American National
Standards Institute (ANSI) is interested in the
ILU.Washington, DC
On May
31st Bill Draves presented a program based upon Nine Shift,
adjustments occurring in online learning and the impact on certification
programs to the Certification Network Group (CNG) here in Washington, DC.
Bill and I also offered a session
outlining the concept International Learning Unit (ILU). As a direct result of
those presentations, I was invited to participate on the inaugural ANSI Advisory
Panel on Personnel Certificates. The ANSI group consisted of representatives
from government, higher education, and non-profit organizations. They will
attempt to review and related issues to personnel certificates and consider
establishing possible national guidelines and standards. The International
Learning Unit (ILU) concept of competency based learning has caught the
attention of this Advisory Panel and has the potential to play a pivotal role in
the shaping some of their recommendation. Go to ansi.org for more on
ANSI.
-Thom Lowther, American Institute of Architects, and Co-Chair of
the ILU Council
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