Web Conference

The web conference was an interesting and valuable experience. I really enjoyed more than one hour of dialogue with my learning partner, Denis. We had a very natural exchange back and forth about teaching and learning. Exploring the dynamics of learning in his setting as a teacher in a culinary arts program provided lots of opportunity for discussion about competency based education (CBE). One valuable insight I gained from Denis was the idea that CBE fosters confidence in the learner. By performing tasks to the required level (our main example was learning to make a cream soup!) the learner gradually develops the kind of professional confidence that really is needed for a chef in a restaurant. Personalized feedback aiming at achieving a high standard, and working at it until the skill is really strongly honed, produces a confident result in the learner.