Though it’s not a new concept, there has been significant growth in recent years in the number of competency-based education (CBE) programs offered at colleges and universities across the United…
The 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 CollegeIn June, Peter Smith published Free Range Learning in the Digital Age: The Emerging Revolution in College, Career and Higher Education. In it, Smith argues that technology has driven a…
Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) is an interdisciplinary complement to a wide array of degree or certificate programs. PLA acknowledges and honors the college-level learning that is accrued outside the confines…
Expanding Prior Learning Assessment and the Changing Educational Landscape
Frances Turcott | Director of Special Projects, Anne Arundel Community CollegeI work at a community college and I am fiercely dedicated to its mission to meet learners where they are and provide them with access to lifelong learning and the…
Learning from WGU: Five Key Practices
David Leasure | President, Higher Learning Challenge, LLCAn Overview of Competency-Based Education: Its Place in the Market and Gaining Stakeholder Buy-In
Michelle Solér | Director of Competency-Based Education and Assessment, University of North Carolina-General AdministrationNavigating the CBE Frontier: Creative and Alternative Student Support for Creative and Alternative Models of Education
Aaron Brower | Executive Director of Extended Campus and Senior Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs, University of Wisconsin System David SchejbalCompetency-Based Education Model Benefits Faculty As Well As Students
Michelle Solér | Director of Competency-Based Education and Assessment, University of North Carolina-General AdministrationIs There A Continuum for Competency-Based Education?
Rhonda Tracy | Former Chancellor, Kentucky Community and Technical College SystemA CBE Overview: A Taste of CBE Today
A. Sasha Thackaberry | Vice President for Online and Continuing Education, Louisiana State UniversityA CBE Overview: The Recent History of CBE
A. Sasha Thackaberry | Vice President for Online and Continuing Education, Louisiana State 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 Commission
In 2012 I gave a talk in which I asked, “If we focus on outcomes, do we really need courses?” My argument was that courses are just a means—one means—to…
Learning for the Long Haul: A Response to Alternative Educational Options
Jean Floten | Chancellor, Western Governors University WashingtonThis is an amazing moment in time for change and innovation in education, much of which has been spawned by technology. The learning models that were so familiar to us…
Competency-based models for higher education have grown by leaps and bounds over the past few years. What once was a relatively niche and unique approach to delivering programming now finds…
CBE 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 SystemDo you remember how excited you were entering those freshmen college classes? The long lecture halls with the tiered seating where you could gaze down and listen attentively to the…
Saying Yes to Competency-Based Education: The Big Picture (Part 1)
Rhonda Tracy | Former Chancellor, Kentucky Community and Technical College SystemCompetency-Based Education: A Powerful Way to Link Learning and the Workplace
Dorothy Wax | Associate Vice President for Career Services, CAEL Becky Klein-CollinsNavigating the CBE Frontier: Accrediting Competency
Aaron Brower | Executive Director of Extended Campus and Senior Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs, University of Wisconsin SystemFrom Subject Mastery to Career: Designing CBE Programs That Close the Skills Gap
William Ryan | Consultant and Former Executive Director of Learn on Demand, Kentucky Community and Technical College SystemThe First in a Crowded Room: How WGU Can Continue to Stand Out in the Competency Era
Sally Johnstone | President, National Center for Higher Education Management SystemsClarifying Competency-Based Education Terms
Deborah Everhart | Chief Strategy Officer, Credential EnginePLA and the Completion Agenda: Creating Value for Students and Institutions
Walter Pearson | Editor, Journal of Continuing Higher EducationPLA and the Completion Agenda: Understanding PLA
Walter Pearson | Editor, Journal of Continuing Higher EducationThe New Breed of Competency-Based Education Degree Programs: A Trend or Fad? (Part 3)
Robert Hill | Professor Emeritus, Nova Southeastern University
Enrollment numbers are falling and institutions are scrambling to serve the massive market of non-traditional students, but have not been overwhelmingly successful. The biggest roadblock for these students is the…
Access to Learning: Opportunities for Adult Learners to Excel Beyond the Baccalaureate
Elizabeth Dooley | Dean of University College, West Virginia UniversityAdult students have unique perspectives and specific needs. Institutions are finding a range of ways to meet these needs. For example, West Virginia, like many other states, offers a flexible,…
The following interview is with Cori Gordon, assistant clinical professor of personalized learning at Northern Arizona University. Competency-based education is beginning to emerge as one of the industry’s hottest and…