Competency-based education, which focuses on the results of education — what students have learned — rather than the process of education — number of courses taken, credits earned, seat time served — is hot. Google it and you get hundreds of thousands of choices. The federal government is paying for it. Colleges and universities are […] … learn more→
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Time is right for Colleges to shift from assembly-line education
What ever happened to the Department’s competency-based education Experiments?
About this time two years ago, President Obama went on his college affordability bus tour and unveiled his plan to take on the rising costs of higher education in front of thousands of students at SUNY Buffalo. Promoting innovation and competition was a key part of his plan and President Obama held up competency-based education […] … learn more→