Competencies:  The Critical Common Language for Industry and Education

Competencies: The Critical Common Language for Industry and Education

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...
Assessment is not a Four-Letter Word

Assessment is not a Four-Letter Word

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...
Back-to-School Skills for Learning and Work

Back-to-School Skills for Learning and Work

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...
CBE: Now More than Ever

CBE: Now More than Ever

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,...