Is There Any Difference between Competency-Based Education and Mastery-Based Learning?
I smiled as a young research assistant asked me this because many higher education leaders who work…
Postsecondary Trending Now: Integrated Planning and Advising Services
Originally posted October 31, 2014 on Next Generation Learning Challenges. Everyone in an institution of higher education—senior…
Back to Bloom: Solving the 2 Sigma Problem with Online CBE
Originally posted October 22, 2014 at the Christensen Institute. The term competency-based education (CBE) is a lot…
Preparing Students for Competency-Based Hiring
Originally posted October 27, 2104 at Next Generation Learning Challenges. Transcripts have historically been the official record for…
How to Stay Up-to-Date with What’s Happening in Competency-Based Higher Education (When You Have Very Little Free Time)
I love my job. I work on something I am deeply passionate about. I get to meet…
Ten Ways that Competency-Based Education is the same in K-12 & Higher Education
Last June, I had the chance to co-present on competency-based education (CBE) with Charla Long, dean of…
Seeking Similarities
This past summer I got the chance to enter into the world of competency-based higher education. I…
A Higher Education Journey Toward Standards/Competency-Based Principles
In our work with school administrators who are leading innovative standards or competency-based initiatives, we are often…
Hey, Princeton: Consider Competencies
This post was first published on the Next Gen Learning blog and at the Christensen Institute. With…
Adding “Modularization” to the Higher Education Vernacular
Originally appeared August 8, 2014 at the Christensen Institute. Even before MIT released its 213-page report earlier…