Credit for Prior Learning: Helping Students Complete Degrees More Efficiently and Affordably
Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) allows students to earn credit for learning experiences that take place outside the classroom and are the equivalent of college-level work. As a result, students can...
The 2018 Academic Resource Conference (ARC) brought together institutional leaders and stakeholders from across the WSCUC region to discuss strategies and practices to support quality assurance, student success, and institutional improvement.
The ARC explored...
The 2018 WSCUC ARC theme FUTURE PERFECT (FP) suggested two possible meanings, and I look forward to learning what the organizers will have correctly taught me.
My first musing about FP was to dream of a “perfect future” for higher education, specifically for my health sciences institute, Loma Linda University....
As access to higher education becomes more affordable and convenient, an increasing number of “post-traditional” learners are signing up to earn their degrees.
These learners largely fall outside of what has been the traditional age and stage of 18-22 year olds leaving home for the first time and moving into...
After receiving a ten-year reaffirmation, people kept asking me how I did it.
“What software did you use?”
“How did you measure quantitative reasoning across all disciplines?”
“Did all your students exceed your learning outcomes?”
They wanted answers. Instead of telling them “This software...
