Programming
Creating Pathways to Second Chances for Inmates
Kimberly Moore | Vice President of Workforce Innovation, Tallahassee Community CollegeThroughout the evolution and history of community colleges, they have often been identified as the gateway to opportunity and prosperity for all. However, despite the many challenges that an open…
Aligning Community Colleges with Community Needs
Eric Richardson | CEO, Growth Development AssociatesCommunity and technical colleges play an essential role in their neighborhoods. Tasked with supporting pathways to stable employment, these institutions are a critical piece of reducing local unemployment and supporting…
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…
Designing4Engagement: Design Thinking in the Program Quality Review Process
Christine Boyko-Head | Professor of Liberal Arts, Mohawk CollegeProgram review is a systemic, ongoing process intended to impact educational quality within a program and also across an institution. This continual, reflective process, however, does not always transfer…
The Power of Partnerships and Pairings: Why STEM and Liberal Arts are Better Together
David Rosowsky | Former Provost, University of Vermont“The last decade has seen considerable energy and enthusiasm for mash-ups between the STEM disciplines and the liberal arts disciplines, with motivations ranging from practical to political, obvious to opportunistic,…
Can Small Data Unlock a Step Change in Learner Experience Design?
Whitney Kilgore | Co-Founder and Chief Academic Officer, iDesignUnder pressure to earn customer loyalty by making shopping easier, retailers are intently focused on transforming the shopper experience. Last year, grocery giants like Kroger, Walmart and Sam’s Club rolled out…
Inside the Big Confusing Credentialing Tent: A New Mission to Understand Non-Degree Credentials
Holly Zanville | Strategy Director for the Future of Learning and Work, Lumina FoundationThe number of credentials used to document education and training has grown—but so has the confusion about what they mean. Researchers use terms such as non-degree credentials, alternative credentials and…