Case Study: Los Angeles Pacific University achieves flexible, personalized competency-based learning with D2L Brightspace

How Los Angeles Pacific University (LAPU) created mobile-first, competency-based educational offerings to support learners advancing on their own terms

Los Angeles Pacific University (LAPU) needed a more flexible, accessible way to support adult learners as it shifted from credit-based courses to competency-based education. To meet that challenge, the fully online university chose D2L Brightspace as its learning management system to deliver mobile-first, personalized learning that could fit students’ busy schedules.

With D2L Brightspace, LAPU rebuilt courses around core competencies, added widgets to show learner progress, and enabled students to move through content at their own pace on any device. The result is a more learner-centered experience with stackable micro-credentials, clearer proof of skills for employers, and stronger accessibility—helping LAPU give students more control over when and how they learn.

Los Angeles Pacific University

George Hanshaw

Director of e-Learning Operations