I've been thinking this week about all the different ways we assess our students, both F2F and online. In the Hyde/Clayton/Booth article we read this week one sentence in particular stood out to me. "Flexible delivery implies greater individualisation in learning and a stronger emphasis on a learner centred approach. (Hyde, Clayton, Booth, 2004.) I think it's fairly accepted among most educators that we want a learner-centered classroom and an individualized plan for our students. However, it has been my experience that skill-based instructors are often among the last to adopt this philosophy.
The trends that the researchers said emerged after they did their research are the ones I would assume--and hope!--would show up, especially the trend of "using different sources of evidence of knowledge and skills that underpin competency. (Hyde, Clayton, Booth, 2004.) Skill-based instructors have specific abilities that they are trying to develop in their students, much like content instructors have specific concepts that they're trying to teach. Having a flexible curriculum that correlates to desired indicators is valuable no matter what you teach.
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