Credentials: Closing the Relevancy Loop - Ray Schroeder, Inside Higher Ed

One of higher ed’s challenges is to close the loop on relevancy for every student in every module of every class. It is essential that we review all of our courses and degrees for relevance and applicability to lives and careers of today and tomorrow. We must consider constructing assessments not on the memorization of history, principles and facts, but rather on applying what is learned to current and future challenges. Making authentic assessments a core value in course development can go a long way toward updating the curriculum. In doing so, the course and degree titles will naturally become more descriptive and appealing to both students and employers. While this is true for degrees, it is even more relevant in the burgeoning certificate and credentialing field. 

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