Untangling Adaptive Learning on the Way to Tangelo Park: Taking a Road Trip to Central Florida

In Episode #69, Chuck Dziuban and Patsy Moskal from the University of Central Florida (UCF) have spent decades conducting research on blended and fully online learning, resulting in several edited research volumes on blended learning. Their paper, Adaptive Learning in Psychology: Wayfinding in the Digital Age, was recipient of the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) quality research paper award in 2017.  

The episode discusses the history of faculty training programs for blended and online instruction at UCF, case for personalizing learning, as well as their research on a scholarship program for low income communities in Central Florida called the Tangelo Park Program. This program has seen significantly reduced crime and has resulted in 100% high school graduation rates as well as high levels of college attendance. It also unpacks key components of this program as well as its potential sustainability, replicability, and scalability.