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.
The Virus that Opened the Floodgates to Change
Holly Zanville | Strategy Director, Lumina Foundation & Visiting Scholar at the Institute of Public Policy, George Washington University Mary WalshokAs COVID-19 has been a wakeup call for institutions to prepare for natural disasters, it’s critical to rethink education and workforce training that will allow people to continue working and…
Hands-On Learning During a Hands-Off Pandemic
Jeffrey Rafn | President, Northeast Wisconsin Technical CollegeVariously called project-based, hands-on, laboratory, experiential or tactile education there is no question that learning while doing is one of the most effective ways to learn a new concept or…
Integrating Employer Engagement with Experiential Learning in Response to the New Normal
Charles Kilfoye | Assistant Vice President of Employer Engagement & Career Design, Northeastern UniversityCOVID-19 has forced every college and university to re-evaluate its value proposition as more and more of the traditional student experience moves online or remotely. One part of the value…
Credentialing in the COVID-19 Landscape
Sean Gallagher | Executive Director of the Center for the Future of Higher Education and Talent Strategy, Northeastern University Holly ZanvilleWith the revamp in higher education in response to the pandemic, this could very well be the moment credential innovation was waiting for. Now is the time to use credentials…
July 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 UniversityWorldwide, physicians are at the center of the fight against COVID-19. Throughout the United States, academic medical professionals are addressing staffing and supply shortages in the midst of this pandemic.…
Uplifting Through Upskilling: Corpus Christi/Nueces County and the Inclusive Development Network
Claire Linnemeier | Director of Workforce and Economic Development Consulting Projects, CAELIn March of last year, CAEL launched the Inclusive Development Network (IDN). Supported by grants from ECMC Foundation and JPMorgan Chase & Co., the 18-month initiative is dedicated to identifying…
50 Years On, Innovation Is Going Strong: Bismarck State College and Workforce Learning
Christine Carpenter | Vice President of Engagement, CAELSince at least 1970, Bismarck State College (BSC) has been modeling a best practice for serving working adult learners: close collaboration with key industry. That’s when BSC’s long history with…