EdTechTeacher

APRIL 20, 2019

This practice is often coupled with the overarching philosophy of mastery learning, sometimes referred to as competency-based education. One of the most effective ways to personalize the path and pace of student learning is to build a strong foundation of competency based learning in your classroom or institution.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Many of the terms I am referring to have been co-opted from teacher vernacular and tainted as they are used to sell products and ideas. This jargon is often used by administrators who support corporate education reform and distraction or by those who are simply unaware. What’s wrong with the jargon? What do teachers want?

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Edsurge

AUGUST 30, 2016

In Wisconsin in 1912, Charles McCarthy, the founder of the Legislative Reference Library and a strong advocate of Extension education, wrote glowingly of his experiences with the Wisconsin Extension Division and deliberately contrasted it with the “aristocratic” tendencies of traditional higher education.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Framework for the Future of Learning. Our current approach of summative assessments has few fans. It is burdensome and takes big chunks of time away from learning. At conferences on education policy and innovation we have heard the system referred to as an “albatross” and the “tail that wags the dog.” Source: ReSchool).

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Stakeholders who determine the value to credentials and competencies are more concerned with competency-based learning (CBL), which is a broader concept than CBE. For analysis of what makes competencies and credentials valid and relevant, see Quality Dimensions for Connected Credentials.)

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Competency Based Learning MOOC Outcomes Analysis 40

Neo LMS

MARCH 7, 2019

Competency-based learning. Phill: Another thing I want to ask you about was competency-based learning. In the Australian context, in our vocational system, we’ve had competency based training for about 25 years. And these might be graded by self assessment or by a proctored exam.

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MindShift

MARCH 25, 2015

A CompetencyWorks report, “Maximizing Competency Education and Blended Learning: Insights from Experts,” looks at ways that the movement for personalization dovetails with blended learning and competency-based learning to achieve a more student-centered approach to school.

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Edsurge

MAY 22, 2017

Enter competency-based learning (CBE), a term introduced in the 1970s when the U.S. Figuring out which assessments that are appropriate for each competency takes work. Other objectives may be more suitable for performance- or project-based assessments that are evaluated with subjective rubrics.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 8, 2018

STUDENT-CENTERED LEARNING Another term for personalized learning, but tending to emphasize the needs of individual students rather than the goals of the teacher, school or district. MASTERY-BASED LEARNING Another term for competency-based learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

FlexPath – only at Capella University – lets teachers work at their own pace to earn their MEd in a competency-based learning format. This subscription-based tuition model doesn’t limit the number of courses you can complete during each 12-week period, enrolling in up to two courses at once, for one flat tuition rate.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

The NEO mobile app for Windows allows users to access the full feature set within the platform including creating and delivering online classes, assessing students, sharing resources, tracking student achievement, and collaborating on projects. Big Universe is now available in the U.S. exclusively through FuelEd.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 3, 2016

She was referring to her husband, Fred, who was a poor student and graduated 206th out of 212 in his high school class. While VLACS has guidelines for course completion time and students use an online chart to track their progress, there’s no bonus for mastering competencies faster than your peers or penalty for taking extra time.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Despite predictions that badges would be the “ new credential ” and that we were looking at a “ Future Full of Badges ,” it’s not clear that digital badges have provided us with a really meaningful way to assess skills or expertise. CZI took over the engineering of the learning management system from Facebook in 2017.).

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