Units are a coherent set of learning outcomes, which is accessible online, college based, work based, apl-ed, or any other way. You could create learning materials that directly map to a unit, but any combination of materials could be used to map to any combination of units, as long as one is clear about what the outcomes are. A unit comprises a title, learning outcome statements, assessment criteria, credit value, and level. One may hook outcomes to a unit by analyzing the assessment criteria. The unit does not prescribe granularity.
Level is used to indicate the degree of complexity or level of autonomy.
The structure does not require that levels are achieved in a specific order, it is up to the implementation. They feel it is very important to represent competencies in levels with their associated credits. Collin added that not all of the UK follows this level and credit system. Robby asked why the group distinguished between Knowledge and Understanding. Tony explained that Knowledge is a lower level of cognitive learning, and Understanding is higher, according to Bloom s taxonomy.