Edsurge

JULY 1, 2016

Competency-based learning has received widespread recognition as a way to better align higher education to careers. On higher ed’s biggest weakness: Philosophy is probably the single most important major any institution can offer in terms of intellectual training. … Disclosure: 1776 is an investor in EdSurge.

Competency Based Learning 112

Competency Based Learning OER Assessment Company 112

Tom Murray

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

I’ve been able to see firsthand how school leaders are implementing exciting innovations that are accelerating high quality teaching and learning—things such as Open Education Resources (OER) , repurposing their spaces , completely overhauling how they assess a child’s growth by shifting to a competency-based learning model , among other things.

Data 100

Data LMS Competency Based Learning OER 100

Hack Education

OCTOBER 12, 2018

There’s more on the GED, that very old competency-based learning exam, in the research section below. The Business of Job Training. Edsurge covers OpenEd : “Beyond Free Materials: OER Advocates Push For Inclusiveness in Teaching Practices.” “ Does OER Actually Improve Learning?

Education 57

Education MOOC Company OER 57

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

At the time, David Wiley expressed his concern that the lawsuit could jeopardize the larger OER movement, if nothing else, by associating open educational materials with piracy. Perhaps the district didn’t know what New York City learned when it audited its old data portal : it found that less than 3% of parents had ever logged in.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145