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Tag Archives: Larry Penley
How a course-rich world might impact higher education: existing traditional institutions
By Larry Penley
In the first post in this series, How a course-rich world might impact higher education: I. Technology vs pedagogy, I looked at some of the characteristics of the readily-available, “off the shelf” new college level courses (NCLCs) that have created a course-rich world. In particular, I examined the potential of the NCLCs to produce disruptive innovation in higher education. In the second, How a course-rich world might impact higher education: II. Creating new institutions, I discussed using this new course-rich resource to create new institutions using… Continue reading
Student Records and Improvement to College Graduation Rates
By Larry Penley
This past week, U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras ruled against the Department of Education and its Secretary in a request that was filed asking the Court to amend the June 2012 judgment that set aside new rules associated with what is called Gainful Employment. The Gainful Employment Rule from the Department was designed to motivate for-profit colleges and universities to reduce loan default rates among graduates by insisting on higher levels of post-graduation, successful employment.
The Court’s ruling may well have unintended, but positive consequences if it provides an avenue to improve college graduation rates.… Continue reading
Certification – Indications of Market Readiness in U.S. Higher Education
By Larry Penley
There is growing evidence of ever more rapid change in how we learn and in the choices we are making about higher education. Those changes are making it more likely that a certification process will spread to non-technical areas. It is now more likely that certification will begin to replace traditional higher education with its graduation and diplomas; instead, a system of testing for what has been learned along with certifying that learning is becoming more likely – and sooner.
Higher education in the US has remained committed to a form of education that is… Continue reading
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Change to Higher Education – Possible with The President’s New College Scorecard
By Larry Penley
Last week, Penley on Education and Energy joined others in praising President Obama for the Department of Education’s (DoE) new College Scorecard. Following the State of the Union address, the DoE made available a new information site about college costs, including tuition and student debt. It plans to offer more information such as employment outcomes later.
Making American higher education more accessible and successful has been a common topic for this blog. The concern for access with success comes from a concern about students’ readiness for higher education along… Continue reading
The President on Education – Choice and Vouchers
By Larry Penley
In his State of the Union address, President Obama emphasized the role of education in our economic recovery. It is education that gives the middle class opportunity for participation in our economy. The President is right. Education’s potential for producing that outcome depends, however, upon two fundamental elements that underlie his thesis. The first is market-based choice in education and the second is the money necessary for the children of working class parents.
A local friend of mine produces annually a map of high- and low-scoring school districts from his company, Maps & Facts, Unlimited.… Continue reading
