Method and system for aligning occupational competencies to instructional outcomes
AssigneeBoard of Regents, The University of Texas System
InventorsEdward Charles Anderson, Duane Dale Hume, Samuel Dale Holloway, Philip Michael Komarny
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Abstract
The present disclosure enhances the capabilities of educational institutions to refine educational offerings to evolving labor markets and employment opportunities in a dynamic way. Educational institutions are enabled to adjust the offered curriculum to maximize the effectuality of each course taken, and to enable learners to choose the most effective path towards a given educational goal. The present disclosure further enables employers to meaningfully participate in the educational process by providing feedback that can be incorporated to further improve educational outcomes.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- recording to an academic record issuance database a first certificate representing a first educational accomplishment of a learner;
- recording a first set of educational outcomes attained pertaining to the first educational accomplishment;
- committing to an academic record issuance immutable store an issuance verification value dependent on the first certificate;
- recording a first set of occupational skills tags pertaining to the first set of educational outcomes;
- for a second badge representing a second educational accomplishment not yet attained by the learner, determining a potential effectuality index (PEI) value based on a second set of educational outcomes pertaining to the second educational accomplishment and on a second set of occupational skills tags pertaining to the second set of educational outcomes;
- generating a guidance plan for the learner based on the PEI.
A system for recording educational accomplishments and for managing records pertaining thereto, the system comprising:
- an educational outcomes database configured to store educational outcomes achieved by learners;
- an academic record database configured to store certificates earned by learners;
- an occupational skills tags database configured to store occupational skills tags;
- an academic record immutable store configured to store a verification value dependent on at least a first one of the certificates;
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- a processor, the processor coupled to the educational outcomes database, to the academic record database, and to the occupational skills tags database, the processor comprising a learner node interface, an educator node interface, and an employer node interface, the processor configured to interface to at least one learner node via the learner node interface, to at least one educator node via the educator node interface, and to at least one employer node via the employer node interface, the processor further configured to process requests to access the educational outcomes database, the academic record database, and the occupational skills tags database.
A method comprising:
- receiving an educational outcome achieved by a learner;
- recording to an educational outcome database the educational outcome;
- receiving an educational accomplishment completed by the learner;
- recording to an academic record database the educational accomplishment;
- receiving an occupational skills tag;
- recording to an occupational skills tag database the occupational skills tag;
- determining a potential effectuality index (PEI) value based on a set of educational outcomes pertaining to a second educational accomplishment and a set of occupational skills tags pertaining to the set of educational outcomes;
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- generating a guidance plan for the learner based on the PEI.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.