Understanding Teachers as Designers of Computer-Based Adaptive Instruction

Abstract

The paper reports on an intervention implemented for preparing teachers in the design of adaptive e-learning The qualitative analysis included data gathered from a variety of sources and aimed at identifying difficulties the teachers faced during the intervention such as distinguishing between adaptability and adaptivity, as well as, between adaptation coming from digital technology and adaptation enacted by a human-teacher The research is significant as it tackles a topic in the field of teacher education and instructional design that is currently uncharted, and provides baseline data in...