Applied and Experiential Learning
With more adults enrolling in postsecondary programs, and with greater employer demand for work-ready graduates, the demand for programs that award credit based on subject mastery rather than time in class is growing. Adapting to this shift requires institutions to adapt their approach to managing and tracking learning.
Supporting The Adult Learner Lifecycle Through Prior Learning Assessment
Tracy A. Costello | Assistant Director of Prior Learning, National Louis University Joseph LevyAdults are knowledgeable. Personal, professional, academic and informal learning occurs with life experience. They all have competence and can demonstrate learning. Yet traditional and popular higher education interventions (i.e., courses,…
Validating Competencies and Skills Gained Through Rigorous Assessment
Jason Meyers | Senior Manager of Psychometrics, Western Governors UniversityAs a competency-based university, assessment is the backbone of everything we do. Quality, industry-verified tests allow us to confidently classify an individual as competent and prepared for workforce entry. Western…
Collaborative Education: How Universities Can Bridge the Labor Market Skills Gap
John LaBrie | Dean and Associate Provost for Professional Education, Clark UniversityStudents today expect that their university experience will lead them to a good job. As a result, there’s more pressure on universities than ever before to adopt a model that…
How the Evolution of Microcredentials Is Meeting the Needs of an Evolving Industry
Christine Carpenter | Vice President of Membership Engagement, CAELSometimes, a shared challenge can transform traditional adversaries into constructive collaborators. Twenty years ago, exactly that happened. That’s when CAEL helped found NACTEL, a 501 (c)(3) coalition of major telecom…
Sharing the Competency-Based Student’s Experience
Jill Loveless | Vice President of Academic Affairs, West Virginia Northern Community CollegeWhat do students really say about competency-based education? That was the underlying question I pondered while completing my dissertation at Capella University. When I began my research, CBE programs were…
3 Keys to Launch and Scale a Competency-Based Program
Nina Morel | Dean of the College of Professional Studies, Lipscomb UniversityAs the dean of an online competency-based education (CBE) program at a traditional private university, I frequently get calls from leaders at other universities wanting advice on how to launch…
How to End the Negativity Around Liberal Arts, For Good
David Schejbal | Vice President and Chief of Digital Learning, Marquette UniversityOn any given week, a scan of headlines in the higher education periodicals and local and national newspapers yields several articles about the role and fate of the liberal arts.…