CSMlearn

SeeMore Impact Labs, formerly known as CSMlearn, is a public benefit corporation that has since become a nonprofit organization. It developed an adaptive online learning course, CSM, designed to build competencies for success in education and employment. The platform focuses on developing quantitative reasoning, problem-solving, literacy, and personal skills like persistence and self-efficacy.

The CSM course uses an advanced adaptive learning system that personalizes instruction across academic, behavioral, and affective domains simultaneously. This allows the same course to be effective for a wide range of users, from high school dropouts to corporate managers with advanced degrees. It is designed to help students master skills by requiring A-level work to pass and uses techniques from educational psychology to foster a growth mindset. A key feature is its focus on building the skill of lifelong career decision-making, differentiating between a job and a career.

The company's business model involves providing the CSM course for free, with revenue generated from the optional $45 CSM Certificate upon completion. CSMlearn partners with schools, colleges, workforce development programs, and workplaces. The course has been recommended for three semester hours of college credit for quantitative reasoning by the American Council on Education's College Credit Recommendation Service (ACE CREDIT®), and the company has agreements with numerous colleges. It is also used as a training tool in industries such as energy, water, construction, and hospitality.

Keywords: adaptive learning, workforce development, skill-building, quantitative reasoning, online education, professional development, lifelong learning, career skills, soft skills training, educational technology, public benefit corporation, nonprofit, ACE credit, higher education, adult education, corporate training, employability skills, problem-solving skills, literacy skills, self-efficacy