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

70 Top Sources Of Free eLearning Courses

Guest Author

Dec 6, 2014

Whether you are looking for a master’s degree program, computer science classes, a K-12 curriculum, or GED study program, this list gives you a look at 70 websites that promise education for FREE.

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Smart List: 30 Organizations Boosting College Access & Success

Getting Smart Staff

Nov 24, 2014

The 2nd Annual Smart Lists continues with 30 organizations boosting college access by building college awareness, preparation and completion.

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Smart List: 20 HigherEd Innovators

Getting Smart Staff

Nov 21, 2014

Today we’re recognizing platforms, programs and organizations leading the effort in making college possible for all students.

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Thanks for the Degree, But Your Courses Sucked

Jessica Slusser

Nov 8, 2014

Having just finished my online degree, here's ten ways that I believe online degree programs can improve.

Leadership

Preparing Principals Like CEOs

Guest Author

Oct 28, 2014

Rice Education Entrepreneurship Program believes that preparing principals to run their schools like CEOs will enable them to solve problems, manage resources, and transform their schools.

Post-Secondary

Infographic | The Future of Lifelong Learning

Guest Author

Oct 27, 2014

By: Christina Yu. Lifelong learning organizations and initiatives, explores the trends today around educational aspiration, access, and affordability, and describes some of the societal benefits we can expect to see from lifelong learning in the future.

EdTech

A Solution to Higher Retention and Graduation, and Lower Student Debt is Simpler Than You Think

Guest Author

Oct 18, 2014

How changing majors and not choosing the right major for your career impacts retention, graduation and student debt, and potential platform solutions to support in pathway selection.

EdTech

The Literary Revolver: An Interactive Structure from Studio 113

John Hardison

Oct 11, 2014

Frankly speaking, interactive learning structures work. By merging standards-based prompts, random selectiveness, a backchannel, improvisational acting, and overall creativity, Studio 113’s fairly new “Literary Revolver” places students on an engaging, challenging, and fun path to lesson mastery.

EdTech

Southern New Hampshire Reshaping Higher Ed Landscape

Tom Vander Ark

Oct 9, 2014

Manchester, New Hampshire may seem like an unlikely place for a revolution but Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) has produced three remarkable innovations that have the potential to reshape the higher ed landscape.

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8 ways B Schools are different than Ed Schools

Tom Vander Ark

Oct 7, 2014

Following a visit to Florida State University College of Education, Tom reflects on the cultural differences between business and ed schools and how ed schools can fight for relevance in the learning revolution.

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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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