Capterra surveys over 100 Learning Management System users to uncover how they find, purchase, and use their LMS software.   The most popular LMSs among respondents track very well with our previously published research on the subject. Moodle was far-and-away the most used, with SumTotal/Skillsoft a close second, and Blackboard and Cornerstone vying for third. Source: www.capterra.com See [...] The post LMS Industry User Research | Capterra appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

What do we associate with "eportfolio"?  Deep learning, engaged learning, integrative learning, reflective thinking, metacognition and other cognitive attributes.  But also we associate "eportfolio" with identity and personal development.  Personal development can apply to learning while enrolled in a program of formal study, or it can apply to personal development in a career.  We also [...] The post Ontology of "ePortfolio" appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

The Assurance of Learning for Graduate Employability framework is a quality assurance model for curriculum enhancement for graduate employability, enabling graduates to achieve "the skills, understandings and personal attributes that make [them] more likely to secure employment and be successful in their chosen occupations to the benefit of themselves, the workforce, the community and the economy" (Yorke, [...] The post Designing an e-portfolio for assurance of learning focusing on adoptability and learning analytics appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

Many teachers have long been frustrated with static, canned curriculum that doesn’t seem connected to kids’ lives, and testing requirements that drive the learning experience. So they, often in partnership with daring leaders, are pushing back, trying to find ways to meet the long-held goal of educators: Meeting each student’s needs and helping all to [...] The post What Does a School Need to Enable Learning Based on Student Competency? appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

Working on the taxonomy of digital badges / open badges is an interesting empirical and conceptual endeavour. I have been looking into different types of badges as part of the "Discussion Paper on Open Badges and Quality Assurance" on which I have been recently working in context of the European Project "Badge Europe" (Erasmus+, Strategic Partnership). Before the [...] The post Digital Badges / Open Badges Taxonomy appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

The emergence of open online learning courses brings in to sharp relief the viability of existing forms of teacher provided formative and summative assessment. For such courses that carry no charge for participation alternative structures for engaging, motivating and sustaining study need to be sought. Badges or similar such visual public symbols that communicate to [...] The post Badges for Learning: a review of the formative role of badges in two open online courses appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

I once again found myself in an Open Badges session with the good people from DigitalMe today. It was a very positive event overall and some exciting stuff will happen as a result. Attendees were given a chance to express the things that made them excited about Open Badges in their organisation. They were also given the opportunity to air their [...] The post The three biggest (perceived) problems with Open Badges | Doug Belshaw’s blog appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

An Open Badge is a digital representation of a skill or achievement earned from a creditable organization. This session presents a framework for how school districts can leverage open badges to encourage and reward professional growth through non-traditional means. Earned badges can be displayed in professional portfolios, Linkedin profiles, and various social networks like Facebook [...] The post Open Badges in Professional Development: A Framework appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

MS thinks that CBE and Badges are probably going to become intertwined as both progress into the future. CBE, at its most broad interpretation, is about relaying information about what a person is capable of doing, ideally including evidence. The current Mozilla Open Badges specification is, in our opinion, the best work so far in [...] The post IMS Global getting into Badges! appeared first on Patric Lougheed.

As it stands, diplomas represent degree completion and achievement, while transcripts provide a deeper level of detail as to how someone earned their degree. However, transcripts are more focused on student mobility within or between schools, and do not show a complete stock of experience gained. In fact, 46 percent of learners polled feel that [...] The post Students want better digital credentials appeared first on Patric Lougheed.