• McGraw-Hill Education on the role of adaptive learning. David Levin talked about the ways to use adaptive learning technology to not only personalize learning for students, but also for employers. Essentially, the platform creates individualized experiences that, in turn, make learning more customizable to employers’ needs by producing more responsive and agile learning environments. With better data about student learning, this process is further enhanced when employers actually weigh in on learning experiences and outcomes. Employers thus help shape learning environments, which adaptive platforms easily facilitate.

• Blackboard on the retrieval and application of student-centric data. Jay Bhatt talked about the ways in which his company is making strategic investments in the production of more student-centric data and data sharing tools. Essentially, Blackboard’s learning management system (LMS) can be used to bolster communication with employers simply by offering them greater visibility into data housed within the learning environment. For instance, Bhatt shared insights into ways Blackboard can be used to collect and track data and make it more readily actionable for employers through visualization tools, content and competency mapping, custom analytics, and collaboration features.

• CorpU on the benefits of cross-organizational training and collaboration within a corporate learning platform. Alan Todd talked about the ways in which the company’s online course development and social learning platform is being used to facilitate collaboration between corporate leaders and academic institutions. Essentially, the platform acts as a content delivery tool and a shared resource for use among various stakeholders involved in student learning. As a resource for subject matter experts, corporate trainers, bosses and supervisors, the platform helps to develop digital content, courses, and skills- and scenario-based training modules, and to customize curricula.

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