By Anya Kamenetz. Competency-based education is in vogue — even though most people have never heard of it, and those who have can't always agree on what it is. A report out today from the American Enterprise Institute says a growing number of colleges and universities are offering, or soon will offer, credits in exchange for direct demonstrations of learning. More...
By Joan Axelrod-Contrada. After 10 years of working 60-hour weeks as an animator in Hollywood, Justin Horvath needed a change — and a better balance between his professional and personal lives. More...
By . If you watch college sports on television, you’ve probably seen the ad for Enterprise Rent-A-Car featuring former college athletes working behind the counter at your nearby Enterprise location. Enterprise – which hires more entry-level college graduates annually than any other company in the U.S. — likes recruiting college athletes because they know how to work on teams and multitask. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. The Other 21st Century Skills: Educator Self-Assessment
Jackie Gerstein, User Generated Education, 2015/01/21
I'm noticing a drift in recent years away from actual skills toward what might be called 'character' traits - things like resilience, grit, self-reliance, and hope. These are the dog whistles reflecting a particular view of learning and education, suggesting is based more around character than what you know or can do. More...
Cedefop, in cooperation with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the European Training Foundation (ETF) is organising an expert seminar on financing skills development in Turin, Italy (9-13 March).
The purpose of the workshop is to provide an opportunity for knowledge-sharing about mechanisms of financing training and the conditions that need to be in place for specific systems to provide appropriate funding for skills development. It will allow participants to reflect and identify good practices. More...
Cet article est la contribution du réseau des Carif-Oref réalisée à l'occaion du séminaire inter-réseaux (Agefiph, Apec, Fongecif, Missions locales, Pôle emploi, Carif-Oref) autour de Conseil et accompagnement aux évolutions professionnelles de décembre 2013.
La professionnalisation est l’une des grandes missions des Carif-Oref dont l’offre de services se distingue par la diversité des ressources proposées et la mise en réseau des acteurs. Cet article vise à identifier l’offre partagée des Carif-Oref en faveur des acteurs de l’orientation : services proposés et informations contextuelles telles la connaissance des métiers et du marché du travail sur un territoire, les dispositifs emploi formation, les publics spécifiques… Il donne à voir la dimension inter-réseau et interrégionale de l’offre de professionnalisation qui fait la spécificité et la force des Carif-Oref dans un contexte qui privilégie l’usager et ses besoins et place les professionnel(le)s de l’orientation dans des situations de concertation et d’échanges sur leurs pratiques pour une optimisation du service rendu au tout public.
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By . In what some are calling the next evolution in gaming, a new education-specific video game is winning awards and helping students develop a critical skill…expression through writing. More...
By Paul Fain. The U.S. Department of Education will allow at least 40 colleges to experiment with competency-based education and prior learning assessment, granting them a waiver from certain rules that govern federal financial aid. The department last week notified colleges that had successfully applied to participate in the latest round of “experimental sites,” which observers said is more expansive than previous ones. Read more...By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Preparing Students for Competency-Based Hiring
Stacey Clawson, EDUCAUSE, 2015/01/08
Get ready for this. The days of the transcript (if it was used at all) as a basis for hiring is about to change. Competencies, rather than transcripts or credentials, will become the hiring standard of the future (or - I should add - something like competencies (for a variety of reasons). More...
By Karla P. Zepeda. What is graduate school anyway? Is it an extension of the ideal carefree years of undergrad? Is it a safe haven from choosing an occupation and entering the job market? Is it a space to learn for learning’s sake? Given the state of higher education today, students cannot afford to attend grad school to figure things out or just for the love of learning (Ironically, I did it for just that reason), and hope for fate to favor them. Read more...
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