IMS CLR (Comprehensive Learner Record

Summary The Comprehensive Learner Record (CLR) standard is a new generation of secure verifiable digital records for learners, supporting all nature of learning experiences and achievements including courses, competencies, skills, co-curricular achievements, prior learning, internships and experiential learning. The Comprehensive Learner Record is designed to support traditional academic programs as well as co-curricular, competency-based education, and mastery-based learning to capture and communicate a learner's achievements in verifiable, digital form. The outcome is an example of a modern, web-friendly learner record, structured yet flexible enough to meet the needs of learners, registrars, and employers. The vision for the CLR is transformative in its potential, beyond providing relevant student competencies and skills. Based on the IMS Global's work in digital credentials, closely following the developing registrar guidance of AACRAO, leveraging the Open Badges standard and those of the W3C, the vision for the Comprehensive Learner Record is a secure, learner-centered digital record for the 21st century. The flexible yet sophisticated CLR data design supports formal and informal learning from K-20 and into employment, in a web-ready linked-data document. The CLR data model is flexible and supports many types of achievement assertions and relationships. Its support for JSON-LD ensures that Comprehensive Learner Records are highly compatible with the structured data ecosystem of digital credentials. Features of IMS Comprehensive Learner Record The Comprehensive Learner Record is part of IMS's digital credentials portfolio that also includes Competencies and Academic Standards Exchange® (CASE®) and Open Badges.