Tag Archives: outcomes

Competency-Based Education: A Primer for Today’s Online Market

Posted on August 22, 2012 by

As I described in my most recent post, the competency-based movement is finally gaining momentum based on recent announcements. But what actually is “competency-based education” and why has it taken so long to expand beyond Western Governors University? I’m not … Continue reading →

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Desire2Learn Competencies and Rubrics: Part I

Posted on November 18, 2007 by

Anyone who has been awake in higher education in the last couple of years knows that there is a lot of attention on outcomes and assessment lately (although with distinctly different emphases in the U.S. and the E.U.). A natural … Continue reading →

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Blackboard Announces New 'Institutional Effectiveness Platform'; Patents Pending

Posted on February 26, 2007 by

From today’s press release: BbWorld Europe, Nice, France – February 26, 2007 – Blackboard Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBB), a leading provider of enterprise technology to the education industry, today unveiled, at the Annual BbWorld Europe 2007 Users Conference in Nice, its … Continue reading →

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