Dive Brief:
- Ellucian has recruited its first university partners to run the beta version of Brainstorm, a new cloud-based learning management system optimized for competency-based learning.
- The company announced the University of the Incarnate Word will be among the first to use Brainstorm, offering highly personalized learning experiences to students through the use of social media engagement, big data, and mobile capabilities.
- UIW expects the competency-based system to give the institution more information about where students are, helping them tailor programs and instruction to prepare students for the job market.
Dive Insight:
The number of solutions available for competency-based education are a sign of its growing popularity. As institutions continue to develop such programs, the ed tech world is rushing to facilitate the shift. Hundreds of college and university representatives are on their way to Phoenix for the CBExchange to swap stories about program development and implementation, learning from each other as so many move forward with the new programs. The meeting starts Sept. 30 and goes through Oct. 2.