Open Education: The Nature of Competence
Graham Attwell,
Pontydysgu,
Jan 12, 2010
Funders of online learning projects want them designed to provide specific competencies. Governments and corporations especially are thinking along these lines. In my talk the other day I talked about learning in terms of (what I called, for lack of a better word) capacities. In this post (not very likely a reply, but still related to my talk) Graham Attywell discusses the definition of competencies. You can read his account. I don't care much whether or not people assess for competencies - but I think that if you're trying to teach to those competencies, you're making a real mistake, because teaching to specific objectives is at best inefficient, and at worst includes non-recognized and harmful side-effects.
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