tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451077624325799129.post1244779371336054214..comments2022-03-28T00:41:13.476-07:00Comments on Well I wouldn't start from here anyway!: Can we really quantify learning?ContraryManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11106408058303821053noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451077624325799129.post-55788995270989411472022-03-27T18:06:54.884-07:002022-03-27T18:06:54.884-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.mabelgabaldonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16868965860861813088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451077624325799129.post-25315069593407838142013-06-12T10:14:42.096-07:002013-06-12T10:14:42.096-07:00Hi JMC.
If Wisconsin are planning to have self-...Hi JMC. <br /><br />If Wisconsin are planning to have self-paced online courses with little instructor input, you may be correct. However, if the plan is to concentrate more on the assessment end, perhaps not. They may not be too worried how the student learns as long as they can perform in the assessment. They might even provide instructor led online courses with very little instructional design that might prepare learners for assessment. I agree that this is an RPL issue - perhaps the idea of providing competency based assessment is a shortcut to RPL - no matter how you claim you have learned we will ask you to prove it the cheapest way - by examination/assessment.<br /><br />I'm not sure how "quantity" locks us into the current discourse. Could you expand? My point is that currently we do talk a lot about quantity but only in terms of student effort and this is not an appropriate measure. If we agree with the initiatives to equalise qualifications in Europe we are forced into quantification. However, if you are suggesting that individuals should be presenting their competencies as a portfolio of things they can do or have achieved, then you might be right. This can be facilitated by the Open Badges infrastructure - an online verifiable system for awarding certificates, often based on competency.ContraryManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11106408058303821053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451077624325799129.post-54069093030762397012013-06-12T03:55:11.734-07:002013-06-12T03:55:11.734-07:00In my view Wisconsin is pathfinding the future, ho...In my view Wisconsin is pathfinding the future, however, such programs will rely heavily on Instructional Systems Design. Moreover, I detect also from Wisconsin that they are trying to implement an RPL program, which we have singularly failed to do and it is badly needed. I might add that the language used regarding "quantity" locks us into the current discourse, which, in my opinion, is already spent.jmchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08559147752996231607noreply@blogger.com