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…
A Guerilla Guide to Comprehensive Learning Records
Darragh McNally | Associate Vice President, University of Maryland Global Campus Insiya BreamCLRs are not only going to support the move to a model of education where micro-credentials are embraced by institutions, but by employers as well. Much of what has been…
It can be hard to communicate the skills acquired through education and learning acquired in the workforce to a potential employer. E-portfolios allow students to reflect on their knowledge and…
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…
How 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 UniversityComprehensive Learner Records Impact on Students
Kelly Hoyland | Higher Education Program Manager, IMS Global Learning ConsortiumNew Ways of Documenting Student Success: Comprehensive Learner Records
Jeff Bohrer | Technical Program Manager, IMS Global Learning ConsortiumIntroducing Digital Learning Records to Learners
Mark McConahay | Associate Vice Provost and Registrar, Indiana University Tom Green
Assessment 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 UniversityThe COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the future of the learn-and-work ecosystem to now. Programs like Work+ are being innovated to address it head-on and create an experience in which learning…
No matter what education path someone takes, work-based and experiential learning will always hold high valueāsomething that community colleges need to incorporate into their program models.Ā Community colleges are there…
The 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 WalshokAs COVID-19 has been a wakeup call for institutions to prepare for natural disasters, itās 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 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 MasonHelping Adults Change Careers with a Pathway to Practice
Alison Winzeler | Alternative Licensure Director and Pathway to Practice Coordinator in the College of Education, North Carolina State UniversitySupporting The Adult Learner Lifecycle Through Prior Learning Assessment
Tracy A. Costello | Assistant Director of Prior Learning, National Louis University Joseph LevyValidating Competencies and Skills Gained Through Rigorous Assessment
Jason Meyers | Senior Manager of Psychometrics, Western Governors University
Students today expect that their university experience will lead them to a good job. As a result, thereās more pressure on universities than ever before to adopt a model that…
Sharing the Competency-Based Studentās 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…
As 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…