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Technology to Demonstrate Competencies

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Demonstrate Competencies

Most teachers use quizes, tests, exams, and essays to assess competency, but there are so many more ways that a student can show competency. Like Ryan Schaaf said "Although repetition is a tried and true method for learning, performing the same academic exercises over and over again really left a great deal to be desired." Depending on what is being taught, you could use a wide verity of assessment tools to allow the students to demonstrate competency. Some examples are creating games, videos, Google Earth tour, blog, or graphics design. You can let the students' creativity flourish as they do these more creative assessments. 

caleb_case97 About 5 years ago

Tech to demonstrate competencies

Competency-Based Learning focuses more on students demonstrating their knowledge of a subject or lesson rather than just using a test and moving on.  We can do this by using technology that enables students to learn at their own pace with support from teachers. For example in the video “What do the learning theories say about how we learn?” It gives examples of the variety of theories about how we learn and how they can relate to our teaching.  Basically, everyone learns in a variety of ways and at different paces, so as educators we need to be more aware of this and try to give our students as many options as possible to demonstrate their knowledge instead of just giving instruction and expecting students to understand, then take a test. The article "100 Things Students Can Create To Demonstrate What They Know" gives wonderful examples of how we can do more of this in the classroom. 
Being an art teacher, sometimes I focus more on the end project and I don’t give my students the opportunity to explain what they learned, but maybe could not demonstrate it technically yet. They could do this by creating an advertisement, animation, blog, bulletin board, or brochure of how the techniques work. I could actually use a majority of these examples in my class by giving the student an opportunity to choose which way would work best for them to demonstrate their knowledge. 
Another aspect I could use with my classes are micro credentials. I really like the microcredicials that are used for this course. It is a great way to break lessons down into simple parts instead of one whole assessment piece. I like that it gives examples and then gives you feedback to try again or rewards you with a badge once you have completed that competency. This is a very straightforward approach and badges could be used with prerequisites before moving onto the next competency.
chirpchirp96 About 5 years ago

Demonstrate Competencies

There are many different ways that students can demonstrate competencies using technology. Each student learns information and presents information in different ways, so giving them different ways to express what they know and show that they are competent in it is extremely important. It will also allow the teacher to see the student as a whole. For instance, let’s say that a student struggles with speaking and provides to show their knowledge through writing, a teacher should provide opportunities for the student to demonstrate their competency through writing, but there should be room for the student to grow in their speaking abilities. 

There are many different ways for students to show that they are competent in the learning, depending on how their brain works. They could write a speech or a song. They could create a Socratic discussion or discussion or word wall. There are so many different ways, and since they aren’t trying to answer one very specific question, they are able to show more of what they've learned and expand past what the test is trying to measure.
kwarner About 5 years ago

Technology to Demonstrate Competencies

After reviewing the resources, it is clear that incorporative a competency-based learning approach can help students improve their learning and understanding through technology. The article, "Competency-Based Learning," states that competency-based learning may greatly improve student learning over traditional styles of education. Additionally, the article states that competency-based learning can help eliminate persistent learning gaps, achievement gaps, and opportunity gaps. In order to do this though, educators must allow students to show competency in creative ways rather than through tests, quizzes, or group projects/presentations. 

Competency-based Education Network states that competency-based education is an, "intentional and transparent approach to curricular design." Through this learning type, students will acquire and demonstrate their skills in their own diverse and preferred learning method. To do this, teachers must allow students choice in how they choose to demonstrate their skills and understanding. The article, "100 Things Students Can Create To Demonstrate What They Know," lists a multitude of examples that allow students to demonstrate their competency through technology. The top strategies that I would like to incorporate into my classroom are a digital comic strip, advertisement, fake social media account, podcast, and even a puppet show. I believe that allowing students advocacy and the chance to demonstrate their knowledge through technology in a fun and creative way can help to raise competency exponentially. 





erinmac About 5 years ago

Technology to Demonstrate Competencies

Competency-based education focuses on how each person learns differently. It focuses on clear learning objectives that each person can learn and demonstrate in their own way on their own time. I loved the article 100 Things Students Can Create To Demonstrate What They Know. This article had some great ways of demonstrating their knowledge. Some of my favorites were...
  1. Song/Music Video
  2. Portfolio
  3. Poster/Infographic
  4. Scrapbook
  5. Time Capsule
  6. Website
  7. Youtube Channel
I love all of these different ways to demonstrate what students know because they are so non-traditional and many can be done virtually. Some of these options (i.e. song/music video, scrapbook, youtube channel, etc.) are projects that could be done by students who like to design or are artistic. While others (i.e. portfolio, poster/infographic, website, time capsule) are projects that could be done by students who like to write.
fosterbr About 5 years ago

Competencies for CEFL

At NSFA, we have been investigating ways to make the certification program more authentic for our education foundation leaders. Previously, the program focused on summative assessment that provided quality content, but did not leave our leaders empowered with the tools that provide authentic application within local foundations. 
Having our students demonstrate knowledge through the creation or production of artifacts that can be immediately used within their unique setting is the ultimate goal. 
While this adult-learning environment varies from K-12, focusing on competency with flexibility is the current aim. Participants generally come from a variety of background with varying levels of education. The goal is to provide the information that will allow foundations to create tools that increase their sophistication no matter what level they are currently at. Allowing students to create artifacts that demonstrate their knowledge rather than testing or relying on papers or tests is preferred. For example, students may need to demonstrate their knowledge of non-profit board manuals that include a set of criteria. Previously, students were required to write a paper about this topic. Now, we realize that it would be ideal for students to create an actual manual and provide a book, a .PDF, a website, a video, or other tool that demonstrates their application of the knowledge.
sbender About 5 years ago

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brendah89 About 5 years ago

My Thoughts


Technology can be used in a variety of ways in order to enhance learning as well as have students demonstrate their knowledge in unique and challenging ways. This has been a big issue in regards to remote learning. Many teachers are worried that students will now be able to more easily cheat on assessments, especially those that are virtual learners. They can have easy access to other websites even in lockdown browsers because they have access to multiple devices. One shift that I have seen in assessment is trying to create assessments that are more open-ended and assessments that students simply cannot cheat on because they are demonstrating competency rather than answering true and false questions. 

I like the idea of creating video and audio recordings as a way of assessing student competency. In my module for this course, and with my students, the final reflection requires students to watch videos from people I know around the world about their experiences learning about the holocaust. Then, students will create their own recording that talks about the experiences that they have had learning about the holocaust and how their geography has impacted their learning. 
kelseymcdonald7 About 5 years ago

Demonstrating Competencies

Students can demonstrate competencies using technology in many different ways.  I personally like the idea of audio recording because it is nice to hear students verbally talking about something and hearing the emphasis that they will put on the words that they use but also many students are against the idea of sitting in front of the computer and creating a video of just their face talking so this is a kind of happy medium.  Of course any verbal presentation accompanied by a powerpoint is a great way for students to demonstrate competency but another option would be for students to create a video covering the same material.  As I am going to be a history teacher an option that I will certainly use for students to show their competency is for them to create a timeline for a project.  This is a great way for students to show their understanding of a whole series of historical events.  There are of course many ways for students to show their competency both in technology and in what they are covering in the classroom.
tysheahan About 5 years ago

What I have learned.

In Quizizz, I like that you can check for understanding in classes. You can use the create a lesson option and make daily, short warm-ups. You can see how many in the class understand a concept and if you need to review that topic again. Next you can also use Quizizz as a weekly quiz. It grades it automatically and can be inputted into a Google Classroom. Teachers can use Quizizz as daily homework assignments sometimes too. The students can play Quizzes during the week as many times as they want to get proficient in a topic area. I don't like that I have to pay for an upgrade to add some of the cool extra features. I also dislike that the homework/ quiz codes expire without usage! If you pay for a membership you want them to always be active. 

Overall, Edpuzzle is a way to make a video interactive and student-centered. Rather than a teacher playing a video, clicking pause, and then trying to get students to discuss or take notes or interrogate the film based on what the teacher deems reasonable, Edpuzzle puts the student in control. They can rewatch. They can respond to written questions or quizzes. They can click on hyperlinks inserted by a teacher. They can review written comments or audio notes left by a teacher. Edpuzzle truly takes the viewing experience and slows it down for students and allows them to engage with it individually. 

Socrative is a good tool for making learning easier and effective. In fact, it allows the teacher to not only built his or her own quizzes, but also to import quizzes from the store. This tool is good as it gives the opportunity to students to see the live progress of their results. Socrative helps teachers with class and individual reports to check the class academic needs as well as the learning gaps of every student. However, Socrative does not allow students to see their names on the class screen, which makes it less interesting from other interactive apps such as Kahoot.
hannacaudell About 5 years ago