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Speaking the same language: Defining skills for digital credentials
Higher-ed must have a common language around in-demand workforce skills and a way to clearly define those skills
Alternative pathways: Perks, but there also many pitfalls
Career and Technical Education (CTE), competency-based learning, digital badging, credentialing, and coding bootcamps are becoming some of the fastest-growing, and oft-discussed, alternative pathways for learning in higher education—mainly…
Does your institution offer these top online degrees?
According to a new report from ed-tech solutions provider The Learning House, 62 percent of online college students decide what they are interested in studying before they decide…
Walden University introduces Tempo Learning
Walden University is introducing Tempo Learning, a self-paced educational experience for students who want to earn their degree on their terms. The initial program offered through Tempo Learning…
This coding bootcamp hopes to increase student employability
Partnership enables institutions to complement their existing offerings with effective bootcamp-style software engineering training program that leads to high-paying jobs According to Glassdoor’s “25 Best Jobs in America…
New data reveals 10 stunning facts on national attainment rates
Looking to provide evidence of “high-quality” learning within credentials among U.S. citizens, a report released today by the Lumina Foundation reveals specific data on national postsecondary attainment rates—broken…
Could this credentialing system set a new standard?
Six universities are banding together to offer a new form credentialing system that advocates say could set a new standard in career-focused, skills-based training. Called the University Learning…
5 lessons learned about alternative education
Coding bootcamps, competency-based education (CBE) initiatives, badging, and career-and-technical (CTE) certifications have the potential to breathe new life into higher education pathways, especially for non-traditional students. But is…
Purdue’s first competency-based program receives final approval
