Fidelis Education Founder and CEO walks through the challenges of launching CBE programs and how #LRM makes it simpler.

1. L E A R N I N G
R E L A T I O N S H I P
M A N A G E M E N T
F I D E L I S E D U C A T I O N

2. EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT CBE…
W O R L D ’ S M O S T P O W E R F U L L M S F O R C B E ?
TRANSFORMATIVE
DISRUPTIVE
INNOVATION
Next
Generation
GAME CHANGER

3. BUT NO ONE HAS HAD THE
TOOLS TO DO IT RIGHT…

4. LEARNING RELATIONSHIP
MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
A NEW CATEGORY OF ED
TECH THAT PROMISES TO
SOLVE THIS CHALLENGE…

5. 3 TOOLS THAT ARE GAME CHANGING
WHEN INTEGRATED
W H A T I S L R M ?
LRM combines a high-touch advising CRM
with a competency-based LMS wrapped in a
community-enabled mentoring network

6. Competency-Based LMS
O U R F O C U S T O D A Y

7. T R A D I T I O N A L L M S ’ S A R E A D I G I T A L
C L A S S R O O M
G R A D I N G T O O L S
S YL L A B U S
A S S I G N ME N T S
It’s a virtual Learning System in the
Traditional Sense

8. T H E Y P U T T H E T E A C H E R I N T H E
C E N T E R – E X A C T L Y W H E R E
T E A C H E R S B E L O N G … W H E N I N A
C L A S S R O O M

9. W H I C H I S W H Y W E T H I N K E V E R Y O N E
S E E M S C O N V I N C E D T H A T C B E
D O E S N ’ T B E N E F I T F R O M A
T R A D I T I O N A L L M S

10. I T ’ S K I N D O F E A S Y T O I M A G I N E
W H A T A N L M S L O O K S L I K E

11. B E C A U S E E V E R Y O N E H A S
E X P E R I E N C E D A C L A S S R O O M … B U T
N O T A C O M P E T E N C Y - B A S E D
P R O G R A M

13. A N D W H E N T E C H N O L O G I S T S
A R C H I T E C T A N L M S F O R C B E … I T
E N D S U P L O O K I N G I N S A N E L Y
H A R D

14. SO DON’T FOCUS ON THE
TECHNOLOGY…
INSTEAD IMAGINE CBE
IN A WORLD WITHOUT
COMPUTERS

15. P L A T O ’ S A C A D E M Y D E P I C T E D
A S T H E S C H O O L O F A T H E N S
R A F A E L P A I N T E D I T

16. P L A T O W O U L D H A V E
N E E D E D 8 T H I N G S
1. Organizations that want to find
competent people
2. Maps of the requirements
3. Hard assessments to prove
competency
4. Experts to judge assessments
5. Portfolios of student mastery
6. A content library
7. A place for students to study
8. Experts to help “unstick” students
when they get stuck

17. Interviewing
Room
2. Requirements
Wall
1. Organizational
Waiting Area
5. Student Competency
Portfolio Wall
3. Assessment
Room
5. Group Study Breakout Rooms
7. Individual Study Area
6. Content
Library
8. Facilitation
Experts
4. Assessment
Experts
The Physical Space

18. THE PHYSICAL SPACE IS FAIRLY
STRAIGHTFORWARD… AND
DOESN’T HAVE A CLASSROOM

19. L R M E N D E A V O R S T O M A K E
T H E T E C H E Q U A L L Y
S I M P L E

21. LRM IS NOT JUST FOR CBE
R E M I N D E R – C A V E A T
Starfish
Mapworks-Skyfactor
Copley Retention
EAB
Grades First
Intelliworks
Target X
MSFT Dynamics
LoudCloud
Flatworld
Piazza
iMentor
Orgsync
Campus Labs

22. H E R E ’ S H O W T H E
C O M P E T E N C Y B A S E D L M S
P A R T O F L R M W O R K S

23. W E S E P A R A T E D F O R M A T I V E
L E A R N I N G F R O M S U M M A T I V E
A S S E S S M E N T

24. S I X
D E F I N I T I O N S
A R E C R I T I C A L
Learning App
A competency-based course
App Sequence
A string of related learning apps
Micro-credential
A badge that reflects a competency
Macro-credential
A collection of badges that adds up
to mastery of a whole field
Author
The creator of a learning app/badge
Facilitator
Provides feedback and support

25. A U T H O R S B U I L D L E A R N I N G
A P P S

26. A N D W R I T E M I C R O C R E D E N T I A L
E X A M S

27. T H E Y A L S O C U R A T E A P P
S E Q U E N C E S

28. A N D A S S E M B L E M A C R O -
C R E D E N T I A L S ( S T A C K E D
C R E D E N T I A L S )

29. B U T N O N E O F T H A T M A T T E R S
I F T H E C O N T E N T I S N ’ T
E N G A G I N G

30. T H A T ’ S W H Y A U T H O R S H A V E A L L T H E
T O O L S T H E Y N E E D T O C R E A T E K I L L E R
C O N T E N T

31. Q U I C K C H E C K S O F
L E A R N I N G
O B J E C T I V E A S S E S S M E N T S A L L O W F O R

32. D E E P E R D I V E S I N T O
U N D E R S T A N D I N G
A U T H E N T I C A S S E S S M E N T S A L L O W F O R

33. I T ’ S G O T M O S T E V E R Y K I N D O F
Q U E S T I O N W E C O U L D T H I N K O F
• Objective
• T/F, Multiple Choice, Matching, + Reorder
• Automatically graded
• Authentic
• Short Answer, Long Answer,
+ Upload Attachment
• Requires moderator to grade
• Quick Engagement
• Free Response
• Can be assessed by self, coach, or mentor

34. A N D I F W E D O N ’ T H A V E I T
N O W … W E ’ L L B U I L D I T
O R I N T E G R A T E I T
Works well with analytics tools
Civitas / Skyfactor / Ace Learning
Doesn’t replace adaptive content
Smart Sparrow / Knewton / Cerego
Integrates simply with Traditional LMS
Bb, Canvas, D2L, Moodle, Sakai, eCollege
Fetches data from SIS
Ellucian, CampusMgt

35. G I V E F E E D B A C K + K E E P L E A R N E R S
F R O M G E T T I N G S T U C K
F A C I L I T A T O R S
G R A D I N G T O O L S
B U L K A C T I O N S
P R O G R E S S R E P O R T S

36. A R E O P T I M I Z E D F O R S P E E D +
C A L I B R A T I O N
G R A D I N G + F E E D B A C K T O O L S
G R A D I N G A T T H E Q U E S T I O N
L E V E L
R U B R I C S A R E A C L I C K A W A Y

37. L E T Y O U S E E W H E R E S T U D E N T S A R E
S T R U G G L I N G A T A G R A N U L A R L E V E L
P R O G R E S S R E P O R T S

38. T A K E S Y O U F R O M O L D S C H O O L
T H A T W O R K E D W E L L … F O R A F E W
T H A T ’ S H O W L R M

39. T H A T W O R K S P O O R L Y F O R
E V E R Y O N E – B U T
E G A L I T A R I A N
A N D F R O M N E W S C H O O L

40. N E X T G E N E R A T I O N C B E
L E A R N I N G E X P E R I E N C E F O R A L L
T O A

41. Interviewing
Room
2. Requirements
Wall
1. Organizational
Waiting Area
5. Student Competency
Portfolio Wall
3. Assessment
Room
5. Group Study Breakout Rooms
7. Individual Study Area
6. Content
Library
8. Facilitation
Experts
4. Assessment
Experts
The Analog Experience

42. Interviewing
Room
2. Requirements
Wall
5. Student Competency
Portfolio Wall
3. Assessment
Room
5. Group Study Breakout Rooms
7. Individual Study Area
6. Content
Library
8. Facilitation
Experts
4. Assessment
Experts
1. Org Waiting AreaThe Digital Experience

43. T H E C O M P E T E N C Y B A S E D
W A V E I S C O M I N G

44. A L O T O F P E O P L E A R E G O I N G T O
E N D U P H E R E

45. L E T ’ S T A K E A C L O S E L O O K A T T H E
P R O D U C T T O C A T C H I T
Gunnar Counselman
Founder & CEO
gunnar@fidelis-inc.com
617.224.2763