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Competency-Based Learning Puts Students at the Center. It’s Perfect for Now.

Edsurge

Twenty-year-old Asmaa is an example of how constant change and upheaval were hallmarks of the previous school year. Then COVID-19 catapulted education into crisis mode, forcing her and all students and teachers into at-home learning situations across the world. A student of mine in an accelerated program for new arrivals to the U.S.,

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How to make competency-based education possible through an intelligent learning platform

Neo LMS

Competency-based learning is easier to implement when you have the right tools. An intelligent learning platform (ILP) is the ideal option. This technology already incorporates all the features you need to implement a competency-based learning model. Automate mastery.

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How to close learning gaps with the help of an intelligent learning platform

Neo LMS

Even if schools strived to offer the best support and equitable distance learning opportunities, this was not always possible. Not all educational institutions could properly equip all their teachers with technology to ensure a smooth remote teaching experience. Once they happen, learning gaps are hard to close.

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How does an intelligent learning platform help teachers create a truly personalized learning environment?

Neo LMS

With the help of edtech, students to learn at their own pace and focus on their specific goals. Using edtech to personalize education for students is already something that many educators do by incorporating technology in teaching activities , such as: Learning management systems (LMSs). Competency-based learning.

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New to Competency-Based Learning? Here're Five Ways to Assess It

Edsurge

According to a 2016 report by iNACOL, 36 states are currently investigating policy surrounding competency-based education. And as interest in this approach to teaching and learning increases, so does the need for assessments to support it. Below are five ways to approach competency-based learning assessment.

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14 Examples Of Innovation In Higher Education

TeachThought - Learn better.

14 Examples Of Innovation In Higher Education. Today, I’m going back and updating the post with some new thinking, examples of innovation, a revised order, some links for context, and excerpts from longer papers on innovation at the university level. Six Common Examples Of Innovation In Higher Education. An example?

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What’s edtech got to do with growth mindset?

Neo LMS

Educators need to be consistent with the messages they send and incorporate a growth mindset in what they do, including technology — or especially in the way they use technology to teach. It’s no longer what happens in the learning environment, but what happens when edtech comes into the mix and how we can enrich that environment.

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