The VLM and Learner-Aggregated Courses in an Organic Continuum:

1. The VLM and Learner-Aggregated Courses in an Organic Continuum: A look at the transition from The Age of Schooling To The Age of Learning

2. An alternative way to imagine “School”, and the transition from The Age of Schooling to The Age of Learning

3. School over the years – Visualized as a series of nested boxes

4. Inside the box • Well intentioned, dedicated teachers and administrators • A time-oriented system • all students expected to learn in exactly the same amount of time. • Standards-vacant • Every professional decides what constitutes “learning” for a grade – little continuity across classrooms, schools or states. • (even in AP courses, the individual teacher decides what it will take for an A, B, C, etc.)

5. Breaking out of the “box” Learner-aggregated Tagged courses

6. Moving outside of the box The “School” box Virtual courses

7. School School Reform Virtual School Courses Learner-aggregated Tagged courses

8. Moving outside of the box The “School” box Hybrid courses Virtual courses Virtually delivered Interest-driven courses

9. School School Reform Virtual School Courses Learner-aggregated Tagged courses Virtually delivered, Interest-driven courses

10. Moving outside of the box The “School” box Performance – Based courses Hybrid courses Virtual courses Virtually delivered Interest-driven courses

11. Performance-based courses Learner-aggregated Tagged courses Virtually delivered, Interest-driven courses Virtual School Courses

12. Moving outside of the box The “School” box Performance – Based courses Hybrid courses Virtual courses VLM Courses Interest-driven courses

13. Performance-based courses VLM Courses Learner-aggregated Tagged courses Virtually delivered, Interest-driven courses Virtual School Courses

14. Moving outside of the box The “School” box Learner-aggregated courses Performance – Based courses Hybrid courses Virtual courses VLM Courses Interest-driven courses

15. School School Improvement VLM VLM Learner-aggregated courses Virtual courses Interest-driven courses Hybrid courses Performance-based courses

16. A more in-depth look at the last two stages in this view of the continuum • The Virtual Learning Magnet (VLM) • Learner-Aggregated Courses

17. The Virtual Learning Magnet Helping the transition from the Age of Schooling to the Age of learning by establishing a learner-centered approach.

19. The Learner’s Universe

20. The Learner-centered universe of subjects and courses

21. The OER Repository

22. Courses required for completing the VLM for Space Science and Mathematics *

23. “Big Idea Physics” central to any VLM *

24. “Sponsored” Physics Courses

25. The Big Ideas in the Physics course *

26. Big Idea 2 and Supporting Ideas *

27. Detail of a Big Idea

28. Beyond the VLM Exploring some elements in the “organic continuum)

29. School School Improvement VLM VLM Learner-aggregated Tagged courses Learner-aggregated Tagged courses Virtual courses Interest-driven courses Hybrid courses Performance-based courses