The purpose of this article explains the importance of Edovo Certificates and Transcripts and how they will be changing in early February 2024. First a note on Edovo Content: Edovo provides your population with access to over 25K hours of academic, vocational and self-improvement programming. This programming has been vetted and built for corrections. We offer 4 main types of content: Courses: An interactive resource with a focused learning objective and mechanism through which a Learner can demonstrate learning. Completing Courses will earn a Learner a certificate and be listed on the Learner's transcript. We have about 700 robust courses on the platform. Resources: Content that a Learner can revisit and review as needed. Examples include: Reentry resources, practice materials, documentaries, newsletters, facility notices, and learning activities. Completing resources will not provide a certificate but will soon be listed on a Learner's transcript. We have thousands of resources on the platform ranging from practice tests to documentaries and podcast episodes to books. Assessments: Used to check progress and placement for a future test or a supplement to current classroom learning Surveys: Use a survey to easily gather information from Learners Courses are the most comprehensive content item on the platform. Completing courses earns a Learner a certificate, and placement on the first page of a Learner's transcript. Typically, we only see time in courses being used toward any type of earned time credit or sentence reduction. This would be our recommendation. (Note: A certificate is a standard one page document that shares the Learners name, course name and the date. A Transcript is almost like a Learner's report card - it shows a comprehensive report of a Learner's time) Resources are supplemental learning. Completing a resource does not provide the learner with a certificate, but is listed on a transcript as supplemental learning time. We value time in resources; some resources can be life changing to an individual, so while we don't recommend offering credit for them, we recognize that some learners may defend why a particular Resource was meaningful or changed them; and it's worth taking that into consideration. Second, a note on completions: Right now, certificates are provided for completing courses. And while we currently provide a grade for multiple choice questions within courses, that grade is not presented on certificates or transcripts. This means that certificates provided may not meet a specific grade; they are simply just completion. So this is why we encourage a dialogue with learners about their experience with content. A transcript also will not show if a course was "passed" and simply lists time spent in the coursework. This is still an important metric to celebrate, as we know just how many other things a Learner could be spending their time on and they are opting into Learning. By Mid-February 2024 (or earlier If you would like to be a part of our beta testing - please reach out!)We are thrilled to be releasing comprehensive course scores in the coming weeks. This means that when a Learner engages in a course, they will earn one of two certificates: A certificate of completion that 'Needs Improvement' or one that marks; 'Passed.' That same completion metric will be marked on the Transcript. So, once this is released, judges and the agency will want to take into consideration if an individual passed the course. These completion standards are robust. In order for a learner to have a passing score they must earn: At or above 70% on all quizzes within the course At or above 80% open response score (this means that Learners' open response scores will be graded as well at this time) Sufficient time spent in each lesson (so, if a course requires ~4 hours of learning time, they will need to spent around 4 hrs in the course) Here is a sample image of the transcript that will be released in a Mid-February. This first page here is showing the courses that the Learner engaged in and if they passed the course. Today, a status is not provided. Recommendations for Facilities/Court/Judges: Take a Learner's transcript seriously and ask them to explain their time. Often, in a courtroom this is the first time a Learner is being questioned about their time on Edovo. When looking at their transcript, ask which courses were particularly meaningful to them. Check to see if they took coursework relevant to their charge. Such as, if someone is being charged with a DV case, did they take anger management? What about a drug offense, did they take a substance use course? We have seen judges and agencies use time spent on Edovo toward a number of things: Reduced sentencing Level or Class reduction Required programming and class needs Probation and Parole requirements Agencies wanting to take it to the next level could also consider only counting specific courses toward any type of credit. Here you will find our listing of content that we recommend is used toward tangible outcomes.