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 | Aug 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
Earlier this year we at Volta Learning Group worked with Northern Essex Community College and the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education to research, develop and provide recommendations about healthcare education and training in the time of the pandemic. ...
by Kris Clerkin | Aug 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
In normal times, August is Back-to-School season with articles about homesickness and ads for dorm room supplies. This year, however, the attention is on the serious decisions being made by college students and families about how to navigate a resurging Covid-19. What...
by Kate Kazin | Jul 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
Transforming Higher Education through CBE In the early, heady days of building College for America (CfA) at Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU), we were thrilled to be joining forces with our fellow pioneers in the competency-based education (CBE) movement,...
by Volta Learning Group | Jul 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
On a recent webinar, respected higher education practitioners, policymakers and researchers discussed and debated the future of higher education. As is so often the case in such discussions, the speakers presented the issue as a choice, pitting shorter-term,...
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