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Council for Adult and Experiential Learning, 2022
Today's learners demand a new, agile model for education. They need options that are more accessible, flexible, and clearly aligned to careers. And to deliver on that, higher education has to break out of time-bound programs--15-credit hour semesters, two-year and four-year degrees--and concepts of learning that are strictly tied to traditional…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Prior Learning, Recognition (Achievement), College Credits
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Klein-Collins, Rebecca; Shafenberg, Kari – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2023
An increasing percentage of students entering postsecondary institutions are working at least part-time and balancing multiple identities, responsibilities, and demands on their time and resources. As student demographics change, postsecondary institutions must rise to meet these students where they are. Two effective ways to do that include…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Credits, Prior Learning, Postsecondary Education
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Yanjun Pan; Elizabeth L. Adams; Leanne R. Ketterlin-Geller; Eric C. Larson; Corey Clark – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2024
Computational thinking is acknowledged as an essential competency for everyone to learn. However, teachers find it challenging to implement the existing learning approaches in K-12 settings because the existing approaches often focus on teaching computing concepts and skills (i.e., programming skills) rather than on helping students develop their…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Game Based Learning, Mathematics Education, Computation