Neologism makes it possible for us to coin words that would make a significant mark in retention of a word, phrase, or even in reference to how things are done. When I was a senior executive in HROD of a solutions provider that bridges the gap between the academe and the industry, the President and CEO would always refer to the company’s thrust as GLocal for “going global and still excelling local”. That was about almost two decades ago.
Then and now as an HROD Consulting Strategist, I still find myself coining words for a methodology or framework that is customized for a client – like COBEL. Reminiscing – it was about two years before the pandemic struck that we came up with the client framework focusing on both education and Competency-Based Learning & Development (CBLD).
Going through the conceptual framework development, I went through readings and researches on the different methodologies in education and learning, i.e., traditional education, Competency-Based Education (CBE), Outcomes-Based Education (OBE), and Competency-Based Learning and Development (CBLD).
Cognizant of the need to come up with the conceptual framework for my client, where the learners are working professionals and while at the same time capturing the “applicable best” of the other methodologies, we came up with the Competency and Outcomes-Based Education and Learning – coined as COBEL.
The COBEL framework will be used as the blueprint of the client in their curriculum/learning journey’s planning, program/course design and development, assessment, rewards & recognition, course delivery and facilitation, and course administration – both in Learning Management System (LMS) and Learning Experience Platform (LXP). The COBEL framework also presents the purpose, processes, and success indicators of its implementation.
Having this fusion of education and learning in the workplace context is a welcome challenge to lay down the conceptual, theoretical, and experiential advantages and disadvantages on the table. Fear of the unknown hardens resistance; thus, making the unknown known is a battle field to hurdle. The data and information that supports COBEL, as a coined framework, is ready for the taking. Yet, I remember a protagonist’s statement from a TV series in my younger days – “Expect the unexpected” Whew! what a challenging remark. It’s like the waters beckoning at the other side of the mountain for a swim in a cold month. Guess just to be sure there is enough data and information, I have to go back to my desk research (yet wary of over-analyzing though).
Let’s keep in touch because after all, this exercise is in the spirit of being openminded and welcoming of an adapting and adopting mindset.
My coining experience in – Competency and Outcomes-Based Education and Learning (COBEL) Framework
