Why California’s community colleges will soon offer some four-year degrees (The Hechinger Report) Some technical fields once well-served by two-year degrees have grown more complex; California is piloting a program to get students the additional training their industry needs without asking them to take on additional burdens. From the article: “Beginning in 2017, Littleton and her classmates […]
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Monday Morning Digest 26 OCT 15
In just under the wire for us East Coasters, it’s the Monday Morning Digest — articles, apps, and other assorted things that grabbed our attention over the past week. Send links our way! Openly Licensed Educational Resources: Providing Equitable Access to Education for All Learners (WhiteHouse.gov blog) This post begins by quoting the United Nations Declaration […]
Monday Morning Digest
The Monday Morning Digest (or MMD, for short) is a collection of some of the news and opinion that caught our collective eyes over the past week. Sometimes whimsical, sometimes serious, always considered, we present these links for your entertainment and edification and everything between. ▸ Can Physics Be Taught Like Soccer? (Hechinger Report) Zhongzhou Chen, […]
Saylor Academy to Host Education Delegation from Uzbekistan
During the past few years, Saylor Academy has hosted educators from around the world as part of the United States Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). We have hosted professors and school administrators from nations including Israel, Palestine, China, Russia, Algeria, Morocco, Mexico, Finland, Ireland, Congo, Norway, Bolivia and South Korea. This year, […]
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Thinking about competency-based education: a definition, many promises, and some perils
Nate Thompson attended a forum on competency-based education and offers his takeaways below. On September 15th, the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL), with co-hosts Excelsior College and Fielding Graduate University, gathered leaders for a forum on competency-based education (CBE). The group met with the intention of affirming the methods and goals of CBE, […]