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Academic Technology for Competency-Based Education in Higher Education

Academic Technology for Competency-Based Education in Higher Education
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Author(s): Jonathan M. Kevan (University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, USA)and Christine K. Sorensen Irvine (University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, USA)
Copyright: 2017
Pages: 18
Source title: Handbook of Research on Competency-Based Education in University Settings
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Karen Rasmussen (University of West Florida, USA), Pamela Northrup (Bigger Picture Strategy, USA)and Robin Colson (Tallahassee Community College, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0932-5.ch006

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Abstract

As more postsecondary institutions look to competency-based education (CBE) as a model for delivering instruction, technology challenges present major barriers to its adoption. In this chapter, the context of higher education is reviewed in terms of its need for technology to manage the CBE process at scale. The role of technology in delivering CBE is explored followed by a discussion of technologies that hold promise for use in CBE, including vendor-based and open learning management systems (LMS), adaptive technologies, and tools for data analytics. This is followed by a call to re-explore previously proposed (and dismissed) technologies to ensure the ideal path is promoted. Personal learning environments (PLEs) are offered as an example with descriptions of how they may align with the CBE model more effectively in existing academic infrastructure than LMSs. The authors conclude that while a void remains in infrastructure technology to support CBE, growth in CBE appears likely.

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