The last few years have shaken higher ed, but more disruption looms ahead. And securing their success through it requires institutions to remain flexible and adaptable. As we move into…
Applied and Experiential Learning
Credit for Prior Learning Portfolios as a High-Impact Practice
Diane Treis Rusk | Director of Academic Programs and Student Learning Assessment, University of Wisconsin System Lauren Smith | Director of Adult Learning and Warhawk Emergency Fund, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Tandem Time: How Community Colleges and Workforce Development Programs Go Hand-in-Hand
Alissa Levine | Director of Workforce Development Programs, Kingsborough Community College Jessica CinelliIntegrating Workforce Development programming can be vital to student success and give them more opportunities after graduation while meeting industry needs. Various types of partnerships and collaborations between the institution…
Technologies such as VR, AR and simulators have so much potential for students. Outside of flight school or med school, there is a world of opportunity for institutions to implement…
Five Thoughts on the Next Five Years: Where Higher Ed is Headed
Vickie Cook | Executive Director of Online, Professional and Engaged Learning, University of Illinois SpringfieldThe last few years have shaken higher ed, but more disruption looms ahead. And securing their success through it requires institutions to remain flexible and adaptable. As we move into…
A Guerilla Guide to Comprehensive Learning Records
Darragh McNally | Associate Vice President, University of Maryland Global Campus Insiya BreamE-Portfolios Raise the Bar for Adult Learners
Nicholas Vaught | Interim Assistant Dean for Academics and Student Success at the College of Interdisciplinary and Continuing Studies, Morgan State UniversityTandem Time: How Community Colleges and Workforce Development Programs Go Hand-in-Hand
Alissa Levine | Director of Workforce Development Programs, Kingsborough Community College Jessica CinelliHow Continuing Ed Fits in with The Overarching Institution
Jenna Cullinane Hege | Vice Chancellor for Institutional Research and Analytics, Austin Community CollegeUsing AI-Powered Simulations for Students and Employers
Deborah Hurst | Former Dean of the Faculty of Business, Athabasca University Richard DixonRecognition of Prior Learning: RPL Perspectives from Down Under
Joanne Ayoub | Learning, Competency, and Capability Lead, Transport for New South WalesHow We Built an Experiential Learning Program at an Online University
Michelle Love | Academic Program Chair, Western Govenors University Jonathan HuckSkills Equal Success: Focusing on the Value of Learning Outcomes
Andy Jett | Dean of the College of Professional Schools, Avila UniversityBuilding a Bridge Between Degree-Credit Education and the Workforce
Jeff Harmon | Vice Provost for Strategic Initiatives and Institutional Effectiveness, Thomas Edison State University
CLRs are proving to be beneficial for learners as they look to map out both their learning and career journeys. The role of digital credentials in higher education continues to…
New Ways of Documenting Student Success: Comprehensive Learner Records
Jeff Bohrer | Technical Program Manager, IMS Global Learning ConsortiumThe Comprehensive Learner Record (CLR) is a new official academic record that captures and communicates a learnerās abilities and accomplishments in ways that a traditional transcript does not. Educational institutions…
As more student learning becomes advanced and outside the classroom, institutions can begin to look at digital records as a way to capture and record studentsā achievements. The student experience…
Assessment is Not a Four-Letter Word
Cathrael Kazin | Managing Partner, Volta Learning GroupAssessment models today fail to acknowledge the key components to a learnerās experience and outcomesāincorporating them into the learning process will help both students and employers see the full potential…
Creating an Education for Industry 4.0
Gregory Crawford | President, Miami UniversityEvolving Non-Credit Programming in the Community College Space
Tracy Hartzler | President, Central New Mexico Community College Erica BarreiroThe Virus that Opened the Floodgates to Change
Holly Zanville | Research Professor and Co-Director of Program on Skills, Credentials and Workforce Policy in the Institute of Public Policy, George Washington University Mary WalshokHands-On Learning During a Hands-Off Pandemic
Jeffrey Rafn | President, Northeast Wisconsin Technical CollegeIntegrating Employer Engagement with Experiential Learning in Response to the New Normal
Charles Kilfoye | Assistant Vice President of Employer Engagement & Career Design, Northeastern UniversityCredentialing in the COVID-19 Landscape
Sean Gallagher | Executive Director of the Center for the Future of Higher Education and Talent Strategy, Northeastern University Holly ZanvilleJuly Is Coming: Medical Education and Physician Trainee Turnover in 2020
Sarah Diekman | Resident Physician and Student in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, John Hopkins UniversityDelivering on Demand: Working with Employers to Fill Skill Gaps
Sandy MacDonald | President and CEO, Holland CollegeOur Shared Responsibility in Expanding Competency-Based Programming
Kelle Parsons | Senior Researcher, American Institutes for Research Jessica Mason
In some states and municipalities, teachers are in high demand but low supply. As a result, states like North Carolina have adopted emergency teacher certification approaches to help fast-track completion…
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,…
As 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…