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<p style="font-size: 16px;">In this version of <i>Competency-Based Education: The Why, What, and How </i>on Open Learning Library:</p>
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<p>In this course, you’ll be exposed to some of the range of approaches to competency-based education (CBE) that schools are exploring. In the videos, you’ll hear from schools about what problems they are hoping CBE will address, as well as the challenges and opportunities that have come with implementation. As the project for the course, you’ll create an artifact that will be used to facilitate a conversation with a stakeholder about CBE. </p>
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<li><strong>Unit 0:</strong> Welcome & What is Competency-Based Education? </li>
<li><strong>Unit 1:</strong> Why Competency-Based Education? </li>
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<li><strong>Unit 2:</strong> Competency-Based Education in the Classroom</li>
<li><strong>Unit 3:</strong> Considering Competency-Based Education Systems </li>
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<p>Scan through the course syllabus and your own personal calendar. Think about how you’ll want to work on the course, and when. Write down some goals and create a plan for completing the course. </p>
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<p>We believe that your learning experience could be especially powerful if you take the course with others. One way to do this is with learning circles.</p>
<h3>What is a learning circle? </h3>
<p>A learning circle is a facilitated, in-person study group for learners who are all registered in the Competency-Based Education: The Why, What, and How course. </p>
<h3>Why form a learning circle? </h3>
<p>This course is designed to encourage you to use what you learn in your context as soon as possible. Your learning circle can provide encouragement, support, and diverse perspectives. </p>
<h3>How will my peers benefit from joining a learning circle?</h3>
<p>No one knows your school or context better than the people who work there every day, and asking your colleagues to join you in taking this course is a step toward building a cohort of change leaders where you work. We encourage you to be bold and reach out (feel free to use the email/social media templates in the facilitator’s guide). You might be surprised who responds!</p>
<h3>What materials can help us create powerful learning circles?</h3>
<p>We’ve created the <strong><a href="/assets/courseware/v1/280aac9a451175e436901146b4164222/asset-v1:MITx+0.502x+1T2019+type@asset+block/CBE_LearningCircleFacGuide.pdf" target="_blank">Learning Circle Facilitator's Guide</a></strong> for Competency-Based Education: The Why, What, and How to give you the tools you need to lead a learning circle. In this guide are suggested discussion topics and activities for meetings, but we encourage your learning circle to interact with the course in the ways that seem most valuable and productive for your needs. The way in which your learning circle engages with the course is entirely up to you. </p>
<p>The Learning Circle Facilitator’s Guide has ideas and strategies for working collaboratively, including:</p>
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<li>Suggested agenda for those meetings</li>
<li>Questions to prompt discussions about course content</li>
<li>Strategies for making assignments and activities more collaborative</li>
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<p><strong>Access the Learning Circle Facilitator's Guide <a href="/assets/courseware/v1/280aac9a451175e436901146b4164222/asset-v1:MITx+0.502x+1T2019+type@asset+block/CBE_LearningCircleFacGuide.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.</strong></p>
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<p>In this course, we have shifted the emphasis away from grades. What's important is the effort you put in and the experiences you have. We want to promote a spirit of inquiry, experimentation, action, and reflection. These things don't lend themselves to automated evaluation, but benefit greatly from discussion and reflection. For this reason, the course has you focus on peer evaluation and the honor system to earn your certificate.</p>
<h3>Ways to Write and Share</h3>
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<li>Each unit has an assignment that you'll submit in the associated edX forum. You'll provide feedback to your classmates and you'll also receive feedback. </li>
<li>We encourage you to pick whichever media best matches yours needs when completing course assignments. When submitting your work, keep in mind that the edX forum allows you to include images and links, but not attachments. For that reason <strong>we recommend that you keep your assignments in a cloud-based platform, like Google Drive, Dropbox, or <a href="https://padlet.com/" target="_blank">Padlet</a>, or some other site that allows you to share multiple files and, if you choose, give access via link. </strong>Because each assignment contributes to your overall work in the course, it is helpful, if possible, for your peers to have access to assignments other than the one they are providing feedback on via one of these sites, but assignments can also be submitted as text in the discussion forum.</li>
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<li>There will be <strong>activities</strong> in each unit. You'll do or try something and we'll periodically invite you to share your thoughts in an associated edX forum discussions.</li>
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<p>Completion Checklists</p>
<p>At the end of each unit’s content, there will be a completion checklist for you to keep track of completed activities and assignments. The more you do, the more you will get out of the course, but you should also feel free to tailor your experience in the course to your own interests and goals. </p>
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<p>In order to coordinate with your peers from around the world, this course uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The current time is shown here and you can <a href="http://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/" target="_blank">use this site to convert to your own time zone</a>.</p>
<h3>Content Organization</h3>
<p>Each unit contains video lectures and at least one assignment, along with readings and discussion opportunities.</p>
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<li><strong>Videos</strong> introduce a concept or feature interviews where we bring in school leaders, students, and other experts in the field of education to share their knowledge with you. <strong>We often include text above the video and there is sometimes text below as well. Make sure to scroll down so you don't miss additional content or interactive activities!</strong></li>
<li><strong>Assignments</strong> are designed to let you apply what you've been learning and try out the concepts yourself. </li>
<li><strong>Readings/Resources</strong> provide wider background in the field and deeper information about the topics presented. These resources are meant to supplement the content covered in the videos. </li>
<li><strong>Activities</strong> are meant to allow you to experience the material rather than just hearing about it. They take a little more time and effort than just watching a video, but we encourage you to really try them out to get the most out of the course.</li>
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<h3>Use of Student Work</h3>
<p style="font-size: 16px;">We would like to share exemplary student work (with personal details and identifying content removed) in future instances of the course, for research purposes, with select partners and collaborators, in social media related to the course, and on the MIT Teaching Systems Lab website. We are committed to making this course a safe place to learn, and we will approach sharing with care and sensitivity. If you do not want your work to be shared, please email the course team at <a href="mailto:cbemooc@gmail.com" target="_blank" style="color: #0075b4; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.1s linear 0s;">cbemooc@gmail.com</a>.</p>
<h3>Grades</h3>
<p>In this course, we have shifted the emphasis away from grades. What's important is the effort you put in and the experiences you have. This especially means engaging with the community of your peers and working on personally meaningful projects. These things don't lend themselves to automated evaluation but benefit greatly from discussion and reflection. For this reason, the course has you focus on peer evaluation and the honor system. At the end of each part’s content, there will be a completion checklist for you to keep track of activities and assignments completed.</p>
<h3><span style="color: #000000;">Sharing Materials from this Course</span></h3>
<p><span style="color: #333333;">At the Teaching Systems Lab, we create content that is designed to be remixed and shared. Here are some ways to share!</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;">Want to share videos with people who aren’t enrolled in the course? Click the YouTube icon in the lower right corner of any video to see or share the video in YouTube.<br /></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;">Want to share more? Thanks to the MIT Teaching System Lab’s use of a Creative Commons open license, you can adapt, revise, and reuse the content found in this course, and share throughout your personal or professional networks. Click <span style="color: #3366ff;"><a href="https://courses.edx.org/courses/course-v1:MITx+0.502x+3T2019/4b03c05f71f04815bfc86b8417143bbc/" target="_blank">here</a> </span><span style="color: #000000; font-size: 16px;">to learn more about sharing with a Creative Commons license. </span><br /></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="color: #000000; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: #313131; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Another way we encourage sharing is by providing some ready-to-go resources that are designed to engage with the content in different ways. See the <a href="/courses/course-v1:MITx+0.502x+1T2019/jump_to_id/7e233e957d2a404a88ae229f933e4b7d" target="_blank">Ways to Share Content Outside of edX</a> section of the course for Course To-Go and other resources. </span></span></span></p>
<h3><span style="color: #333333;">Using the edX Platform</span></h3>
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<p><span color="#333333" style="color: #333333;">If you need technical help using the edX platform, click <strong>Help</strong>, located on the top right corner of the browser screen. </span>If you don't find your answer there, or if you find bugs or issues with the forums site, please post your question in the Technical Help category in the Course Admin & Help area in the forums. For all other questions, please post in the appropriate area of the forums.</p>
<p><strong>The MITx Commitment to Accessibility</strong>: If you have a disability-related request regarding accessing an MITx course, please contact <a href="mailto:cbemooc@gmail.com" target="_blank">cbemooc@gmail.com</a> as early in the course as possible. Requests are reviewed via an interactive process to meet accessibility requirements for learners with disabilities and uphold the academic integrity for MITx.</p>
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<p>Social media have created powerful new tools for school leaders to form informal communities of practice with educators around the world. As you proceed through the course, we encourage you to share your learning both in our forums and in whatever online networks you participate in. </p>
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<h3>MIT Course Staff</h3>
<p><strong>JUSTIN REICH - INSTRUCTOR</strong></p>
<p>Justin Reich (edX username: JustinReich) is the executive director of the Teaching Systems Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a research scientist in the MIT Office of Open Learning, and an assistant professor in the MIT Department of Comparative Media Studies. He is also the co-founder of EdTechTeacher, a professional learning consultancy devoted to helping teachers leverage technology to create student-centered, inquiry-based learning environments. He wrote the EdTechResearcher blog for Education Week, and his writings have appeared in Science, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Educational Researcher, the Washington Post, Inside Higher Ed, the Christian Science Monitor, and other publications.</p>
<p><strong>ELIZABETH HUTTNER-LOAN - INSTRUCTOR</strong></p>
<p>Liz was a Digital Learning Lab Fellow with the MIT Office of Open Learning. She developed and managed massive open online courses (MOOCs) pertaining to education and educational technology. She enjoys engaging with learners all over the world and creating meaningful online educational experiences. Previously, she was an Instructional Developer for the Gordon-MIT Engineering Leadership Program. While at Gordon-MIT, she collaborated with the company AMD to create a text-based simulation related to engineering leadership. Prior to her time at MIT, Elizabeth worked at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She holds a B.A. in Government from Claremont McKenna College and an Ed.M. in Technology, Innovation, and Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.</p>
<p><strong>KELLEY HIRSCH - INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER</strong></p>
<p>Kelley (edX username: kmhirsch) develops MOOCS for educators, school leaders, and administrators. She has previously developed small private online courses with Harvard Business School Online, and has created in-person and digital learning experiences for museum visitors of all ages. She holds a B.A. in Classical Archaeology and Art History from Macalester College and an Ed.M. in Technology, Innovation, and Education from Harvard Graduate School of Education.</p>
<p><strong>ABIGAIL MACHSON-CARTER - INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER</strong></p>
<p>Abby (edX username: amachson) develops MOOCs for educators in MIT's Teaching Systems Lab (TSL). Previously, she developed universally-designed teaching tools at CAST.org, and created in-person and online writing courses at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. She holds a B.A. in Latin American Studies from Pomona College in California, an M.F.A. in creative writing from UMass Boston, and a graduate certificate in instructional design from UMass Boston.</p>
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<p><strong>BEN OWENS - COMMUNITY TEACHING ASSISTANT & SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT</strong></p>
<p>Ben Owens (edX username: engineerteacher) spent 20 years as an engineer in industry before becoming a math and physics teacher at Tri-County Early College High School in Murphy, North Carolina, USA. He left the classroom in 2018 to become an Open Way Learning consultant with schools around the world. Ben was the recipient of the 2017 Bridging the Gap Distinguished Teaching Award in STEM Education by the North Carolina Association for Biomedical Research, is a Hope Street Group Skilling America Distinguished Fellow, and the co-author of <em><a href="https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781475842012/Open-Up-Education-How-Open-Way-Learning-Can-Transform-Schools" target="[object Object]">Open Up, Education! How Open Way Learning Can Transform Schools</a></em>.</p>
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<p><strong>Video Producers:</strong> Garrett Beazley and <a href="http://www.freshcognate.com/" target="[object Object]">FreshCognate</a> (Aimee Corrigan, Denez McAdoo, Daymian Mejia, Doug Pietrzak) </p>
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<p><strong>Key Team Members at MITx and the Teaching Systems Lab:</strong> Sarah Davis, Shelly Upton, Elizabeth Borneman</p>
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