Originally Published on Getting Smart – October 4, 2015 In July, the Chronicle for Higher Education (CHE) released a white paper entitled ‘A New Measure for Collegiate Learning – What Presidents Think about the Promises and Pitfalls of Competency-Based Education’. That survey to nearly 200 college presidents found that there was widespread support for granting credits based on competencies. […]
I recently took a trip back to the university where I got my first undergraduate degree. I had forgotten how beautiful the campus was – old red brick, ivy, and what seemed like endless pathways cutting their way through freshly cut green grass. I even walked through a few of the buildings and stood outside […]
Originally Published on Education Dive – February 2015 I love the Direct TV ads with Rob Lowe. My new favorite is the ‘Peaked in High School Rob Lowe’. It reminded me of where we are today in the evolution of online learning. With the release of Babson Survey Research Group’s 12th Annual Higher Education Online […]