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Putting the Pieces in Place: Launching a Competency-Based Program
Laurie Dodge | Vice Provost and Vice Chancellor of Institutional Assessment, Brandman UniversityDemand for competency-based education is growing nationwide, as employers and students are looking for more concrete mechanisms to earn and display specific skills and capabilities. These programs are characterized by…
Prerequisites for Launching Competency-Based and Other Innovative Program Models
Shonda Gibson | Associate Provost and SACSCOC Accreditation Liaison, Texas A&M University-CommerceWe are at an interesting point in higher education, with increasing and widespread concerns related to a myriad of challenges and issues; as well as a host of innovations to…
The Science of Digital Growth: Exploring Best Practices in Online Programming and Innovation
Lou Pugliese | Senior Innovation Fellow and Managing Director of Technology at the Innovation Action Lab, Arizona State UniversityIn March 2018, the EdPlus Action Lab at Arizona State University released Making Digital Learning Work: Success Strategies from Six Leading Universities and Community Colleges. The comprehensive study, conducted in…
Three Keys to Fostering an Innovative Culture On Your Campus
Paul LeBlanc | President, Southern New Hampshire UniversityThere is a large body of work on change management (search “change management books” to see for yourself), any number of consultants to help out in the process, and ideas…
How to Make International Learning Opportunities More Accessible to Non-Traditional Learners
David L. Di Maria | Associate Vice Provost of International Education, University of Maryland Baltimore CountyNASA recently released a photo taken last December from its Kepler space telescope. In case you missed it, Kepler is currently cruising through space in search of alien worlds and…
Five Things Everyone Should Know About Being a Community College President
Joianne Smith | President, Oakton Community CollegeBefore becoming the fourth president of Oakton Community College in July 2015, I thought I was prepared. I worked alongside Oakton’s previous president, Margaret Burke Lee, for years as vice…
Innovating to Deliver Programming through New Models: Bringing the Bootcamp to Campus
Diane Johnson | President and CEO, New Charter UniversityThe decision to launch NCU Code Lab was born out of the necessity to keep up with the rapid evolution occurring in industry. New Charter University’s mission is focused on…
Pursuing National Accreditation to Create Access Quickly While Proving Quality and Rigor
Michael K. Moore | Chief Academic and Operating Officer, University of Arkansas System eVersityLaunching an innovative online education division—one that vastly expands access to postsecondary programming while also providing students a valuable outcome and credential at the end of their program—is critical for…