Implementing Competency-Based Education

Authors

  • Lynn Curry CurryCorp Inc. Ottawa
  • Marcia Docherty Camosun College

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22329/celt.v10i0.4716

Keywords:

competency-based education, educational design, transparent pedagogy

Abstract

The rapid and widespread adoption of competency-based education (CBE) has brought into sharp focus long-standing tensions built into education systems, particularly for graduate and professional schools. We all share the desire to produce graduates equipped to respond capably in a rapidly changing world. However, many of us struggle with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required to identify, articulate, deliver, document, assess, assure, and adjust those necessary competencies across learning engagements, work-study experiences, and into work careers. CBE forces us to alter familiar pedagogical beliefs, attitudes, and behaviours. The purpose of this essay is to assist faculty, students, administrators, regulators, and employers in considering the strengths and limitations of competence-based education (CBE). We also introduce a range of mitigating strategies to address CBE shortcomings.

Author Biographies

Lynn Curry, CurryCorp Inc. Ottawa

Lynn Curry earned a Ph.D. in educational psychology from Stanford University followed by a career in higher and professional education concluding with a Rosenstadt Professorship at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto.  Lynn founded a consulting company, CurryCorp Inc. in 1990.  The firm works to enhance education, social and health services through research, evaluation, social engineering and facilitation of organizational change.  Lynn’s publications cover a range of topics including change management, continuing professional education, health care, higher education, learning style, measurement, public education and one award winning recipe in Good Housekeeping magazine.

Marcia Docherty, Camosun College

Associate DeanHealth & Human ServicesCamosun CollegeVictoria BC
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Published

2017-06-12

Issue

Vol. 10 (2017): Empowering Learners, Effecting Change

Section

Implementing Change

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