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Phil Hill is Executive Vice President at Delta Initiative and blogs at e-Literate. As we continue to discuss important issues such as access, affordability, and personalized learning in higher education, we would be helped by having a richer understanding of the changes that are already occurring. I would like to offer a more descriptive view to capture the growing number of approaches enabled by educational technology. The following is certainly not exhaustive, since the field is rapidly changing. In addition, not all of these models will end up thriving in the long term. My intention is simply to describe some of the primary models and ideally to reduce some of the confusion evident in public discussions. Informative Graphics! Extensive hyperlinked bibiliography ~ Dennis Delete the scoop?
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The most important characteristic of competency-based education is that it measures learning rather than time. Students progress by demonstrating their competence, which means they prove that they have mastered the knowledge. Delete the scoop?
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The ‘model’ for higher education not only has to change, but will change, it’s inevitable. And, online learning won’t be the catalyst, but competency based learning will be ...
I have a master's degree in technology integration and instructional design from Western Governors University. This was a competency based degree I earned thanks to a scholarship from the Milken Family Foundation. It took a great deal of hard work and dedication. I'm better for the experience. ~ Dennis
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Mozilla’s Open Badges Initiative and MITx—the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s cutting-edge initiative offering free, high-quality college courses online—have put a public spotlight on alternative ways to deliver postsecondary education that not only document whether a student has achieved a level of competence but also validate the learning that’s occurred. These two innovative education models differ from traditional education by focusing strictly on the demonstration of competency regardless of how long it took a student to gain that competency. Delete the scoop?
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Making Mastery Work Downloads: Full Making Mastery Work report (inline PDF) Executive Summary (inline PDF) Full Making Mastery Work report (book-view PDF)…... Making Mastery Work: A Close-Up View of Competency Education highlights the work of ten schools participating in the Proficiency-Based Pathways Project (PBP). Led by the Nellie Mae Education Foundation and developed to build broad understanding of the implementation of mastery-based approaches to teaching and learning, the PBP schools profiled in the report are located in rural, suburban, and inner-city regions in New England. You can find out more about the eleven schools at the Competency-based Pathways wiki including resources, links and tools. Delete the scoop?
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But here’s the catch: For all of the enthusiasm that Duncan and others express for spreading WGU’s approach further in higher education, many experts on nontraditional education say that the federal regulatory bureaucracy that Duncan now oversees serves to discourage -- if it doesn’t outright deter -- other institutions from following in the unconventional university’s footsteps. Delete the scoop?
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In a new report the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning describes various "showcase" models of competency-based degree programs, which are efficient at eliminating redundant coursework or unnecessary degree requirements. Read more: http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2012/07/02/where-competency-based-degree-programs-work#ixzz1zfWu2MkI Delete the scoop?
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WordPress steps into the LMS area with a communty oriented plug it. By providing discussion forums, WordPress becomes another viable option for those of us who teach online.