Learning and employment records (LERs) as three-dimensional, learner-controlled replacements for traditional transcripts¶

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Description¶

LERs are private, secure digital applications—digital wallets or lockers—that can "digitally curate and electronically verify a record of an individual's skills, competencies, credentials, and employment history across a lifetime". The National Student Clearinghouse calls LERs the transcript of the future. The publication argues records of K-12 learning should become three-dimensional, competency-based, and controlled by learners rather than institutions, and describes momentum including the T3 Innovation Network's more than 500 partners and statewide pilots in six states with NGA and JFF.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Credentials within different LER platforms must be interoperable and exportable across platforms; records must remain verifiable

Constraints¶

• The publication notes most state efforts are limited in scope and that LERs range from industry-specific platforms to lifetime records

Target Learners¶

• K-12 learners and lifelong earners, especially historically and systematically excluded populations facing transcript fees and record barriers

Target Learning Goals¶

• Documenting and sharing competencies, credentials, and demonstrations of learning for college admission and employment

Related Elements¶

• Tecnologías de Expedientes de Aprendizaje y Empleo (LER)
• Learning management systems (LMSs) as infrastructure for competency-based, personalized learning

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Brizard, J.-C. (2023). Breaking with the past: Embracing digital transformation in education. Digital Promise. https://doi.org/10.51388/20.500.12265/176