Using an Electronic Portfolio as a Capstone Project: The Rationale, Logistics and Reflections (Part 1)
— Co-written with: Beth Wrenn-Estes | Instructor, San Jose State University; Genna Buhr | Research...
Bringing Prior Learning to the Forefront
The College of St. Scholastica, a Roman Catholic college in Minnesota, has developed a degree...
Why Companies Want Competency-Based Education
Given the critical importance of employee competence in today’s workforce, competency-based models...
The Benefits of Competency-Based Education for Adults
As the workforce moves in the direction of learning validation over prior credentials—which is the...
Developing and Implementing Competency-Based Learning
Higher education can be a confusing challenge for many adults, especially given the traditional...
Bridging the Relevance Gap
Many graduates have trouble finding links between what they learned in college or university and...
Pennsylvania’s Public Universities Attracting Adults with Prior Learning Assessment
Pennsylvania’s 14 public universities, who are prioritizing workforce development more than ever...
Affective Learning Projects and Prior Learning
Affective learning projects put their focus on using current knowledge to help inform new...
Expanding the Potential for Competency-Based Models
In order for non-traditional students to achieve success in higher education they require...
Universal Classification of Knowledge in Education and Training
Higher education currently exists in an industrial, conveyer belt model. Adopting an approach to...
The Holes in the Competency-Based Model
While the competency-based model can allow students to display knowledge, it is difficult to see...
Trade Schools: Still a Viable Alternative?
With such a great need for highly skilled laborers, trade schools are becoming a more viable option...
