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

Missouri Universities Flip the Lecture Hall

Getting Smart Staff

Sep 13, 2013

Because students get one to one personalized instruction, other class time is opened up for applying the concepts they study to the future world situations their studies are intended to prepare them for.

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Quote of the Day: Moving Away from Institutions

Tom Vander Ark

Sep 12, 2013

Yesterday in Spokane I said that twenty years after "www" became a familiar phrase, we are just beginning to understand the profound implications for how human beings learn--and what it means for institutions of learning.

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Real Learning for Real Life

Tom Vander Ark

Sep 6, 2013

Washington State leaders will gather in Seattle on Tuesday and in Spokane on Wednesday to consider the implications of these two historic shifts occurring simultaneously. Hosted by Partnership for Learning and Washington Roundtable, the convening will explore the skills gap, new standards, and next-generation learning environments.

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Using Badges to Quantify Learning at UC Davis

Guest Author

Sep 4, 2013

Joanna Normoyle is the Experiential and Digital Media Learning Coordinator for the Agricultural Sustainability Institute at UC Davis. Her badge concept won an award in the fourth Digital Media and Learning competition, and she has been working on building it out for the last two years.

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Smart List: 30 Orgs Boosting College Access & Success

Getting Smart Staff

Sep 2, 2013

Today we’re recognizing 30 organizations building college awareness, preparation, and completion.

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Alumni Engagement | Overcoming Obstacles

Guest Author

Sep 2, 2013

These cadres of 10+ Alumni of the program will strive to visit each of our partner high schools twice monthly, supporting our student influencers (senior Peer Leaders) and program participants as they traverse the college-going journey

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Optimizing Informal Learning Spaces: Ten Tips for Universities

Guest Author

Aug 31, 2013

Purposely designed, campuses can take advantage of the opportunities represented by these changes and become host to engaged and active learning.

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EdTech 10: Leveraging Teachers; Rating HigherEd

Carri Schneider

Aug 31, 2013

“Great” can’t happen without incredible amounts of hard work, so, this Labor Day, we sure hope all those teachers realize how appreciated their hard work is.

Personalized Learning

Smart List: 10 HigherEd Innovators

Getting Smart Staff

Aug 25, 2013

In August we're recognizing 500 innovators making a difference. Today we’re spotlighting 10 higher education innovators.

Personalized Learning

Student Resource: Earning College Credit in High School

Getting Smart Staff

Aug 15, 2013

Onlinedegrees.org shares 7 ways to earn college credit while still attending high school.

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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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