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.

Personalized Learning

In Defense of Liberal Arts AND Employability

Tom Vander Ark

Apr 1, 2015

A liberal arts degree can be a great foundation for work and life. Students pursuing a liberal arts degree should build a portfolio of work based learning evidence and have a first job in mind approach graduation. Likewise, students aiming for technical employment shouldn’t be shortchanged when it comes to skills that will power lifelong learning and opportunity.

Personalized Learning

ROI of Deeper Design for Online Higher Education Programs

Guest Author

Mar 25, 2015

By: Jason Gorman. Vice President of Learning Experience Design Services at Six Red Marbles gives insight into ROI of design for online higher education programs and the importance of aligning design efforts with student enrollment and retention.

Leadership

Instructional Leadership through Focused Observation and Feedback

Guest Author

Mar 20, 2015

By: Sarah-Jane Caban. As part of our Preparing Leaders for Deeper Learning series, Sarah-Jane writes about Relay's Graduate School and their work to help prepare principals for Deeper Learning environments through their program, The National Principals Academy Fellowship.

EdTech

Impact at Scale: The Learning Platform Series

Tom Vander Ark

Feb 22, 2015

It will soon be easier to create a sequence of powerful learning experiences for students -- and do it consistently well at scale. For the next six weeks we’ll be reviewing progress on next-gen learning platforms.

Difference Making

Free Community College? Choose Wisely

Guest Author

Feb 13, 2015

By: Lara K. Couturier. There's also been a wave of attention about the impact and value of community colleges. But note, the budget choices they make, the academic programs they design, the student supports they offer, and the cultures they nurture—can have a dramatic impact on students.

Ed Policy

Tech Training Opens Lucrative Alternative to 4 Year Degree for Millennials

Jessica Slusser

Feb 10, 2015

Why we need more workers trained in the trades, the role of our schools in preparing students for careers and vocational training, and examples of innovative career centers providing technical training pathways.

Personalized Learning

10 Trends Transforming HigherEd

Tom Vander Ark

Feb 3, 2015

Ten trends are changing the postsecondary landscape with new competition coming from informal learning and job training startups.

Difference Making

5 Options Allow GenDIY to Rethink College

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 20, 2014

Finish high school, go to college, graduate four or five years later and go to work--only it doesn’t work that way very often for Millennials. The GenDIY hack on higher education is a series of solutions that boosts affordability, flexibility, and employability.

Personalized Learning

Next Gen Higher Ed: Blended, Personalized & Competency-based

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 19, 2014

New highered options are bringing fast, flexible solutions for adults balancing work and family obligations just in time as young adult unemployment remains high, but thoughts of going back to school to finish up a degree still daunting.

Leadership

When the Stars Align in Support of Learning…

Guest Author

Dec 10, 2014

By: Karla Phillips. A common K-12 and higher education reform effort where the stars can align? Competency-based learning.

	Beginning	Piloting	Implementing
From Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery	BeginningFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Beginning	PilotingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Piloting	ImplementingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Implementing
From One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning	BeginningFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Implementing
From Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry	BeginningFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Beginning	PilotingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Piloting	ImplementingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Implementing
From Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning	BeginningFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Implementing
From Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities	BeginningFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Beginning	PilotingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Piloting	ImplementingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Implementing
From Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment	BeginningFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Beginning	PilotingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Piloting	ImplementingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Implementing
From Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets	BeginningFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Beginning	PilotingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Piloting	ImplementingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Implementing

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