Task-Centered Learning Bringing Quality to the Forefront
As students, employers and institutions alike start paying more attention to the ability for...
Bringing Prior Learning Assessment into Higher Education’s Mainstream
— Co-written with Teresa Clark | Director of New Program Research and Design, Lipscomb University—...
Market Differentiation and Cost Savings: The Value of Competency-Based Assessment
Focusing on student assessment rather than instruction is one way institutions can reduce their...
Competency-Based Learning: An Administrator’s Perspective
Competency-based education is radically changing the way higher education is delivered and...
MOOCs Show Gap in Prior Learning Assessment
The issue of granting credit for completion of Massive Open Online Courses goes beyond recognition...
Integrating Competencies to Move Graduates into Careers
Professionals are increasingly in demand as the economy recovers, but the pathways for graduates to...
Revolutionizing Competency-Based Education
Institutions such as SNHU are exploring competency-based education models that seek to remove...
Three Ways the Federal Government Could Better Promote PLA
As higher education becomes increasingly critical for success in the labor market, the federal...
Recognizing Military Veterans’ Prior Learning
As increasing numbers of military veterans look to enroll in higher education after their service,...
Competency-Based Learning: A Student’s Perspective
Despite several challenges, competency-based learning is an effective way to ensure non-traditional...
Prior Learning Assessment: Making Learning Count
Given the increasing importance of earning a degree for success in today’s workforce, institutions...
The Evolution of the College Degree Toward Competency
— Co-written with Aaron Brower | Provost, University of Wisconsin-Extension— The traditional, seat...
