{"id":5657,"date":"2016-01-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-15T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/blog\/cw_post\/whats-new-in-competency-based-higher-ed-3\/"},"modified":"2020-02-05T12:57:21","modified_gmt":"2020-02-05T17:57:21","slug":"whats-new-in-competency-based-higher-ed-3","status":"publish","type":"cw_post","link":"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/cw_post\/whats-new-in-competency-based-higher-ed-3\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s New in Competency-Based Higher Ed?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7413 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2014-08-30-at-7.22.41-AM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-08-30 at 7.22.41 AM\" width=\"284\" height=\"255\" \/>Two New Reports<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A <a href=\"http:\/\/online.flipbuilder.com\/cvra\/ilpa\/#p=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">new report<\/a> from the Competency-Based Education Network (C-BEN), provides a snapshot of the changing roles and responsibilities of higher education competency-based programs. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecampusnews.com\/top-news\/cbe-programs-faculty-665\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">This article<\/a> provides a great overview.<\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.publicagenda.org\/files\/SurveyOfSharedDesignElementsAndEmergingPracticesOfCBEPrograms_PublicAgenda_2015.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Research Brief on the Survey of the Shared Design Elements &amp; Emerging Practices of Competency-Based Education Programs<\/a><\/em> gathered baseline data from CBE programs, gauged program levels of adoption of various CBE practices and designs, and measured how important these elements are and how difficult they are to implement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Thought Leadership<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>How should liberal arts schools think about competency education, and where should technology fit into this discussion? Joshua Kim shares insights <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/blogs\/technology-and-learning\/competency-based-education-technology-and-liberal-arts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in this op-ed<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>To maximize success in competency-based IHE, <a href=\"http:\/\/evolllution.com\/attracting-students\/retention\/always-consider-retention-maximizing-success-in-competency-based-education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">William Ryan proposes<\/a> a strong focus on retention: institutions must consider how to minimize as many barriers to completion as possible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Webinar Series<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Below is a competency-based education for community colleges webinar series, <a href=\"http:\/\/cbeinfo.org\/forums\/cbe4cc-webinars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hosted by CBEinfo<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tuesday, February 2, 3:00 p.m. ET: Retention Issues. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/cbe4cc-webinar-student-services-part-2-of-2-retention-issues-registration-17924491637\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Register here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Tuesday, March 1, 3:00 p.m. ET: Delivering a CBE Program. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/cbe4cc-webinar-delivering-a-cbe-program-registration-17924507685\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Register here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Tuesday, April 5, 3:00 p.m. ET: Regulatory Issues. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/cbe4cc-webinar-regulatory-issues-registration-17924570874\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Register here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Tuesday, May 3, 3:00 p.m. ET: Sustainability Challenges. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/cbe4cc-webinar-sustainability-challenges-registration-17924584916\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Register here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>FYI: If you miss the webinars, you can <a href=\"http:\/\/cbeinfo.org\/forums\/cbe4cc-webinars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">access the recorded archives here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Stay up-to-date on the latest\u00a0news and information on competency-based higher education by following us on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CompetencyWorks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(@CompetencyWorks<\/a>) and signing up for our monthly newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.competencyworks.org\/\">on the CompetencyWorks homepage<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","mapsvg_location":""},"legacy_category":[],"issue":[368,371],"location":[],"class_list":["post-5657","cw_post","type-cw_post","status-publish","hentry","issue-issues-in-practice","issue-learn-lessons-from-the-field"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What&#039;s New in Competency-Based Higher Ed? 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