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30 octobre 2015

Gendarmerie et université: un partage de compétences innovant

Par François Flourens. De prime abord, dans l’esprit des gens, gendarmerie ne rime pas spontanément avec psychologie. Et pourtant. La convention que viennent de signer la Région de gendarmerie et l’université de Lille 3, (sciences humaines et sociales) va créer de véritables passerelles entre ces institutions. Voir l'article...

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28 octobre 2015

La demande des recruteurs en compétences numériques nécessite des formations initiales et professionnelles adaptées

Par Daniel Lamar. Le récent rapport remis par Bruno Mettling[1] présente l’influence des progrès du numérique sur le travail :

De nouveaux outils dans le monde du travail, avec l’arrivée massive de nouveaux logiciels et de nouveaux appareils numériques.
Une évolution des métiers et des compétences, dans des fonctions touchant à la vente, le marketing et les systèmes d’information. Les fonctions touchées devraient selon le rapport toucher près de la moitié des métiers et rendront obsolètes bon nombre de compétences. Voir l'article...

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25 octobre 2015

Navigating the CBE Frontier: Accrediting Competency

By Aaron Brower - Evolllution. I’ve started this blog to provide a bit more detail on how our UW Flexible Option Program functions. As I get calls about our program, I’m often asked about specific challenges and how we face them; challenges about educational elements, about operations, about the business model, and about our institutional partnerships. More...

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25 octobre 2015

Saying Yes to Competency-Based Education: The Big Picture (Part 1)

By Rhonda Tracy - Evolllution. Many years ago a seasoned faculty member said that it was important to acknowledge that when you say yes to something, regardless of the origin of the request, it means you are saying yes to everything that comes after. In 2008, the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) said yes to competency-based education (CBE) as the primary mode of instruction for its online Learn on Demand (LoD) program. More...

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25 octobre 2015

Competency-Based Education: A Powerful Way to Link Learning and the Workplace

By Dorothy Wax - Evolllution. Competency-based education (CBE) programs have experienced a resurgence in recent years in part as a response to employer concerns that college graduates and credentialed workers do not have the skills and competencies to succeed in the workplace. More...

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25 octobre 2015

From Subject Mastery to Career: Designing CBE Programs That Close the Skills Gap

By William Ryan - Evolllution. Competency-based education (CBE) is a very hot topic as businesses clamor for skilled workers who can be productive immediately and more institutions rush to develop new programs. New consortiums, such as the Competency-Based Education Network (C-BEN), are forming to help institutions develop standards and identify support services needed. More...

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25 octobre 2015

Using scenarios to develop ‘soft’ skills

By Tony Bates. Bottom Line Performance is a leading U.S. corporate training consultancy that runs a blog that is often very useful generally for those using e-learning. The above article is an interview with Alicia Ostermeier, BLP’s Senior Learning Advisor, who provides some useful guidelines for teaching soft skills through e-learning/blended learning, and in particular through the use of scenarios. More...

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23 octobre 2015

Caution on Competency

By Paul Fain. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Inspector General has pumped the brakes on competency-based education, partially due to concerns about the level of interaction between instructors and students in some of those programs. Read more...

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23 octobre 2015

Yes, Colleges Do Teach Critical-Thinking Skills, Study Finds

By Chronicle Staff. Report: “Does College Teach Critical Thinking? A Meta-Analysis”
Authors: Christopher R. Huber and Nathan R. Kuncel, both of the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Publication: Review of Educational Research, a journal of the American Educational Research Association
Summary: Educators, policy makers, and employers all want colleges to teach students critical-thinking skills, but are colleges succeeding in doing so? To answer that question, the study’s authors analyzed 71 research reports published over the past 48 years.
Their conclusion: Yes, despite arguments to the contrary, students’ critical-thinking skills do improve in college. More...

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22 octobre 2015

University-Run Boot Camps Offer Students Marketable Skills — but Not Course Credit

By Ellen Wexler. Level, a venture that offers students courses in data analytics, has a motto of sorts. It’s written in large letters across the program’s website: “Real skills. Real experience. Two months.” More...

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