About this course
A professional micro-credential on designing, running and scaling project-based personalized learning in higher education. You will examine the foundations and evidence of project-based learning and personalization, design authentic credit-aligned projects with driving questions and partners, personalize pathways and teams around students' strengths and careers, assess capability with rubrics and portfolios, and evaluate and scale projects for lasting impact.
Who it is for
Faculty, programme leaders, careers and employability staff, and learning designers who want students to learn through authentic, multidisciplinary projects.
What you will be able to do
- Distinguish project-based, problem-based and inquiry-based learning and explain the elements of high-quality projects
- Evaluate the research evidence and learning theory behind project-based personalized learning
- Create authentic, credit-aligned projects with driving questions, milestones and partners
- Personalize projects and teams around students' strengths, interests and career pathways
- Assess project learning fairly with rubrics, multi-source feedback and portfolios
- Evaluate project impact and plan sustainable scaling across programmes
Course outline
Module 1: Foundations of Project-Based Personalized Learning
What project-based and personalized learning are, the design elements of high-quality projects, and the theory and evidence behind them.
Topic 1.1: Defining Project-Based and Personalized Learning
- Distinguish project-based learning from problem-based and inquiry-based learning
- Explain the essential design elements of high-quality project-based learning
- Analyse the dimensions of personalization in project-based learning, including voice, choice, pace and pathway
Topic 1.2: Learning Theory, Evidence and Future Skills
- Explain the learning theories that underpin project-based learning
- Evaluate the research evidence on project-based learning, including the debate over guidance
- Analyse how project-based learning develops the capabilities employers and societies need
Module 2: Designing Personalized Project Pathways
Authentic, credit-aligned project design with partners and milestones, and personalization of projects and teams.
Topic 2.1: Authentic Project Design
- Create a driving question and authentic challenge, with industry or community partners where appropriate
- Apply constructive alignment to make projects credit-bearing and outcome-focused
- Apply project planning with milestones, scaffolds and checkpoints to keep teams on track
Topic 2.2: Personalization and Team Design
- Apply learner profiles to match students to projects that fit their strengths and career pathways
- Apply evidence-informed team formation and team charters to create effective multidisciplinary teams
- Analyse how to differentiate support using Universal Design for Learning and AI-enabled coaching with human oversight
Module 3: Assessing and Scaling Project Impact
Fair assessment of project learning with rubrics, multi-source feedback and portfolios, and evaluating, facilitating and scaling projects.
Topic 3.1: Assessing Project Learning
- Apply analytic rubrics to assess capabilities such as critical thinking and collaboration
- Apply multi-source assessment, including self, peer and partner feedback, while ensuring individual accountability
- Create portfolio-based evidence and public presentations that demonstrate capability
Topic 3.2: From Practice to Impact
- Apply coaching and project management practices to facilitate teams and manage risks
- Evaluate the impact of project-based learning on students, partners and institutions
- Create a sustainable plan to scale project-based personalized learning across programmes
How you earn the credential
The course is organised module by module, topic by topic and outcome by outcome. Each of the 18 learning outcomes ends with a Knowledge Check, each of the 6 topics closes with a Skill Checkpoint, and each of the 3 modules closes with a Mastery Milestone. The course ends with the 50-question Capstone Credential Assessment: score 70% or more and your certificate is issued straight away, with a unique ID and a QR code that opens a public verification page. In total the course contains 260 assessment questions.
Credential details
- Level: Postgraduate continuing professional development (learning outcomes comparable to EQF level 7)
- Field: Education: higher education curriculum design, employability and experiential learning
- Prerequisites: None. Most useful if you can plan a project for a course you teach.
- Cost: Free, self-paced and online
Frequently asked questions
Is Project-Based Personalized Learning: From Practice to Impact free?
Yes. Project-Based Personalized Learning: From Practice to Impact is a free, self-paced online course from FlipPraxis Educator Edge, including the final assessment and the verifiable certificate.
How long does the course take?
About 10 learning hours, organised into 3 modules, 6 topics and 18 learning outcomes. Your progress is saved, so you can study at your own pace.
Who is this course for?
Faculty, programme leaders, careers and employability staff, and learning designers who want students to learn through authentic, multidisciplinary projects.
How do I earn the certificate?
Complete each learning outcome and its Knowledge Check, then pass the 50-question Capstone Credential Assessment with a score of 70% or more. The certificate is issued straight away with a unique ID and a QR code for public verification.
Do I need any prior experience?
None. Most useful if you can plan a project for a course you teach.