learners can “stack” these micro-credentials.
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in title, tags, annotations or urlThe Next Experiment in Education | TIME - 0 views
Why You Should Change Your Goals Into Quests - Life Learning - Medium - 0 views
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Our ‘busy-bragging’ epidemic has made being busy into a badge of honor in which moaning about one’s schedule has become a mark of social status.
Competency based learning key characteristic: Outcomes-based - Blackboard Blog - 0 views
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The old concepts of quizzes, mid-term exams and final exams change from methods of judgment to an assessment system designed to help learners construct knowledge through a learn-practice-assess pathway.
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Achieve short-term and long-term academic performance improvements focused on outcomes rather than inputs
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Student learning outcomes are generally at the same level of granularity as competencies, and sometimes the terms are used interchangeably. A competency is a specific skill, knowledge, or ability that is both observable and measurable
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the reductionist approach that wraps a student into one number – the GPA – is deeply problematic
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MTC wants to create a system of credits and transcripts that represents the whole child, or whole teenager in the case of high schools
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Credentials needs to have systems in place to provide confidence that they really do represent demonstrated knowledge and skills.
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Students Design, Tinker, Create and Discover through Maker-based Learning | NextGen Learning - 1 views
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The nature of maker-based learning actively engages students, nurtures their agency, improves efficacy, and develops a creator or producer identity instead of a (passive) consumer one.
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In Thomas’ experience, too many people fail to reflect on WHY they’re choosing certain tools, and HOW those tools will be integrated into the curriculum and culture of school.
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Sometimes the impetus for making is a practical problem. Other times, play, curiosity and imagination are the motivators. Regardless, researchers from Harvard's Project Zero agree, "maker experiences help students learn to pursue their own passions and become self-directed learners, proactively seeking out knowledge and resources on their own" (Agency by Design, p. 3). HT Parker Thomas
The Case For Competency-Based Education | Getting Smart - 0 views
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transformed schools that feature tasks and projects that challenge young people in authentic ways to build design, collaboration, and communication skills that prepare young people for navigating new and complex situations.
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Quality preparation. Much of the corporate training world has shifted from participation to demonstrated skills in order to improve job readiness.
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Equity. If gap-closing equity is a stated goal, then structures, schedules, and supports can be aimed at struggling learners that need more time and assistance to accelerate their learning
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