Going deeper or going further: Where students advance in competency-based models
The crux of competency-based education is that students advance only upon mastery. This is a deeply logical approach to unlock each individual student’s ability to […]
The crux of competency-based education is that students advance only upon mastery. This is a deeply logical approach to unlock each individual student’s ability to […]
Jan 29, 2014
Last week, the Federal Government’s Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) released a Request for Information (RFI) on how the government can best incentivize […]
Jan 22, 2014
Last week, the Associated Press reported that the Los Angeles Public Library would be offering an online-learning program for high school dropouts to earn high […]
Jan 15, 2014
Those of you who took time out to channel surf over the holidays may have come across University of Phoenix’s Hall of Success ad campaign. […]
Jan 8, 2014
As I noted a few weeks ago, education technology seems to be lagging our vision of building systems in which students advance upon mastery. In […]
Dec 18, 2013
Last month, the Department of Labor announced a new grant opportunity, Youth CareerConnect, for career and technical education programs. The Department will use up to […]
Dec 11, 2013
When we talk about the disruptive potential of online learning, we usually describe new approaches to delivering academic content tailored to students’ individual interests and […]
Dec 4, 2013
Every once in a while you come across a bold policy with a research base that is vague, problematic, or even obsolete. Here’s a prime […]
Nov 21, 2013
Last week I wrote about structural barriers inhibiting competency-based education from taking off, even when policy shifts away from seat-time requirements to welcome innovation. In […]
Nov 13, 2013
There is a clarion call from online-learning proponents to free up student time—literally. As Susan Patrick explained in her opening speech at the annual iNACOL […]
Nov 6, 2013