1. Jad Najjar (WU Vienna) Personal Accomplished Learning Outcomes Jad Najjar (WU Vienna)

2. Outcome-based education  Bologna Process: focus on learning outcomes (student centered view)  Learning outcomes state what a learner  knows, understands (knowledge), and  is able to do (skills, competences) after completing a learning process. Learning outcomes Teaching methods Workload (ECTS) Assessment techniques

3. Learning outcomes: Examples Students are able to … …explain the greenhouse effect …enumerate the most influential politicians of the 20th century …design an interactive website that complies with Web Accessibility Guidelines …filter out relevant literature for a given research problem. …guide their team mates in improving the architectural model of a system. …moderate a virtual task-force meeting Knowledge Skills Competence

4. Example: nursing competencies From Sitthisak, Gilbert, & Davis (2007)

5. Foreseen Effects of Outcome-based Learning  Programme delivery: improved service quality (goal – control – cycle)  Programme delivery: better defined interfaces of learning offerings  Teacher: community-of-practice around learning outcomes  Teacher: assessment aligned with learning outcomes  Learner: increased transparency of class offerings (move from teaching to learning)  Learner: increased mobility  Recruiter: increased transparency of knowledge, skills, and competencies aquired 5

6. Personal Accomplished Learning Outcomes  Exchange of Learners achieved learning outcomes  Currently this data is not tracked nor shared…  Finding relevant learning opportunities  Finding relevant job  Finding peers  Target audience  Program director (policy)  Faculty (course creation)  Learner  Third party  Social application (share my achievements)  Recruitment systems (find relevant job)

7. Personal Achieved Learning Outcomes (PALO)

8. Personal Achieved Learning Outcomes (PALO) profile

9. PALO Repository

10. PALO Binding ………. Atom feed – Achieved learning outcomes

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