This course developed from a need to provide, in a non-threatening manner, an opportunity for teachers to dive deeper into the idea of proficiency-based learning. After the basics of PBL were understood, I then wanted teachers to start thinking about how we’re going to implement it, stressing the need for some kind of technological component. The original project was designed in conjunction with the learning theories discussed in Teaching with Technology. To fulfill the OCT requirements, I included a unit demonstrating how project-based learning can be a strong component of proficiency/competency-based education. Part of this was showing how online collaborative tools can aid in the project-based learning process.
The project combined several online tools. Primarily, the Haiku Learning Management system was used as the central nexus, as I had secured a year long pilot to test out it’s standards-based gradebook capabilities. The introductory video was created using Powtoons. While the project-based learning template was created using Realtime board, and its explanatory video created using Screencastify.
I tested out the first module during a PD session yesterday and received positive feedback from my peer teachers. Although my district is professing a transition toward proficiency-based learning, there has been very little evaluation of the technical side behind the process. No real planning of what the final PDL system will look like has yet occurred. I hope that this might spur us in the right direction and also hope that it convinces others of the need to include some sort of technological component.
PBL and Haiku LMS by Nick Fahey is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
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