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

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One solution my district is beginning to explore is a competency-based learning system, and I am on a team of teachers and administrators working for the change. I fully support the model and know it works after piloting a competency based learning program for the past few years.

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Competency-based learning: the ultimate student-centered education

Neo LMS

Competency-based education might be the best solution in these circumstances. On top of this, more and more universities offer competency-based learning programs to address the needs of all their students. What is competency-based learning? Time is not the best measurement for learning.

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4 Digital learning trends for Higher Education

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Despite the growing demand for edtech and online learning, face-to-face lectures and on-campus activities remained the core part of how students accessed their education. However, the events of 2020 have put HE on a fast track to digital adoption. Competency-based learning. Change is inevitable.

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INTERVIEW: Digital learning trends that are reshaping EdTech

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Graham Glass, CEO of CYPHER LEARNING, participated to a live event for Digital Learning Day 2019. The event was hosted by Phill Bevan, Community Advisor at VETR , a digital learning community for the Australian vocational education and training sector. Competency-based learning.

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Meet NEO at FETC 2022!

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FETC will return as an in-person event (following all health and safety guidelines) between January 25-28, 2022 at The Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. FETC 2022 returns as an in-person event. Some event highlights include the Expo Hall, with more than 400 vendors eager to offer demos of their innovative solutions.

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The PROs and CONs of competency-based education

Neo LMS

In a previous post I talked about competency-based learning and how this might be the ultimate approach to education. Students attend courses, do assignments, get credits and eventually graduate based on what they know, not on how much time it took them to gain that knowledge. The challenges for teachers and faculty.

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How edtech boosts parent engagement in schools

Neo LMS

Keeping up with school events and even extra-curricular activities is an added bonus. For example, a good learning management system will also include parent accounts in which parents can see upcoming school events, their children’s grades, projects or portfolios. And edtech companies have taken notice of this trend.

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