| The first generation of education technology was | | | | IDL Systems has a unique three-dimensional |
| used to provide online learning experience. | | | | teaching model, which integrates media, various |
| However, there was a gap in the expectation and | | | | learning styles and interactivities to create |
| the performance; as a result the e-learning drop | | | | engaging learning environments. |
| out rate then became a serious concern. The | | | | Unique Features and Benefits |
| world was waiting for the next generation | | | | IDL Systems offers accredited courses by New |
| technology in e-learning… | | | | England Association of Schools and Colleges |
| IDL Systems has provided a breakthrough with | | | | (NEASC) through its Commission on Institutions of |
| their adaptive learning technology—the | | | | Higher Learning. |
| Adaptive Learning system. This technology was | | | | IDL Systems offers Adaptive Blended Learning |
| developed through the years of research in the | | | | (ABL)—a combination of online learning and |
| disciplines of cognitive psychology, brain and | | | | classroom sessions. |
| cognitive science, and artificial intelligence. It thus | | | | As a student progresses through a course, IDL's |
| bridges the gap between the Learning | | | | Adaptive Learning Server continuously collects |
| Management systems and online courses. | | | | data on the student's performance, steering the |
| This next generation technology creates and | | | | student into the learning style that best fits him |
| delivers online courses which adapt to the | | | | or her and ensuring that every student masters |
| personal needs and styles of each student. It | | | | the material. |
| brings the power of the computer to interact | | | | In addition to a student's learning style preference, |
| directly with each student, where the student | | | | IDL's adaptive learning system also takes into |
| gets immediate and continuous intelligent feedback | | | | account the student's preference for delivery |
| on his or her progress. | | | | media - text, audio, video, simulation, and |
| Educators have long understood that different | | | | interactivity. |
| people learn in different ways. Educational | | | | IDL Systems have partnered with publishers such |
| scientists have developed many learning models | | | | as McGraw Hill, John Wiley and Houghton and |
| to describe the way people learn. From the many | | | | Mifflin to provide rich online courses by using |
| tens of models that are debated in the academic | | | | quality content. |
| literature, IDL Systems has synthesized | | | | IDL system has done a research on the |
| “five learning styles” that represent | | | | completion rate of their courses. It concluded that |
| the broad spectrum of ways the people learn. | | | | that IDL’s online courses have 91% |
| These styles have been accepted and | | | | completion rate as against the industry norm (30 |
| appreciated by all educational scientists world over. | | | | to 40%). IDL systems has been very successful |
| The five learning styles are apprenticeship, | | | | in curbing the dismal e-learning drop of rate. |
| incidental, inductive, deductive and discovery. | | | | |