Overview of UMUC's collaboration with Learning Objects on the extended, competency-based transcript. This work flows from the IMS Global working group on competencies, credentials, and next-generation transcripts. Provides an update on work funded and coordinated with the Lumina Foundation, AACRAO, and CBExhcange.

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LEADERS IN EDUCATION
Bringing the Transcript to Life
Jon Mott
Chief Learning Officer
Learning Objects
Joellen Shendy
Associate Vice Provost & Registrar
UMUC

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What problem are we solving?
“What does 3CH of B in “BUS
STATISTIC”
mean?”

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Competency-Based Education (CBE)
● Rapidly growing: ~600
institutions
● Focus on competencies instead
of activities
● Alternative paths to credit and
credentials
New Infrastructure
Requirements

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Fundamental architectural need
Learning
Design
Alignment
Capabilities
Activities
Measurement
Policies &
Assessments
Programmatic
design,
alignment,
delivery, and
data reporting.

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Static Dynamic
Activities / Time Capabilities / Skills
Paper Based Digital
Rigid Structure Flexible Data Model
Old versus New Transcript

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GETTING OUR ARMS AROUND THE PROBLEM
18 Months of Collaboration

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IMS: CBE Working groups, “Better Digital Credentialling”

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Typical legacy infrastructure
LMS #1
non-integrated
LMS #2
(or faculty website,
publisher course,
etc.)
SIS
SECTION ROSTER
GRADES
GRADES (manual)
COURSE
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DATA
COURSE
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INCONSISTENTLY FORMATTED,
OFTEN INCOMPLETE,
DISAGGREGATE DATA

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CHARTING A COURSE
TIP Project
& eT Prototype

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TIP: Coalition focused on CBE standards
IMS DIGITAL CREDENTIALS INITIATIVES TECHNICAL INTEROPERABILITY PILOT (TIP)

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TIP participants

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Competency programs can provide a rich and
descriptive understanding of what the learner
knows and has demonstrated — capabilities of
keen interest to students and prospective
employers. The traditional systems of record (the
SIS) are mostly incapable of producing such
reports.

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The LO Learning Architecture
non-integrated
LMSb
(or faculty website,
publisher course, etc.)
LMSaSIS Program
System of
Record
Learning
Activities &
Courseware
Capability
Dashboard
Capability
Transcript
COMPREHENSIVE
PROGRAM
PERFORMANCE
DATA
● LMSs
● 3rd Party Courseware
● Proprietary Learning Tools
● Assessment Tools
GRADES (manual)
COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM DESIGN & DELIVERY TOOLS & SERVICES
Learning
Technology &
Curriculum
Design
Services

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Extended Transcript Prototype
SOURCE: https://demo-cbl.difference-engine.com/extended-transcriptSOURCE: https://github.com/learningobjectsinc/extended-transcript-
ui/blob/master/app/components/rop.json

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Recognition for this work
http://bit.ly/ims-impact-2016

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MAKING IT “REAL”
eT Proof of Concept

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POC Implementation this Fall (2016)

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Putting it all together

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STAY TUNED
More to come soon!

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Q&A
@jonmott
@joellenshendy
jmott@learningobjects.com
@learningobjects
@umuc

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APPENDIX
eT Screenshots

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