the elements of personalization: a periodic table of competency-based learning

Elements of Personalization

Bill HughesJon Mott

EDUCAUSE 2014 • Orlando FL

Allison Phillips

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Your presenters

Jon Mott, PhDChief Learning Officer

Diverse background in higher education and corporate trainingServed as Director of the Center for Instructional Design at BYUChairs Learning Science Advisory Board for Difference Engine

EDUCAUSE 2014, Orlando FL

“The Elements of Personalization,” Hughes & Mott Learning Objects, Inc. 2014

Bill HughesChief Strategy Officer

10-year exec at Pearson (CourseCompass, MyLabs, Knewton)25+ years in software, IT, open systems, strategy and venturesLeads growth strategy for Difference Engine

The personalization imperative is not new





Traditi

onal

Course-based LMS“One size fits all” coursesOne pace of instructionMostly “read-only”

Mastery

Online Homework“One size fits all”InteractiveSelf-paced practiceFlipped classroom

Tuto

rial

Competency-Based Personalized, AdaptiveTargeted interventionSelf-paced programLearning on demandPerformance analytics

Innovations in Ed Tech are chasing the 2-sigma problem

Essence of current transformation: learner centricity

“The key to this transformation is that the learner is at the center of the process, supported by peers, mentors, parents and educators, using networks that go beyond the traditional schools to support their learning. And because it is digitally based, all learning can be captured and credited, no matter when or where it occurs.”

- Aspen InstituteEDUCAUSE 2014, Orlando FL


The essence and benefits of CBL:

“By enabling students to master skills at their own pace, competency-based learning systems help to save both time and money.”



Benefits include:● multiple pathways to

success ● flexible learning

opportunities & multiple pathways to success

● targeted interventions

The early adopters of CBL: 100+ institutions and growing



Y2K moment for instruction?



The original design of the LMS was transactional and largely administrative in nature, hence the “M” in “LMS.”- Lou Pugliese



It’s time for a new kind of platform ...

Feature / Capability Standard LMS

Above-the-course curriculum management

Program-level assessment management & alignment

Competency-based learning support (above the course)

Learning activity authoring

Assessment delivery & gradebooking

Competency-based gradebook view

Badging, credentials, & certificates ±

Competency transcripts

Program level reporting

Assessment portfolios (tied to program competencies) ±

Open data architecture & access to support EDW ±

Adaptive & personalized assessment ±

Course creation & user enrollment

Traditional LMSs are not designed for CBL



What are the “elements” of CBL?



Design

Delivery

Achievement



CBL platforms must support three integrated learning experience phases

Design

Program Design

Curriculum Mapping

Instructional Design

Content Authoring



Design: CBL platforms must enable both program and instructional design

Curriculum mapping: Blueprinting for a learner-centric program



● Program structure, including competencies and outcomes

● Courses, modules, activities and assessments aligned with learning goals



Curriculum mapping example

Content authoring:Designing learner-centric activities

● Competency-aligned authoring

● Integrated learning and assessment

● Tagged for adaptivity, discovery and recommendations

● Support for multiple modalities





Content authoring example

Delivery of CBL uses assessment, personalization and data to drive the learner progression

Student on-boarding, program

progression, mastery

Student-centered

above-the-course

adaptive learning

experience

21st-centuryskills for a tech-savvygeneration

Real-timefeedback, early

warningsystems

CompetencyAssessment

PersonalizedLearning Plans

Integrated Social, Collaboration, &

Mobile-first Design

Reporting&

Analytics

Delivery



Competency assessment: Personalize and adapt the learning

● Focus on mastery, not seat time

● Assess competency for placement

● Enable remediation, acceleration

● Authentic assessments ensure mastery





Competency assessment example

Personalized Learning Plans:Student GPS and Scorecard



● Student dashboard for “what’s done” and “what’s next”

● Personalization and Mastery algorithms

● Supports targeted instructor intervention

● Supports multiple modalities



Personalized Learning Plan example

Social, collaboration, & mobile:Learning happens where the student lives

● Mobile-first: not an afterthought

● Learner collaboration spaces

● Learning-on-the-go, untethered use

● Powerful grouping and permissioning tools



Reporting & analytics:Continuous Improvement, real-time measurement



● Real-time indicators and visibility into learner progress

● Dashboards for learner, educator, administrator

● Tailored to your institution

Reporting & analytics example



Achievement indicators motivate students to reach their goals and aligns with employer demand

Achievement

Career-Aligned

PlacementLifelong Learning

Competency Credentials &

Portfolios



Competency Credentials and Portfolios:Evidence of achievement and mastery



● Competency (not activity) transcripts

● Portfolios of authentic evidence

● Ability to publish externally



Competency Credentials and Portfolios example

Lifelonglearning

Lifelonglearning



Design

Delivery

Achievement



A CBL technology environment includes all of these elements

From Elements to Compounds...





Curriculum Mapping

Competency Assessment

Personalized Learning Plans

Aligned with competencies

Personalized Program accounts for prior learning

Based on eligibility

Complete PLA

competencychallenges(varies by which

courses the learner challenges)

Competency Transcript initiated

Competency Credentials & Portfolios

From Elements to Compounds: Prior Learning Assessment example

Prospectsinterestedin PLA Detailed

PLAAssessment

Screeningquestionnaire

Create PLA plan

Allison Phillips

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Traditi

onal

Course-based LMS“One size fits all” coursesOne pace of instructionMostly “read-only”

Mastery

Online Homework“One size fits all”InteractiveSelf-paced practiceFlipped classroom

Tuto

rial

Competency-Based Personalized, AdaptiveTargeted interventionSelf-paced programLearning on demandPerformance analytics

At this Y2K moment, build on technologies that are CBL-ready

CBL Starts Here

Next Gen Courseware

Prior LearningAssessment

CBL Program

AdaptiveTest Prep

Configure or Invent your platform to meet your strategic needs:

• Fit-for-purpose• Quick-to-market• Personalized • Modular• Extensible (custom

componentry)• Designed for

integration

Difference Engine Componentry



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From Elements to Compounds: Generate your solution

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