What You Will Learn:
- Whether you’re just getting started or already a CBL pro, there will be much to learn from the Brightspace users involved in CBL
- This vibrant network has proven to be a great source of connections to others in the CBL field.
- Learn how to better support faculty with a focus on pedagogy and grading in CBL courses
Join us for a special day of learning and sharing with the D2L Competency-based Learning (CBL) Network. CBL is an approach to education and training that focuses on the student’s demonstration of required learning outcomes as important components in the learning process.
Whether you’re already involved in developing CBL opportunities or just interested in getting started, this event will help connect you with the right people.
Our agenda is designed to provide learning opportunities led by CBL educators and administrators who will share their expertise and effective practices garnered from their direct experiences with developing CBL opportunities for K-12 students, higher education students, and corporate trainees.
Our main goals are to provide you with stimulating information, valuable contacts, and a fun way to learn new things with a network of your peers.
Schedule
Network Welcome and Announcements
12:00pm – 12:05pm ET
Practice Makes Perfect: Practical Ideas for Supporting CBE Faculty
12:05pm – 12:45pm ET
Presenter: Christopher Prokes, Sinclair Community College
This session will share practical ideas that includes support for all competency-based education (CBE) faculty from a recent study. Those who work with CBE and are in charge of creating learning experiences using the LMS for CBE faculty will hear these ideas in context and consider ways they can implement them at their institution.
Break
12:45pm – 1:00pm ET
Good Chemistry: Marrying Technology and Pedagogy in an Online Competency-Based Course
1:00pm – 1:30pm ET
Presenter: Natalie Green and Victoria Kennedy, University of Guelph
In this presentation, we offer a case study on applying a competency-based education (CBE) model to a fully online, asynchronous course within the Brightspace platform. We will provide insights and key learnings from our CBE-based redesign of Introductory Chemistry and will discuss the Brightspace tools we used to create the learning environment.
Prize Giveaway Contests
1:30pm – 1:45pm ET
Break
1:45pm – 2:00pm ET
Equitable and Practical: Tracking Contract Grading with Brightspace
2:00pm – 2:40pm ET
Presenter: Karleanne Matthews, Community College Denver
Contract grading is increasingly being recognized for its focus on learning outcomes and more equitable assessment. However, the traditional LMS setup often makes it difficult to meaningfully track learner adherence to a grading contract. This session will suggest strategies for maximizing Brightspace features in a class using a grading contract.
Break
2:40pm – 3:00pm ET
Direct Assessment Ideas in Brightspace
3:00pm – 3:40pm ET
Presenter: Erica Green, Canadian Centre for Professional Legal Education; Alison Winzeler, North Carolina State University; and Mike Moore, D2L
Join Mike Moore as he facilitates a panel discussion with Brightspace clients talking about some of the innovative ways that they have addressed the challenge of creating direct assessment opportunities in a virtual teaching scenario. This session will focus on the strategies for creating and applying these direct assessment solutions in other CBE programs. There will be Q&A time provided to allow you to interact with those clients and ask more specific questions about their approach.
Wrap-up and sign-off
3:40pm – 3:45pm ET
Recordings
Practice Makes Perfect - Practical Ideas for Supporting CBE Faculty
Good Chemistry - Marrying Technology and Pedagogy in an Online Competency-Based Course
Equitable and Practical - Tracking Contract Grading with Brightspace
Direct Assessment Ideas in Brightspace
D2L Affinity Networks
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