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…
How to End the Negativity Around Liberal Arts, For Good
David Schejbal | President, Excelsior CollegeOn any given week, a scan of headlines in the higher education periodicals and local and national newspapers yields several articles about the role and fate of the liberal arts.…
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…
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-MyersShining the Limelight on Soft Skills: The Importance of Adopting Common Assessment Frameworks
Gregory Fowler | President, University of Maryland Global Campus Anthony Siciliano, Jaymes Walker-MyersBest 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 Louisville
I 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, LLCWestern Governors University (WGU) celebrated the 20th year of its founding in July 2017. WGU is the largest and oldest institution of higher learning that offers online, competency-based education (CBE),…
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…
Competency-Based Education Model Benefits Faculty As Well As Students
Michelle SolƩr | 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 | 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, CAEL
Do 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 SystemMany years ago a seasoned faculty member said that it was important to acknowledge that when you say yes to something, regardless of the origin of the request, it means…
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…