1. Competency-Based Education
Andrew Lutz

2. What is Competency-Based Education?
Competency-based education is a system where students advance to higher levels of learning when they demonstrate mastery of concepts and skills regardless of time, place or pace. Key features: -Development of competencies -Formative and summative assessments -Instruction and student support roles -Program flexibility Why do it?

3. Sample Competency
Illustrate the installation, configuration and troubleshooting of current operating systems (OS).
A. Explain the purpose of an operating system.
B. Perform an operating system installation.
C. Configure network settings to provide access to remote resources.
D. Identify common operating system installations problems and describe appropriate troubleshooting steps to resolve them.

4. Facts about CBE
Up to 600 colleges are working on a competency-based education program
Only 28% of undergraduate students in the US are under the age of 21 and attend four-year, non-profit schools
In 2017, 91% of provosts at public colleges and universities said they favored awarding credit through CBE
73% of WGU grads say their university experience was worth the cost compared with 38% nationally

5. Who does it? Western Governors University The University of Michigan
The University of Wisconsin
Broward College
Austin Community College
Johnson County Community College

6. How we do it Exclusively online courses
CompTIA A+ Courses
CCENT Courses
Talk with all students enrolling in the program
Design courses around competencies and objectives
Objective and performance assessments
Two 8 week semesters
Works with our current time based environment
Allows students to finish one course early and begin the other immediately

7. How to get started Find a partner and do your research
Identify a college that does CBE
Find a specific contact
Attain institutional buy-in
Pick ideal courses to pilot
Courses that have willing faculty members
Courses that can be implemented online
Develop your course around competencies and objectives
Make your course is modular around your competencies
Ensure that pathways exist for students to accelerate based on their progression

8. Resources
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