Radio Higher Ed
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Abstract
"Complexities and connections: Credit hour and competency-based education" is a podcast interview with Amy Laitinen, deputy director of Higher Education at the New America Foundation. Laitinen advocates for a shift from the traditional credit hour to competency-based education. Laitinen supports her view by offering a brief historical summary highlighting the original purpose of and challenges of the credit hour. Laitinen also explains the differences among competency- based education, prior learning assessment, and direct assessment and how each plays a role in the future of higher education. Laitinen encourages the use of experimental sites to help inform and enhance policy development regarding competency-based education for the future of higher education.
Interview facilitation, commentary and discussion presented by Kathryn Dodge, Alison Griffin, and Elise Scanlon of Radio Higher Ed.
Publication Date
8-21-2013
Publisher
Radio Higher Ed, LLC
Document Type
Podcast
Rights
Copyright © 2013 Radio Higher Ed . All Rights Reserved. Podcast Intro and Exit music by Won (FLT RSK) / CC BY-NC 3.0 Produced in conjunction with the Average Guy Podcast Network.
Recommended Citation
Laitinen, A. “Complexities and connections: Credit hour and competency-based education.” Interview by Kathryn Dodge, Allison Griffin, and Elise Scanlon. Podcast. Radio Higher Ed., 21 Aug. 2013. Web. http://radiohighered.com/2013/08/21/complexities-and-connections-credit-hour-and-competency-based-education/
A historical perspective on how the credit hour became a proxy for student learning in higher education (5:24)
RadioHigherEd017F002.mp3 (7086 kB)
Competency-based education, prior learning assessment and direct assessment defined (7:33)
RadioHigherEd017F003.mp3 (2084 kB)
Is competency-based education No Child Left Behind for higher education? (2:13)
RadioHigherEd017F004.mp3 (1501 kB)
How does competency-based education contribute to/relate to the accountability discussion? (1:35)
RadioHigherEd017F005.mp3 (4009 kB)
Faculty engagement in a competency-based model of education (4:16)
RadioHigherEd017F006.mp3 (3900 kB)
What are some of the main criticisms of a competency-based model for higher education? (4:09)
RadioHigherEd017F007.mp3 (5917 kB)
Accreditation and regulation: the tension between oversight and innovation (6:19)
RadioHigherEd017F008.mp3 (2813 kB)
Creating a safe regulatory space for experimentation and innovation (2:59)
RadioHigherEd017F009.mp3 (6753 kB)
The value of externally validated criteria and transparency of student achievement in competency-based education (7:12)
RadioHigherEd017F010.mp3 (2141 kB)
Experimental sites could provide laboratory in advance of HEA Reauthorization (2:16)
RadioHigherEd017F011.mp3 (16235 kB)
Commentary and Analysis (17:20)