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Alternative credentials now a must-have for traditional universities
More than half of higher education institutions (64 percent) participating in a recent survey said alternative credentials are an important strategy for institutions' future. That same survey also…
Could these 3 burgeoning nontraditional pathways be a boon for traditional institutions?
If Malia Obama’s doing it, you know it either is, or will soon become, a popular trend among the young crowd: opting out of a traditional 4-year college…
Blockchain-based credentials initiative moves forward
Learning Machine and MIT Media Lab’s Learning Initiative have released the first version of an open-source project that builds an ecosystem for creating, sharing, and verifying blockchain-based educational…
Could Microsoft’s LinkedIn revolutionize competency-based learning?
LinkedIn has the user data and focus on competency-based employment skills and career advancement. Microsoft has the computational ability to turn this CBE learning into an HR goldmine.…
5 must-have’s for viable credentials
What will it take to make credentialing an easier process for students? How can education stakeholders validate credentials? What do employers need from today's credentials? How can minority…
New trend sees higher ed bootcamps go 2.0
It seems that coding bootcamps are so 2015. For students eager to get into a burgeoning field that pays well, data science bootcamps promise to be the new…
Don’t miss these up-and-coming higher-ed trends
Every Friday, I’ll recap some of the most interesting and thought-provoking news developments that occurred over the week. I can’t fit all of this week's news stories here,…
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…
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