Competencies

As part of our recent application to establish a UNESCO Chair in Open Education at Utah State University, we’re creating an emphasis in Open Education in our PhD in Instructional Technology here. The emphasis is simply a sequence of electives that students will be able to choose from that will provide them with a stronger foundation in open education. I believe this will be something really special, and will help us attract even more passion and great talent into the department and the Center for Open and Sustainable Learning, as well as enrolling students from outside our department. ...

At the iCampus meeting last weekend I had the chance to catchup with one of my favorite folks, John Seely Brown. He asked what I was doing these days that was interesting, and I told him about a “competency-based learning 2.0” mashup I’m working on. When he asked where he could read about it, I said “nowhere since I haven’t finished it yet.” He then scolded me, saying, “Do I have to tell you what a blog is for? Come on…” So, correctly chided, here’s what I’ve got cooking. ...