Five Ways Digital Badges Can Influence Learning
—Co-written with Andrea Thomas | Technology Writer, Purdue University— Badges can be used to...
Creative Degree Pathways Save Non-Traditional Students More than Money
Adult and continuing education units need to exercise creativity in helping non-traditional...
Finding the Right Degree Pathway
Traditional degree programs do not necessarily provide students with a more cohesive learning...
Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks: Innovative Degrees for Adults
Enrolling in innovative, 21st-century degree programs can be an effective way for adult students to...
Challenges to Change and Innovation in Higher Education
While massive changes are demanded of higher education from their most populous customer segment,...
The ePortfolio as an Alternative Credential
An ePortfolio or other form of alternative credential may present a fuller picture of an...
Institutions Awarding Credit for Military Experience
Last week, a joint initiative formed in 2011 to help Texas community colleges award veteran...
To Degree, Or Not to Degree?
Students interested in learning for learning’s sake should turn toward MOOCs. However, if an...
Credentialing is How Institutions will Differentiate in the Future
Accepting and rewarding prior learning gained from multiple sources is a step institutions can take...
Flexible Degrees Target Adult Learners
American higher education institutions are implementing experimental strategies to make higher...
Accelerating Toward a Credential
As accelerated programming begins to gain popularity, one university in North Carolina has...
More Pay for Technical Certificate Holders
A report presented last week by College Measures suggests that Texans who graduate from a technical...
