5 ways microcredentials help higher-ed students succeed
Microcredentials can play a transformative role in making higher education more responsive, equitable, and effective for all learners
Community colleges partner on credentialing initiative
A new project aims to identify and develop a model for creating recognizable credentialing that can be used by students, colleges, and employers. The Right Signals initiative comes…
Shocking data reveals Millennials lacking skills across board
International data sets show U.S. Millennials hit global bottoms for skills in literacy, numeracy and technology problem-solving.
Underserved students thrive with university’s new format
A new collaboration between Carnegie Mellon's learning company Acrobatiq and National Louis University has created a new, innovative undergraduate program aimed at expanding access to underserved learners and…
South Dakota Mines to collaborate with Harvard Business School
The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology has signed a collaborative agreement with the Harvard Business School to make available the HBX Credential of Readiness (CORe) business…
Consortium helps community colleges tackle CBE programs
College for America at Southern New Hampshire University is partnering with USA Funds to create a competency-based education (CBE) consortium for community colleges. The consortium will provide an…
Online career training expands to new academic partners
Career Step, an online provider of career-focused education and corporate training, announced seven new partnerships with educational institutions across the country, including: Cass Career Center, Northland Career Center,…
4 steps to launching a CBE program
A pioneer of competency-based education shares the key steps for developing a successful CBE program. For competency-based education, it’s no ... Read more
Rutgers launches data analytics/big data certificate
The Center for Innovation Education at Rutgers University recently launched a 44-week skills-based technology career program, beginning March 29th, 2016. Rutgers University has partnered with Experiential Teaching Online…
5 vital focus areas to make postsecondary credentials a success
