Loosely couple local assessments to a competency framework

[jeff-grann]

Teachers' assessments could provide more value to students and others if better understood. Empowering teachers to articulate associations with competency frameworks is a valuable step toward more meaningful digital credentials.

Disposable assessments: https://opencontent.org/blog/archives/4691 Achievement Standards Network (ASN): http://asn.desire2learn.com/resources/D2725126 Credentials Framework: http://connectingcredentials.org/framework/ CEDS Rubric: https://ceds.ed.gov/connectReport.aspx?uid=503 OpenBadges: https://openbadgespec.org/ OpenBadge Assessment Extension: https://openbadgespec.org/extensions/ Credential Engine's CTDL: http://credreg.net/ JSON-LD tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vioCbTo3C-4 HR OpenStandards: http://www.hropenstandards.org/

[jeff-grann]

Problem Space definition Exchanges: https://twitter.com/jeffgrann/status/841426522430824448 Circle of Distrust: https://twitter.com/jeffgrann/status/841427475276095493 Problem with resumes: https://twitter.com/jeffgrann/status/841431565280321536

User story - Circle of Distrust

1. College transfer - loses progress, no articulation agreements
2. Fails to get job - reputation-based decision making, no extended transcript
3. Job engagement - no way to document accomplishment from employer.
4. Career change - can't demonstrate accomplishments with evidence

Interview Questions

1. Ever transfer? Lose credits?
2. School understood by hiring manager? Reputation of school questioned?
3. Want better documentation of school activities?
4. Appreciated by your boss? Want better documentation?
5. Have good referrals?

[jeff-grann]

Competency Framework Story Spine https://twitter.com/jeffgrann/status/839220395051868160/photo/1

Once upon a time... I enrolled in an Educational Psychology program to study how people use their knowledge and every day .. I read and read and I wrote and wrote until one day .. I graduated and because of that ... I applied for jobs and because of that ... I worked to communicate what I learned relative to what was expected and because of that ... I got frustrated until finally ... I decided we needed a better system and since that day ... I have joined with others to build a better ecosystem to connect education and employment and the moral of the story is ... students need help understanding their educational experience and in communicating it to others.

[kirstykitto]

Here is an example of a course specific competency map for a BIT offered at a particular Australian university.

[jeff-grann]

Check this out from credential engine: http://credreg.net/ctdl/frameworkschemahowto

[jeff-grann]

Interview notes

1. Tell me about something you have learned? Very difficult to identify gaps in ones own knowledge. Illusion of knowing.
2. Would you share anything you've accomplished with others outside the university? References a group project that solved some chemistry issue.
3. Would a digital record help you in anyway? Yes, mostly by fostering self-reflection and awareness of accomplishments. Potentially also a "conversation starter" with employers about activities that are relevant to certain positions. Concerned about matching simply based on "keywords"
4. How could this work better? Believes that the employer would need to also be aware of the competencies and skills needed.