Subscribe RSS Feed Itunes | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn Connect @topcastnow (Use #topcastnow) Email Topcast Get More TOPcastEpisode 160: “Remember the Why:” Designing Meaningful Learning AssignmentsEpisode 159: “Adjusting Your Sails” in Online Ed Based on the DataEpisode 158: AI-Assistance Built-In: Less Obvious/More UsefulEpisode 157: Pending Changes to Inclusive Access ProgramsEpisode 156: Reframing the Data That Tell the Stories About Online Students View All Posted on October 5, 2015February 2, 2022 by cdladminEpisode 6: Understanding the Coming CBE R/Evolution About Episode 6: In this episode, join hosts Thomas Cavanagh and Kelvin Thompson as they discuss online competency-based education (CBE) in its various forms. Tom and Kelvin consider whether CBE is evolutionary, revolutionary, or both as higher education institutions innovate in the ways they serve their students. http://media.blubrry.com/ucf_topcast/cdl.ucf.edu/staticfiles/topcast/topcast-106.mp3Podcast (teaching-online-podcast): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 24:28 — 23.6MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Episode 6 Show Notes: Please find various show notes and resources below. Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links Coffee Profile: Ethiopian Yirgacheffe (featured in this episode) Written description of the Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony Video highlights of the Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony in traditional home (pouring happens at 7:16) Short video (2:49) introducing the Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony by American visitor Information on Ethiopian regional coffees including Yirgacheffe Information on the Yirgachefe [sic] region of Ethiopia Background Reading Competency v. Mastery by John F. Ebersole The Landscape of Competency-Based Education: Enrollments, Demographics, and Affordability “Experimental Sites” Approved by US Department of Education Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) The Iron Triangle: College Presidents Talk about Costs, Access and Quality Cracking the Credit Hour by Amy Laitinen Institution Examples CBE at Western Governor’s University CBE at Brandman University Credit by Exam at Excelsior College
I attended WGU specifically for some of the reasons you mentioned. I knew I could get through materials faster in a CBE program than in a traditional one. The mentor relationship worked well for me too and it definitely helped that he was not the same person grading my assignments. It took a few months to wrap my mind around it and get used to the fact that I could rely on him (my mentor) to just guide and not spend our time talking about how to do assignments etc. but I would not have had it any other way! Log in to Reply
Thanks much for sharing your personal story with CBE, TechChic! So glad to hear that this was a positive experience for you. Keep listening and engaging! 🙂 Kelvin Log in to Reply
