VISION + SKILLS + INCENTIVES + RESOURCES + ACTION PLAN = CHANGE Any good strategic planning process will address each of these, but implementing each one consistently over time is where things can get tricky. This framework shows what it can feel like in an organization when any one of these 5 elements is missing. As you can see in the notes above, this model is credited to Knoster, Villa and Thousand (2000). It has been used in a variety of educational settings, and it’s widely applicable to any number of contexts. What I love about this model is that it distills some intertwined factors in a clear framework. Every group I have worked with who has seen this gets it. I like to use […]
Yearly Archives: 2017
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Last month I was asked by the eLearning Guild to contribute to a white paper by Susan Jacobs. I later found out that Adobe and the eLearning Guild were critiquing my input. I’m happy to say they accepted my input along with a few course developers and they published the paper on 6 July, 2017. You can download the official copy of the white paper here: https://www.elearningguild.com/publications/index.cfm?id=112&from=home I’ve also added the pre-official release here for your reference.
A competency is the capability to apply or use a set of related knowledge, skills, and abilities required to successfully perform “critical work functions” or tasks in a defined work setting. Competencies often serve as the basis for skill standards that specify the level of knowledge, skills, and abilities required for success in the workplace as well as potential measurement criteria for assessing competency attainment. The difference between a competency and a learning objective: Competencies define the applied skills and knowledge that enable people to successfully perform their work, while Learning Objectives are specific to a course of instruction. Competencies are relevant to an individual’s job responsibilities, roles and capabilities. Competencies are a way to verify that a learner has in fact learned what was intended […]