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 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 Volta Learning Group | Nov 11, 2020 | Future of work, Reimagining higher education, Workforce Development
How can we build a frontline healthcare workforce that meets the needs of a changing population, offers opportunities for career advancement and family sustaining wages, and better represents the diverse population it serves? Ensure Supply Meets Demand: Labor market...
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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