AI software like ChatGPT could be used to replace some university textbooks, transforming higher education and demanding a greater focus on critical thinking, a college professor told Fox News. “Certainly for an introductory undergraduate course, ChatGPT could be used to produce excellent course materials,” said Terence Day, a geography professor at Okanagan College in British Columbia. “Essentially, it could substitute for a textbook.”
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Scholars, researchers seek innovative distance learning - Yinka Adeniran, Ibadan, the National Online Learning
Monday, May 15, 2023
Minister for Employment and Small Business and Minister for Training and Skills - qld.gov.au
Sunday, May 14, 2023
New plan promises experience outside the classroom will earn college credit in Delaware - Delaware ONline
Thousands of dollars and months of time could be shaved off university, college or other postsecondary education experience under a new state framework released Tuesday. The plan would allow certain skills, knowledge gathered outside the classroom to earn credits. The "Delaware Credit for Prior Learning Policy Framework" aims to guide Delaware's higher education institutions as they develop procedures for evaluating such experience, the Department of Education said in a press release. Credits could apply to college degree programs and more, while examples of this work include learning during military service or during apprenticeships. Students can receive credit for full courses, the department said, if "they can demonstrate they gained the equivalent knowledge and learning."
Saturday, May 13, 2023
College students still struggling to stay enrolled, Gallup research finds - Jeremy Bauer-Wolf, Higher Ed Dive
Friday, May 12, 2023
Micro-credentials can help unlock economic opportunity. - Jeff Maggioncalda, World Economic Forum
Thursday, May 11, 2023
Unlocking Success with The League of Entrepreneurs’ Micro-Credential Short Courses - Maxwell Ampong, News Ghana
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
The Unmarked Potential of Lifelong Learning Across the Institution - Frederick Wherle, Illumination Modern Campus
Non-traditional credentials are beginning to get noticed by departments outside of CE, but oftentimes they’re creating this programming on the side of their desk. A centralized institution-wide approach to lifelong learning—lead by CE—is critical to deliver a modern learner experience. On this episode, Frederick Wehrle, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at the University of California—Berkeley, discusses the need for a consolidated administration to deliver a seamless lifelong learning experience that students demand.
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Micro-credentials: their role in the economy and lifelong learning - Paul Grainger, FE News
Monday, May 8, 2023
Micro-credentials give students an employability edge at GETEX in Dubai - Anjana Kumar, Gulf News
Sunday, May 7, 2023
Perceptions About the Tight U.S. Labor Market - George Lorenzo, Workforce Monitor
Saturday, May 6, 2023
NJ’s Cannabis Apprenticeship Training Initiative seeks apprentices - Rowan University
Friday, May 5, 2023
Robotics In Energy – A New UH Micro-Credential Course - Rashda Khan, University of Houston
Thursday, May 4, 2023
Educators can learn more about economics through UNLV's 8-week, $35 economics microcredential - KTNV
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
Autonomy, Microcredentials Address Need for Effective STEM Educators in Grant-funded Professional Learning Program Co-developed by Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor Gail Jones - Janine Bowen, NC State
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
DCC Announces New Microcredential in Cannabis Retail Management - Dutchess Community College
Dutchess Community College unveiled a new Business program offering on Saturday during a Cannabis Workforce Initiative (CWI) event held in Greenspan Cafeteria. The Cannabis Retail Management microcredential will welcome its first cohort in fall 2023, with registration now officially open. What is a microcredential? Microcredentials are short, focused credentials designed to provide in-demand skills, know-how and experience. Stackable microcredentials can also provide a pathway to a certificate or full degree. The 13-credit microcredential will help students develop critical business skills in retail management, merchandising, storeroom operations, cost control, customer service and cannabis science.