Learning Engineering FAQs Learning engineering is an iterative process and practice that applies the learning sciences using human-centered design, systems engineering principles, and data-informed decision-making to support learners and their development. After understanding the challenge or problem to be solved,…
Author: Jim Goodell
Jim Goodell (@jgoodell2) is Senior Analyst at QIP. He works on connections between education sciences, policy, practice, and personalized/optimized learning.
Developing National Education Data Standards
Developing National Education Data Standards Data standards are more than just data definitions and code sets. Over the years, standards have been developed to model the relationships between data entities and define their elements. In response to needs expressed by…
Reflections on Education Technology in 2023
Reflections on Education Technology in 2023 I make predictions each January about the future of learning technology and education. While some predictions come true; others do not (or do so at a much smaller scale than I had expected). Overall,…
Why Engineering is Needed for Scale
Why Engineering is Needed for Scale This essay originally was presented at the Learning @ Scale workshop. It also is slated for inclusion in the forthcoming book, “Learning Engineering Toolkit,” for which Jim Goodell is the lead author. For a…
What is Learning Engineering?
What is Learning Engineering? Although the term “learning engineering” was coined more than 50 years ago, it is still an emerging field of study. Learning engineering is a process that applies the learning sciences using engineering design methodologies and data-informed…
Education and Career Pathways: Data Standards
Education and Career Pathways: Data Standards Moving toward a Google Maps model Education and career pathways are maps. Students, educators, employees, and employers can use them to navigate through the various stages of attending school and participating in the workforce.…
Education and Career Pathways: Maps for Learning and Job Success
Education and Career Pathways: Maps for Learning and Job Success Recent statistics show a mismatch between the skills secondary and postsecondary students are acquiring and the rapidly changing needs of industry. In June 2018, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that U.S.…








