Education Elements

JUNE 8, 2016

As he spoke, it became clear to me that the only way to have an impact on the K-12 education industry (a $650 billion business at last count) was to introduce the use of technology to improve its product and increase its productivity. The Hume Foundation continues to be laser focused on our mission.

Blended Learning 100

Blended Learning Learning Competency Based Learning Personalized Learning 100

EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 6, 2019

The new paradigm allows for students to be placed at appropriate points for them on the predetermined highways of learning, with customization byways as needed. This breaks up the traditional age/grade groupings to make way for dynamic groupings based on individual progress.

Personalized Learning 130

Personalized Learning Learning Groups Competency Based Learning 130

Edsurge

MAY 30, 2017

Could we design a system that effectively and explicitly synchronizes the transcript document AND the diploma document? Can we help schools and districts more accurately, efficiently, and effectively communicate not only what the student has learned, but to what degree and level of depth has the student learned it?

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System Assessment Guidelines Meeting 93

eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Are academic credentials simply assumed to represent relevant learning, or do they actually document and verify competencies with evidence of learning? First and Foremost, Focus on Learning. How do we get from educational “business as usual” to cultural changes, even transformation, that make learning central?

Competency Based Learning 40

Competency Based Learning MOOC Outcomes Analysis 40

Educator Innovator

MARCH 25, 2015

Mozilla has recently kicked off two exciting new planning projects to help in- and out-of-school educators identify and teach digital-age skills, and to prototype badges with clear learning and achievement outcomes related to those skills.

Digital Badges 33

Digital Badges Competency Based Learning Education Industry 33

Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Look for achievable steps that point toward large-scale change to a competency-based system. Help various sectors—K-12, higher education, employers, communities, government and industry—work together in making the shift.

Education 100

Education Conference System Report 100

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. 3D printing, The Economist pronounced in 2012 , was poised to bring about the third industrial revolution. (I Steve Jobs wouldn’t let his kids have iPads. 3D Printing. I know, I know.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145