AL: Decoupling Navigation

Decoupling Navigation from Course Structure

  • Decoupling Navigation requirements
    • MicroModules
      • tags: discipline, skill or difficulty
      • timescale: recommending no more than 20-30 minutes of material
      • content: summary, video, practical work, self-corrected exercises, guidance, discussion forums, etc.
      • quiz: should always end with an automatically corrected quiz
    • Additional content
      • added along with MicroModules
      • assessments to assess and adapt: chapters, notes, exams, milestones, etc
      • skill recognition and rewards: certificates, badges, percentage of completion, etc.
    • Pathways
      • composition: assembly of MicroModules + Additional content
      • skills matrix: skills metrics associated with each MicroModule
      • milestones: continual evaluation of learner's progress via self-contained evaluations (within MicroModules) or individual assessments (as additional content)
    • MicroModule repository and catalog
  • Knewton's base-level Decoupling Navigation requirements
    • Personalized Next button
    • User identity could be "a data profile that spans multiple adaptive providers, aggregating proficiency, geographical location, profession, and modality preferences"
    • Content identifier should be globally unique
    • Versioning content depending on nature of change