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Emerging Effective Practices for Developing Competency-Based Programs in Higher Education Lisa McIntyre-Hite, PhD Walden University Center for Learning Innovation

• I have experience developing CBE programs and my institution offers CBE programs. • I have experience developing CBE programs but my institution does not offer CBE programs yet. • I have no experience developing CBE programs.

Let’s get grounded in CBE Discuss challenges, suggestions, and questions

600 Institutions

Academic Outcomes

Employer Needs

Accelerated learning

Low overall cost

Curriculum and pedagogy

Subscription-based pricing Personalized Learning Plan Direct assessment

Tutor/mentor /coach Authentic assessment

COMMON VALUE PROPOSITION THEMES AND PROGRAM ELEMENTS ARE BEGINNING TO EMERGE FOR

CBE PROVIDERS

“Get your degree in under X months”

“$10K degree; extremely affordable”

Employer partnership Peer evaluation “Uniquely applicable in the workplace”

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Time varies; learning is constant

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Students engage in learning activities that align with clearly defined outcomes

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Students receive proactive guidance and support from faculty and staff

• Students earn credentials by demonstrating mastery through a rigorous assessment and work at a personalized pace

What are emerging effective practices for developing competencies, assessments, rubrics, and learning resources in CBE programs?

• Andragogy • Authentic Assessment • Healthcare Field

Effective Practices and the Push for Standards

 Clear, measurable, meaningful and complete competencies  Credential-level assessment strategy with robust implementation  Intentionally designed and engaged student experience

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Coherent, competency-driven program and curriculum design Collaborative engagement with external partners Transparency of student learning Evidence-driven continuous improvement processes Demonstrated institutional commitment to capacity for CBE innovation

Breakout Groups  Choose: Competencies, Assessments, or Learning Resources  In your group, review your emerging effective practices  What challenges do you see in implementing these practices? “Yes, but…”  What questions or concerns?  What practices are missing?

What are emerging effective practices for developing competencies?  The Process  Collaboration, training, and leadership  The Competency Statement  Specific, actionable, measurable  Employer Needs  Aligned to workforce needs  Data & Standards

What are emerging effective practices for developing assessments and rubrics?  Types of assessments  Authentic, performance based

 Assessment Strategies  Standards setting, piloting  Alignment and iterative reviews

 Formative Assessments  Rubrics  Mastery learning

What are emerging effective practices for developing & implementing learning resources?  Identifying Resources  Implement, review, adjust based on student data  Resources tightly aligned to competency and the assessment  Providing Guidance  Student choice  Faculty roles  Learning platform and recommended paths

Next Steps  Email or Twitter  [email protected]  @lisa_hite  Leverage our community of emerging experts: (Twitter)  @calimorrison  @joellenshendy  @scheney  @sashatberr