Remove Assessment Remove Competency Based Learning Remove White Paper
article thumbnail

9 Characteristics of authentic learning

Neo LMS

What’s more, they even take ownership of their learning and get involved in everything the process implies: setting the tasks, the problem-solving process, the learning environment and resources, and the assessment stage. With authentic learning there is no predetermined outcome. Open-ended inquiry.

Learning 334
article thumbnail

Southern New Hampshire University’s Paul LeBlanc Wants Higher Ed to Back Up Its Claims

Edsurge

Competency-based learning has received widespread recognition as a way to better align higher education to careers. On a flight from Kuala Lumpur to New York in 2011 LeBlanc wrote “a little white paper” that set the stage for SNHU’s foray into direct-assessment programs. That’s a competency.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Competency-Based Education: A Reading Journey

Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

I would argue that the principles laid out in the book are critical for moving to competency-based learning, as you need strong, clear, and consistent standards-based grading (SBG) practices to get there. Breaking with Tradition: The Shift to Competency-Based Learning in PLCs at Work by Brian M.

article thumbnail

WHAT’S NEW: NEW TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS

techlearning

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.

Tools 73