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OPINION: Let’s use the pandemic as a dress-rehearsal for much-needed digital transformation

The Hechinger Report

A digital wallet, often referred to as a Comprehensive Learner Record (CLR), will include a student’s educational and employment record, shifting ownership from the institution to the learner. We can also move beyond outdated student records and transcripts. Related: How to plan for a future of education where disruption is the norm.

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Finding ‘Personalized Learning’ and Other Edtech Buzzwords on the Gartner Hype Cycle

Edsurge

Slope of Enlightenment: Competency-Based Learning. Alongside personalized learning are a whole heap of concepts that some have declared are a necessary part of personalized learning. Competency-based learning is one of these. But there is a phrase for that: deeper learning.

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How 2Revolutions is Helping Schools, Districts, and States Support Future of Learning Models

Edsurge

In the report, they share the 2Revolutions framework and describe six trends in education: personalization, growth in technology, more balance between formal and informal learning experiences, advances in learning sciences, shifting policies and increased economic pressures on the traditional model for instruction.

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5 critical considerations for CBE and CBL implementation

eSchool News

Stakeholders who determine the value to credentials and competencies are more concerned with competency-based learning (CBL), which is a broader concept than CBE.

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8 Ed-tech organizations every teacher should know about

Neo LMS

I therefore thought that a definitive quick reference guide to the major players, with a brief description would be a handy resource for our readers. Future ready here specifically refers to high school learners who can leverage technology for better career and higher education options. Structure: Membership-based. Level: K12.

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What Does a School Need to Enable Learning Based on Student Competency?

MindShift

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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Why There’s Little Consistency in Defining Competency-Based Education

Edsurge

Enter competency-based learning (CBE), a term introduced in the 1970s when the U.S. Even more troublesome is the notion of conflating CBE with online learning. When we say CBE, we’re typically refer to three different things,” says Fisher: philosophy, policy and practice.