Alternative Credentials Archives

Panelist Profile: Stephanie Krauss

Posted on May 25, 2017 (November 19, 2018) by Jacqueline Arnold

We are pleased to have Stephanie Malia Krauss join us for the Saylor Higher Education Summit. Ms. Krauss will lend her expertise to our panel on alternative credentials. Stephanie Malia Krauss is director of special projects at Jobs for the Future. She develops, shapes, funds, and manages cross-team and cross-strategy projects that further Jobs for […]

Panelist Profile: Mike Adams, MissionU

Posted on May 24, 2017 (November 19, 2018) by Jacqueline Arnold

Mike Adams is the Chief Product Officer and co-founder of MissionU, where he is responsible for curricular, pedagogical and technological development. Mike will be part of a lively panel on “alternative credentials” and how they complement or compete with degrees. MissionU bills itself as “Education for the 21st Century” and its mission is to offer […]

Making Education Affordable: A New Vision for Community College, using OER and Competency-Based Education

Posted on December 13, 2016 (November 19, 2018) by Jacqueline Arnold

Interview with John Milam, Executive Director, Knowledge To Work/ HigherEd.org John Milam and his team at the Knowledge to Work (K2W) initiative of Lord Fairfax Community College (LFCC) have created a new education tool for self-directed learners. Leveraging the flexibility of Competency-Based Education (CBE) and Open Educational Resources (including Saylor Academy resources), HigherEd.org partners with […]

Boost Your LinkedIn Profile with Saylor Academy

Posted on April 6, 2016 (November 19, 2018) by David Thompson

LinkedIn has over 400 million users, making it the largest professional network, and an ideal place to find that dream job. But with such a large user base it can be hard for one person to stick out from the crowd. That’s where Saylor Academy can help. At Saylor Academy, we believe in using free […]

Partnering with Accredible to build interactive portfolio certificates

Posted on February 27, 2015 (November 19, 2018) by Sean Connor

Update November 2017: you can see an example certificate and current features at https://www.saylor.org/accredible-certificates With Accredible, we have just announced our work to build the next generation of course certificates. As Accredible says on their post, Accredible’s certificates go beyond the standard PDF certificate, showing what a student has learned by embedding evidence and insights into […]