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Friday, March 27, 2015
For Online to Really Matter in Education, We Need to Re-Define Competency - Ryan Craig, Wired
In a decade, online education may be recognized not for making higher education accessible to anyone with a smartphone—but as the midwife who delivered competency-based learning into the world. Like so many other technology-driven advances, competency-based learning is theoretically possible in a paper-pencil world. Global positioning is, after all, feasible without a handheld GPS. But it’s not nearly as appealing, and a long way from a mass-market product. Competency-based learning turns higher education on its head – starting not with the curriculum, but rather the competencies one should exhibit upon completion (according to, say, employers).
http://www.wired.com/2015/03/online-really-matter-education-need-redefine-competency/