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 Competencies:  The Critical Common Language for Industry and Education
By Melissa Goldberg
In Competency frameworks, Competency-based Education (CBE), Reimagining higher education, Uncategorized, Workforce Development
Posted February 1, 2021

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 [...]

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 Assessment is not a Four-Letter Word
By Kate Kazin
In Assessment, Backward design, Competency framework, Competency frameworks, Competency-based Education (CBE), Project-based assessment, Reimagining higher education, Teaching to the Test, Uncategorized
Posted January 21, 2021

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 [...]

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 7 Steps to Reinventing Frontline Healthcare Education
By Melissa Goldberg
In Future of work, Reimagining higher education, Workforce Development
Posted November 11, 2020

7 Steps to Reinventing Frontline Healthcare Education

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 [...]

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 Wanted: An Adaptable, Resilient Healthcare Workforce–Can Microcredentials Help Us Get There?
By Melissa Goldberg
In Uncategorized
Posted August 18, 2020

Wanted: An Adaptable, Resilient Healthcare Workforce–Can Microcredentials Help Us Get There?

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 [...]

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 Back-to-School Skills for Learning and Work
By Jessica Wunderlin
In Uncategorized
Posted August 6, 2020

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 [...]

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 SHORT TERM CREDENTIALS VS. DEGREES:  BOTH/AND, NOT EITHER/OR
By Melissa Goldberg
In Uncategorized
Posted July 20, 2020

SHORT TERM CREDENTIALS VS. DEGREES: BOTH/AND, NOT EITHER/OR

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 [...]

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 LET’S REINVENT THE CHILD CARE SYSTEM
By Kris Clerkin
In Uncategorized
Posted July 15, 2020

LET’S REINVENT THE CHILD CARE SYSTEM

Lack of child care and partial school openings may prevent many people from returning to work this fall in factories, stores, and offices.  Reinventing Child Care in Massachusetts, a webinar [...]

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 THREE CRUCIAL QUESTIONS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
By Jessica Wunderlin
In Backward design, Competency-based Education (CBE), Future of work, Higher Ed Policy, Reimagining higher education, Uncategorized
Posted June 29, 2020

THREE CRUCIAL QUESTIONS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION

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 [...]

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 Are Community Colleges Ready to Take on the Recession?
By Kris Clerkin
In Community Colleges, Covid-19, Workforce Development
Posted June 11, 2020

Are Community Colleges Ready to Take on the Recession?

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 [...]

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