āSki the slope, not the mountain,ā a wise professor once told meāmeaning donāt worry about everything you will encounter down the mountain, only focus on what is right in front…
How to Create Access to Experiential Learning Opportunities for Non-Traditional Students
Charles Kilfoye | Assistant Vice President of Employer Engagement & Career Design, Northeastern UniversityFor many learners today, the debate about the value of higher education ultimately settles on how well a college degree successfully bridges the gap between education and employment. One surefire…
As employers continue to find ways to leverage automations and technological advancements to lower costs and improve productivity, the importance of soft skills has never been more important to success…
Shining the Limelight on Soft Skills: The Importance of Adopting Common Assessment Frameworks
Gregory Fowler | President, University of Maryland Global Campus Anthony Siciliano, Jaymes Walker-MyersAs employers continue to find ways to leverage automations and technological advancements to lower costs and improve productivity, the importance of soft skills has never been more important to success…
Best of Both Worlds: Establishing and Rolling Out Best Practices for a CBE Offering
Donna Diller | Director of the Montoya Campus, Central New Mexico Community College Kalynn PirklCompetency-Based Education: For Learners At Any Stage of Life
Kate Ferrel | President, Nicolet College Chuck KompExperiential Learning: Not Just for Residential Undergraduates
Joshua Steele | Senior Director of UA Online, University of ArizonaThe Importance of Collaboration in Competency-Based Education Programs
Brooks Doherty | Assistant Vice President of Academic Innovation, Rasmussen CollegeDesigning a Mechanism to Assess CBE Quality
Charla Long | Executive Director, Competency-Based Education NetworkThe Silent Learning Revolution in Higher Education: Crafting Strategies for a Changing World
Peter Smith | Orkand Chair and Professor of Innovative Practices in Higher Education, University of Maryland University CollegeThe Four Reasons Your Campus Should be Offering Prior Learning Assessment Credit
Matt Bergman | Associate Professor of Organizational Leadership and Learning in the College of Education & Human Development, University of LouisvilleExpanding Prior Learning Assessment and the Changing Educational Landscape
Frances Turcott | Director of Special Projects, Anne Arundel Community CollegeLearning from WGU: Five Key Practices
David Leasure | President, Higher Learning Challenge, LLC
When it comes to finding a common definition for alternative and innovative credentials, there doesnāt seem to a standard. What is innovative for some institutions has been in place at…
Navigating the CBE Frontier: Creative and Alternative Student Support for Creative and Alternative Models of Education
Aaron Brower | Executive Director of UW Extended Campus and Senior Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs, University of Wisconsin System David SchejbalAs has been stated in many venues (including in The EvoLLLution), we simply need more alternative pathways to meet the nationās demand for people with postsecondary degrees. Reaching the Presidentās…
A college degree signifies to an employer that a graduate can demonstrate multiple things, reading and writing at the very core of this skill set. Yet, national surveys show employer…
Is There A Continuum for Competency-Based Education?
Rhonda Tracy | Former Chancellor, Kentucky Community and Technical College SystemAfter attending a state meeting recently to discuss competency-based education with education leaders and consultants, I left with several thoughts about the breadth and depth of competency-based education. As states…
A CBE Overview: A Taste of CBE Today
A. Sasha Thackaberry | Associate Vice Chancellor of Learning Experience Design Innovation, National UniversityA CBE Overview: The Recent History of CBE
A. Sasha Thackaberry | Associate Vice Chancellor of Learning Experience Design Innovation, National UniversityThe Foundation for Widespread CBE Exists
Mark Peterson | CIO and Director of Technology Services, Inver Hills Community CollegeCompetency-Based Education and Accreditation: A Personal Perspective (Part 2)
Barbara Wright | Former Vice President, WASC Senior College and University CommissionCompetency-Based Education and Accreditation: A Personal Perspective (Part 1)
Barbara Wright | Former Vice President, WASC Senior College and University CommissionLearning for the Long Haul: A Response to Alternative Educational Options
Jean Floten | Chancellor, Western Governors University WashingtonThe Path Forward for Competency-Based Education
Chari Leader Kelley | Senior Fellow, CAELCBE and the Sage Dynamic: New Roles for Faculty and Administration
William Ryan | Consultant and Former Executive Director of Learn on Demand, Kentucky Community and Technical College SystemSaying Yes to Competency-Based Education: The Big Picture (Part 1)
Rhonda Tracy | Former Chancellor, Kentucky Community and Technical College System
Competency-based education (CBE) programs have experienced a resurgence in recent years in part as a response to employer concerns that college graduates and credentialed workers do not have…
Navigating the CBE Frontier: Accrediting Competency
Aaron Brower | Executive Director of UW Extended Campus and Senior Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs, University of Wisconsin SystemIāve started this blog to provide a bit more detail on how our UW Flexible Option Program functions. As I get calls about our program, Iām often asked about specific…
Itās the measure that matters with CBE design. Competency-based education (CBE) is a very hot topic as businesses clamor for skilled workers who can be productive immediately and more institutions…