Going Beyond the Transcript with LERs

Students’ preparation for a rapidly changing world and workforce demands new ways of thinking about how knowledge, skills, and abilities are captured and displayed. Traditional transcripts, rendered in course codes, titles, and letter grades, hold little meaning beyond the specific stakeholders of a particular college or university. The official record of a student’s achievements may be nearly indecipherable after a semester, let alone years later. Moreover, transcripts are likely to be viewed as increasingly anachronistic with the emergence of modalities that will enable skills-centered curricula to be more transparent and more empowering for students to own their skills and communicate their achievements. Hosted in collaboration with Territorium, this webinar engaged campus representatives in a discussion of the opportunities and challenges in linking a comprehensive learner record (CLR), a type of learning and employment record (LER), with student learning outcomes, career preparation, and innovations in curricular design.