and Community Connections, Cuyahoga Community College Jeannette M. Passmore, Dean of Student Affairs, Rhodes State College Cheryl Rice, Vice Chancellor, Higher Education Workforce Alignment, Ohio Department of Higher Education This session will focus on the impact of adaptive learning initiatives on Ohio’s adult learners. Panelists will discuss their experiences and opportunities to advance adaptive learning for adult learners and the institutions that serve them. Attendees will have the opportunity to share their promising practices to contribute to future successful collaborations.

DROP-IN VENDOR DEMO SESSIONS 1-3 p.m.

Click hyperlinked titles to visit the vendor website.

Learn more about adaptive courseware products directly from vendors, who will be available to answer questions and provide demos.

V1 | Lumen Learning

V2 | Knewton Alta

V3 | McGraw Hill Connect McGraw Hill ALEKS

V4 | Pearson

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2021 OHIO ADAPTIVE LEARNING SUMMIT COMMITTEE Peter Anderson, Executive Director, Information Technology Services, Cuyahoga Community College Vincent L. Briley, Assistant Dean, Learning and Engagement, Cuyahoga Community College Mike Brokos, Program Manager, Personalized Learning Consortium, Association of Public Landgrant Universities

Zohreh Parsian, Administrative Assistant, Academic Professional Development, Online Learning and Technology, Transfer and Articulation, Cuyahoga Community College Delia (Dee Dee) Pfister, Associate Vice President, Academic Professional Development, Online Learning and Technology, Transfer and Articulation, Cuyahoga Community College

Melanie Broud, Director, Network Services, Cuyahoga Emily Rauschert, Assistant Professor, Biological, Community College Geological and Environmental Sciences, Cleveland Julia Chadwick, Project Manager, Personalized State University Learning Consortium, Association of Public and LandHeather Robbins, Senior Lecturer, Microbiology, grant Universities Anatomy, Physiology and Pathophysiology, University Kara DePaul, Director, Academic Professional of Toledo Development, and Adjunct Faculty, Business Richard Sebastian, Director, Open and Digital Administration, Cuyahoga Community College Learning, Achieving the Dream Kati Dobeck, Professor, Mathematics, and Statistics Stacey Souther, Professor, Psychology, Cuyahoga Coordinator, Lorain County Community College Community College Nancy Doherty, Assistant Professor, Chemistry, Vickiana Supriana, Student Fellow, Every Learner Cuyahoga Community College Everywhere, Achieving the Dream Kevin Dranuski, Senior Instructional Designer, Center for Learning Excellence, Cuyahoga Community College Megan Tesene, Director, Personalized Learning Consortium, Association of Public and Land-grant Ruanda Garth-McCullough, Director of Programs, Universities Achieving the Dream Eemaan Uddin, Student Fellow, Every Learner Barbara Gooch, Student Fellow, Every Learner Everywhere, Achieving the Dream Everywhere, Achieving the Dream Leanne van Beers-Werneke, Project Manager/ Sarah Goode, Instructional Technologist, Center for Writer, Integrated Communications, Cuyahoga Learning Excellence, Cuyahoga Community College Community College Christine Hickey, Manager, Television Production, Karen Vignare, Vice President, Digital Transformation Cuyahoga Community College for Student Success, and Executive Director, Dwayne Keeney, Associate Dean, Liberal Arts, Personalized Learning Consortium, Association of Cuyahoga Community College Public and Land-grant Universities Sarah Kinnison, Program Development Consultant, Olivia Villasenor, Writer/Television Producer, Media Achieving the Dream Services, Cuyahoga Community College Daniel Mayer, Digital Media Event Technician, Media Services, Cuyahoga Community College

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS

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