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 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 | 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 11, 2020 | Community Colleges, Covid-19, Workforce Development
After months of record-breaking and spirit-crushing unemployment, the US has officially entered a recession. But while endless articles have been published on the dire consequences for four-year schools and “traditional” students, not enough attention has been paid to...
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