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 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 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 Kris Clerkin | Jul 14, 2020 | Community Colleges, Department of Labor Grants, Reimagining higher education, Uncategorized, Workforce Development
The U.S. DOL Employment and Training Administration (ETA) announced the availability of approximately $40 million in grant funds of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) for the Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants (SCC) program. Volta...
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...
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