Post-Secondary
Post-secondary is a shifting space — four year degrees may not always be the fit and new alternatives are being created at an alarming rate. This topic encompasses everything from higher ed to adult learning and workforce pipelines and development.
20 Ways Education Will Improve by 2020
It’s getting easier to learn anything anywhere. It’s getting easier to create learning environments that work better for teachers and students. Here are 20 ways that learning (K-20) will change over the next five (or 10) years.
EdTech 10: 3rd Annual Smart List Series
In the spirit of the Smart List series here are this week’s top 10 news stories. The 3rd Annual Smart List series is off an running. During October and November you’ll see around 20 ‘Best of’ lists.
EdTech 10: With Arne Duncan Leaving… Now What?
With the news of Arne Duncan stepping down in December... It makes us ask: Are we witnessing what will one day be seen as the moment the pendulum swung towards personalization?
The Liberal Arts Have a Bright Future in Competency-Based Learning
By: Michael Horn. Although competency-based learning in higher education is arising based on the need for more affordable programs that prepare students for the workforce, by no means is competency-based learning inherently synonymous with the demise of the liberal arts.
4 Essential Competency-Based Education Commitments for HigherEd Leaders
If higher education institutions can remain focused on these core commitments, then competency-based education can make a substantive contribution to improving the quality of education, access for those not well served by traditional models, and building a closer relationship with employers and improved employability for graduates.
Data, Technology, and the Great Unbundling of Higher Education
By: Ryan Craig & Allison Williams. Colleges and universities must address several critical issues in the years ahead in order to prepare for the next seismic change: the unbundling of higher education.
Making MOOCs Teacher-Centered, Competency-Based and Personalized
The Learning Differences team at the Friday Institute is employing a modified take on the “traditional” MOOC structure, for their MOOCs for Educators, or MOOC-Eds, which is allowing them to meet the unique learning styles of teachers participating in the new course.
Match Beyond And College For America Reimagine HigherEd
Match Beyond combines College for America, an innovative new competency-based degree program from Southern New Hampshire University, with intensive coaching, academic support and jobs counseling from Match Education.
Knod: Eliminating the Education to Employment Gap
By: Katie Vander Ark. Knod is a Salt Lake City based talent development company working to eliminate the education-to-employment gap by producing job candidates who are ready for the workforce by focusing first on employer needs, not student needs.
The Front Porch: A Rockin’ Interactive Structure
Getting Smart Teacher Blogger John Hardison shares Studio 113’s “Front Porch,” an interactive, discussion-based learning structure where improvisational acting meets a flowing and focused conversation.