In a recent episode of MindShareTV, host Robert Martellacci welcomed Jonathan Asbury, co-founder of Edsby, to discuss Edsby Destinations and whether traditional grades tell us enough about what students know, understand and can do.
In the episode, Asbury explained the thinking behind Edsby’s competency-based assessment system and gave a live demonstration of how it works in the classroom. The conversation also explores how artificial intelligence is changing what counts as evidence of learning.
How Edsby Destinations supports assessment during learning
Asbury described formative assessment, the feedback that happens while students are learning, as the area that interests him most. Because each student takes a different path, the evidence of their learning looks different too.
“The way Joey learns is different from the way Susie learns. It’s messy, and that’s OK.”
-Jonathan Asbury, co-founder, Edsby
Edsby Destinations helps teachers manage that complexity. In the demonstration, Asbury showed how teachers record observations as they move around the classroom, and how students claim when they have met a learning goal for the teacher to confirm. He described the result as “tidying up the messiness.”
Assessment in the age of AI
Asbury noted that AI can now write essays and complete online tests, so a finished assignment alone no longer shows what a student understands. Classroom conversations and teacher observations are becoming more important evidence of learning.
When asked to describe the future of assessment in one word, Asbury answered: “messy.”
The full episode offers a closer look at how Edsby supports competency-based assessment at scale. Watch the full episode here and find out more about Edsby Destinations.
About MindShareTV
MindShareTV is produced by MindShare Learning, a Canadian education technology media company founded by Robert Martellacci. The program features innovators, entrepreneurs and education leaders who are shaping the future of learning. Martellacci is also CEO of C21 Canada and chair of the annual Canadian EdTech AI Leadership Summit.
