Disruptive Parallels in Competency-Based Education and Agile Development
Kerri Laryea | Curriculum and Assessment Director, Western Governors UniversityWhat do agile software development and competency-based education (CBE) have in common? They disrupt industries. Agile software development took root in the 1990s. The Agile Manifesto emphasizes four values: individuals…
Willing to Fail: Evolving Graduate Business Education to Keep Pace with Market Needs
Caryn L. Beck-Dudley | Dean of the Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara UniversityThose of us who lead business schools have known for a while that graduate business education is changing dramatically. Most MBAs, including ours, have lost enrollment over several years. The…
The Promise of a Workforce Trifecta: An Innovative Way To Address the IT Professional Skills Gap
Edythe M. Abdullah | Dean of the Division of Continuing Education, University of North FloridaUniversity professional and continuing education divisions are committed to being responsive to workforce and economic development demands. Different from university colleges, continuing education divisions must be nimble as well as…
Competency-Based Education: A Model For Keeping Up in Canada
Jackie Pichette | Director of Policy, Research & Partnerships, Higher Education Quality Council of OntarioMost students enrolled in Canadian colleges and universities today should expect to return to school down the road—probably several times, hopefully for shorter, more flexible and affordable programs. That’s because,…