As I wrote in Learner-Centered Leadership, the post-industrial education system will require post-industrial measures of success. We can no longer rely on letter grades and seat time as proxies of learning — we are at a stage where evidence of mastery learning is clearly a better way to represent competence. A competency-based, learner-centered approach provides opportunities to extend beyond traditional academic outcomes and take into account alternative measures of progress, including habits and skills in social-emotional learning domains that will be essential for lifelong learning. We believe that post-industrial measures of success should also reflect the reality that individuals are situated in communities and have the responsibility to contribute not only to those communities but also to the broader social system.

I was able to conduct a research project that included a literature review, interviews with thought leaders, and input from students.  The outcome was our Impact Framework which synthesizes various outcome models and incorporates the suggestions and feedback that surfaced through the process.  These whole-learner outcomes include agency, collaboration, and problem-solving.