Difference between adoptive learning and responsive learning in E-Learning /Instructional design?

Recently I have observed that many of my associates/friends/well known professionals, often gets confused between Adoptive learning approach and Responsive learning approach.

So, I wanted to share my insights on understanding "What's the difference between adoptive learning and responsive learning in Instructional design".

In the context of Instructional Design, Adaptive Learning and Responsive Learning have different approaches:

Adaptive Learning:

• Adaptive learning designs customize content to match the learner’s proficiency level and pace.
• They offer diverse learning paths based on the learner’s progress and adjust the difficulty of the learning to suit their individual needs.
• In adaptive design, the content display changes to fit a pre-defined set of devices.?Several layouts are created for multiple screen sizes.
• For each different screen size, a different layout has to be designed.

Responsive Learning:

• Responsive learning relates to how the content repositions itself based on the screen space available.
• With responsive design, the layout of the screen changes based on the device the content is being viewed on – desktop, laptop, tablet, or smartphone.
• Images are downloaded at full size and then resized to fit the available screen layout.
• This design requires the development of only one master course, where the display alters according to various screen sizes.

In summary, the main difference between these two approaches is that responsive design provides a fluid layout regardless of the device, whereas in adaptive design, the pre-designed layout is activated based on the device used to access the course.

Sources :

1. Learn What Works in E-learning: Responsive or Adaptive (commlabindia.com)
2. Responsive or Adaptive Design: Differences that Influence the Choice of E-learning (commlabindia.com)
3. What is Adaptive Learning? Definition and Examples - Thrive (thrivelearning.com)
4. What’s the difference between responsive learning and adaptive learning? – Gomo Learning
5. Difference between responsive design and adaptive design - GeeksforGeeks

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