Teach us! How are you using Canvas for Competency-Based Education?

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BenFriedman
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As a Canvas Learning Outcomes team member, the Washington Post article presented an opportunity for a reflective moment. Our team’s mission is to help make Learning Outcomes meet your needs! It was also great to see some recent InstructureCon 2021 sessions on using Outcomes for related areas such as standards-based grading or Mastery Paths to personalize pacing in CBE courses.

Competency-Based Education starts with defining end Outcomes that clearly state what students should know and be able to do over the course of their learning. Systems, including the use of technology tools like Canvas, are then defined and implemented to support active learning, student-engaged assessment, differentiation, and personalization so that students can take ownership over their own paths to college, career, and lifelong learning. 

Click here to schedule some time to share how you are implementing competency or standards-focused systems with me and my team. We’d love to hear about your successes, needs, pain points, and ideas! I’m planning on collecting best practices and reporting them back in this blog over the next few months. Also, feel free to share what you are doing or what you've learned in the comments below!

Some information on how to use Learning Outcomes in Canvas: 

Other Canvas features such as Mastery Paths, or Instructure products like Mastery Connect, Portfolium, and more may be helpful as you define your CBE systems.

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5 Comments
marita_bird
Community Participant

@BenFriedman I would love to discuss our use of outcomes for the VET sector however when I try and book the only available times are between 2am and 6am AEST.

Are there other options?

Kind regards

Marita

BenFriedman
Instructure Alumni
Instructure Alumni

Hi @marita_bird - yes, I'd be happy to connect at another time! I'll send you a message so that we can figure out a time. 

scaminiti
Community Member

Hi Ben @BenFriedman would you be able to connect with our District Placer Union HSD and some PD on this topic. 

Steve Caminiti PUHSD Director of Technology

scaminiti@puhsd.k12.ca.us

BenFriedman
Instructure Alumni
Instructure Alumni

@scaminiti if you click this link, you can find available times on my calendar that work for you. I look forward to speaking with you!

LisaSnow
Community Explorer

@BenFriedman I am the EdTech Specialist at my 6-12 school. We have a range of teachers doing work with SBG and alternative/mastery based grading strategies. I'd love to connect with you and discuss some of the ideas/needs that my teachers have around outcomes and the learning mastery gradebook.