EDPD 511

Foundations of Competency-Based Education

This course is designed to help you build the knowledge and skill you need to become a spokesperson, advocate, and change agent for advancing competency education. In the first part of the course, you'll learn what competency-based education is, why we need competency education, and explore different national models of competency education. In the second part of the course, you'll learn about five essential elements of competency-based education and examine relationships between these elements. In the third part of the course, you'll explore four key issues facing competency education, alongside effective strategies for addressing these issues. In the final part of the course, you'll apply your learning by working with a collaborative team to design and test a prototype that addresses an issue related to competency education in your local context.

Units: 3.0