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Insights from the K12 CBE Experience for Higher Education

May 2, 2019 by Chris Sturgis

I had the opportunity to join a discussion regarding efforts in higher education to create meaningful credentials, establish competencies as currency and streamline the intersection of education-workforce development-employer. As I listened to the conversation I started thinking about ways that K-12 can inform the efforts in higher education. Or the broader question: What are the lessons learned and opportunities that could advance a stronger human development system (the term human capital makes me uncomfortable) that would overcome historical patterns of inequity?….. Read More

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What’s College Like for Students from Mastery-Based High Schools?

April 25, 2019 by Joy Nolan

Tags: higher education

As a field, we haven’t done enough to make sure that mastery-based learning is paying off for students in the long run. Thanks to Mastery Collaborative and author Joy Nolan for taking the time to check in with alumnae. This post based on interview with alums from MC Living Lab School Urban Assembly Maker Academy and all images originally appeared at Mastery Collaborative on December 19,….. Read More

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IMS Global: Toward a Common Language

February 5, 2019 by Chris Sturgis

Tags: equity higher education K-12

The following is the keynote at IMS Global Digital Credentials Summit.

In some ways, we are all here because we are stewards of our future. We are here — K12, higher ed, workforce development, employers — because we are all engaged in modernizing our education system and the overall workforce development system…… Read More

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University of Maine at Presque Isle: Moving at the Speed of Light

April 1, 0201 by Chris Sturgis

Tags: competency-based learning higher education mastery-based performance-based proficiency-based

This is the first in a series on the University of Maine at Presque Isle that has been adapted from the original article posted at CompetencyWorks in 2016.

I’m a newbie when it comes to understanding competency education in institutions of higher education (IHE). At the highest level,….. Read More

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Locations: Maine