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By Cori Gordon - EvoLLLution. 1. As increasing numbers of institutions launch competency-based programs, what are the common threads that make the programs similar?
Probably the biggest similarity you’re going to see among the institutions [offering competency-based programming] is that the student is at the heart of each of these programs. More...

By Kathleen Bienkowski - EvoLLLution. Several years ago, a popular television game show called “The Weakest Link” gave rise to the popularity of that phrase. The origin of the entire phrase “A chain is only as strong as its weakest link” can be traced back to the early 19th century. While true in a literal sense, it also applies figuratively to supply chains in the business world and provides a lesson higher education leaders can learn. Ultimately, an organization looking to develop an effective shared services organization (SSO) must include both sides of the supply chain — the institution and the SSO — in the design and implementation of the model. More...

By Debbie Cavalier - EvoLLLution. 1. Why is it possible for online degrees to cost less than their face-to-face peers when the quality of education and outcomes are the same?
We’ve been teaching online for 12 years now and we’ve made a large investment in Berklee Online. We’re able to deliver high-quality education at a cost that’s lower than the on-campus experience. The on-campus students receive all kinds accouterments that aren’t available to the online students, so we’re not supporting practice rooms and ensemble rooms and recording studios and all of the facilities and the various counseling services. More...

By David Hofmeister - EvoLLLution. A conversation the other day with a financial planner about my plan to invest $24,000 with no guaranteed return raised her ire. She proceeded to raise mine when she asked why I would make such an investment. More...

By Gary Langsdale - EvoLLLution. 1. Why should student information security be at the top of the radar for every higher education IT leader?
Breaches and the sensitivity around them are increasing, both within higher ed and externally in the general population. There is an exponential increase, particularly in higher ed, in the use of systems for collaboration, which means that more personally identifiable information is out there in more places. More...

By Fatma Mili - EvoLLLution. No degree is an island, and for now competency-based degrees will live in a predominantly credit-based world. On the surface, this is a simple mechanical process by which we map between courses and competencies. Competencies are, after all, nothing but a manifestation of the outcomes we aim to achieve in courses. Thanks to the many accreditation and assessment requirements academic curricula are subjected to, this information is widely documented. The outcomes of a calculus class, for example, can be packaged into three or four relatively independent and self-contained competencies. More...