by Volta Learning Group | Mar 22, 2021 | Admin, Competency-based Education (CBE), Reimagining higher education
Volta Learning Group (VLG) is thrilled to be partnering with Texas State Technical College (TSTC) as they transition to a statewide competency based model for all program delivery. VLG will be creating and delivering professional development to prepare faculty at...
by Kate Kazin | Feb 17, 2021 | Assessment, Backward design, Bloom's Taxonomy, Competency framework, Competency-based Education (CBE), Higher Ed, Instructional Design, K-12
It’s time to retire Bloom’s taxonomy. Originally published in 1956, before personal computers, the internet and smart phones — not to mention a contemporary understanding of the neuroscience of learning — it is not only outmoded, but in fact has never had...
by Volta Learning Group | Feb 1, 2021 | Competency frameworks, Competency-based Education (CBE), Reimagining higher education, Uncategorized, Workforce Development
We are no longer preparing for the future of work in this country: the future of work is here. The pandemic and ensuing devastating job loss have accelerated an already rising need for a flexible workforce—one where all workers have the opportunity to reskill in...
by Kate Kazin | Jan 21, 2021 | Assessment, Backward design, Competency framework, Competency frameworks, Competency-based Education (CBE), Project-based assessment, Reimagining higher education, Teaching to the Test, Uncategorized
We regularly encounter curriculum that is engaging, creative and effective, followed by… a multiple choice quiz. What is there about assessment that seems to be off-limits to re-imagination? One possibility is that assessment is seen as the vegetable, not the...
by Kate Kazin | Jun 29, 2020 | Admin, Backward design, Competency-based Education (CBE), Future of work, Higher Ed Policy, Reimagining higher education, Uncategorized
I cringe a little when I hear the phrase, much bandied about these days: “don’t waste a good crisis.” It seems altogether too crass, too flippant for the painful times we are living in, now defined by the deadly confluence of racism, pandemic, and unemployment. Even...
by Kris Clerkin | Jun 6, 2019 | "Soft" or "human+" skills, Competency frameworks, Competency-based Education (CBE), Competency-based hiring, Competency-based training, Future of work
Let’s begin with a full confession: we are in the competency business, and yet recently found ourselves asking each other: “do you know what people actually mean by ‘competency framework’?” “Competency frameworks” have become ubiquitous, and Volta Learning...
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