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Powerful, new technology isn't just displacing workers. It's uncovering learning pathways to employment in new fields.
A lot has been written about the impact of technology and whether robots and artificial intelligence will supplant humans. Far less has been said about the opportunities that advances in technology will create for building new credentialing systems that can capture and validate all forms of learning.
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We Can Innovate Responsibly While Protecting Students
Lumina Foundation CEO: Report on Western Governors University shouldn't tarnish gains made in competency-based education.
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Competency Frameworks: Blueprints for Strong Learning Structures
Learning frameworks can help ensure that credentials are built on solid foundations of learning.
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"Perfect storm" skills shortage threatens economy, but we have a path forward
Change can be hard, but we’ll get there. That’s the message of hope we heard at the 2017 Education Symposium this week with Army University, Lumina Foundation and the Competency-Based Education Network.
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Lumina Foundation Interviews edX about New MicroMasters® Programs
Lumina Senior Advisor for Credentialing & Workforce Development Holly Zanville interviews the project lead for the edX grant, Nina Huntemann, director of academics and research, to see how the work is going.
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The Big Idea: A Service Year
Lumina Senior Advisor for Credentialing and Workforce Development Holly Zanville suggests ways for colleges and universities to open credentialing pathways for service year corps members to help create a win-win for learners, employers, and communities alike.
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Credential Engine Names Scott Cheney as First Executive Director
Credential Engine, a new 501C3 non-profit organization with a mission to improve transparency in the credentialing marketplace, has announced its first Executive Director, Scott Cheney. In this role, Cheney will lead Credential Engine’s groundbreaking technology initiative to scale and maintain a web-based Credential Registry which – through software apps built on the registry’s data – enables job seekers, students, workers, and employers to search for and compare credentials, as travel apps are used to compare flights, rental cars, and hotels.
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It's Time to Build a GPS for Credentialing
Lumina Senior Advisor for Credentialing and Workforce Development Holly Zanville outlines the vision for a networked system of data that will provide accurate, current, and transparent information about all credentials.
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A game-changing solution to a serious credentialing problem: Right Signals Initiative
Twenty community colleges are testing a framework for making their credentials more transparent as part of the Right Signals initiative. Lumina Senior Advisor for Credentialing and Workforce Holly Zanville discusses three important takeaways about the framework from a meeting of Community College presidents engaged in early trials.
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