the vlm and learner-aggregated courses in an organic continuum: a look at the transition from the...
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The VLM and Learner-Aggregated Courses
in an Organic Continuum:
A look at the transition fromThe Age of Schooling
ToThe Age of Learning
An alternative way to imagine “School”,
and the transition from The Age of Schooling
to The Age of Learning
School over the years – Visualized as a series of
nested boxes
Inside the box
• Well intentioned, dedicated teachers and administrators
• A time-oriented system• all students expected to learn in exactly the same amount
of time.• Standards-vacant
• Every professional decides what constitutes “learning” for a grade – little continuity across classrooms, schools or states.
• (even in AP courses, the individual teacher decides what it will take for an A, B, C, etc.)
Learner-aggregated
Taggedcourses
Breaking out of the “box”
Moving outside of the box
Virtual courses
The“School”
box
School
VirtualSchool
Courses Learner-aggregated
Taggedcourses
SchoolReform
Moving outside of the box
Virtual courses
Hybridcourses
Virtually deliveredInterest-driven
courses
The“School”
box
School
VirtualSchool
Courses Learner-aggregated
Taggedcourses
SchoolReform
Virtually delivered,Interest-driven
courses
Moving outside of the box
Virtual courses
Hybridcourses
Performance –Based courses
Virtually delivered Interest-driven
courses
The“School”
box
VirtualSchool
Courses
Learner-aggregated
Taggedcourses
Virtually delivered,Interest-driven
courses
Performance-based courses
Moving outside of the box
Virtual courses
Hybridcourses
Performance –Based courses
Interest-driven
courses
VLMCourses
The“School”
box
VirtualSchool
Courses
Learner-aggregated
Taggedcourses
Virtually delivered,Interest-driven
courses
Performance-based courses VLM Courses
Moving outside of the box
Virtual courses
Hybridcourses
Performance –Based courses
Interest-driven
courses
VLMCourses
Learner-aggregated
courses
The“School”
box
School
SchoolImprovement
Virtual courses
Hybrid courses Performance-
based courses
Interest-driven courses
VLMVLMLearner-
aggregatedcourses
A more in-depth look at the last two stages in this view of the continuum
1. The Virtual Learning Magnet (VLM)2. Learner-Aggregated Courses
The Virtual Learning Magnet
Helping the transition from the Age of Schooling to the Age of learning by establishing a learner-centered approach.
The Learner’s Universe
The Learner-centered universe of subjects and courses
The OER Repository
Courses required for completing the VLM for Space Science and
Mathematics
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“Big Idea Physics” central to any VLM
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“Sponsored” Physics Courses
The Big Ideas in the Physics course
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Big Idea 2 and Supporting Ideas
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Detail of a Big Idea
Beyond the VLM
Exploring some elements in the “organic continuum)
School
SchoolImprovement
Virtual courses
Hybrid courses Performance-
based courses
Interest-driven courses
VLM
Learner-aggregated
Taggedcourses
VLM
Learner-aggregatedTaggedcourses