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Designing a Mechanism to Assess CBE Quality
Charla Long | Executive Director, Competency-Based Education NetworkThough 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…
Just-in-Time Education: Student Expectations in a Digital World
Edward W. Finn III | Liaison for Innovation and Collaboration in Teaching and Learning, Associated Colleges of the MidwestA while back, I received a package from Amazon in the mail and realized that I had misread the description. Within 10 minutes, I had a new shipping label, return…
The Future of Institutional Research: An Aspirational Model
Christine Keller | Executive Director, Association for Institutional ResearchHigher education in the United States is undergoing a transformation from a system centered on institutions to one centered on students. This shift requires colleges and universities to rethink their…
Can Students and Higher Education Strike a Grand Bargain?
Gordon Freedman | President, National Laboratory for Education TransformationTransforming Higher Education Will Require a Grand Bargain The National Laboratory for Education Transformation is dedicated to modernizing critical processes in higher education for the benefit of both institutions and…
Moving Beyond the Buzzword: Understanding Innovation in Higher Ed
Jill Buban | Senior Director of Research and Innovation, Online Learning ConsortiumIn April 2018, the Online Learning Consortium published The State of Innovation in Higher Education: A Survey of Academic Administrators. The report surveyed over 100 college and university administrators to…
With the Growth in the Number of Short-Term Credential Programs, Why is Stackability and Employer Engagement Critical?
Darlene Miller | Executive Director, National Council for Workforce EducationIn today’s economy, 80 percent of all jobs require some form of a credential beyond high school. Concomitantly, 45 percent of small businesses in America are unable to find qualified…
How American IEPs Can Adapt to the Shifting Marketplace
Cheryl Delk-Le Good | Executive Director, EnglishUSAIntensive English Programs—IEPs—are an invaluable resource for recruiting and retaining international students, but increased international and online competition mean that many are facing declining enrollment numbers. In this interview, Cheryl…