Regent mentioned in eCampus News article, “4 Steps to Launching a CBE Program”
We are pleased to share this recent news story where Regent Award was mentioned by eCampus News in their CBE article. Please read a preview of the article below.
Brandman University featured in the Media for their Competency Based Program
We are pleased to share three recent media features of one of our premier Regent Award client’s, Brandman University. The videos below provide information on their Competency Based Education Program:
Regent featured in EDUCAUSE Review’s Competency-Based Education: Technology Challenges and Opportunities Article
Competency-based education (CBE) has elicited strong interest among educators and education stakeholders due to its potential to meet students where they are in their education journey and provide a more personalized path to completion. A typical CBE program has a curriculum structured to demonstrate learning in clearly articulated competencies, is often self-paced, is agnostic as to the source of learning while maintaining clear and transparent learning standards, and has an emphasis on authentic assessment, which evaluates what the learner knows and can do through real-life demonstrations and projects.
The Experimental Sites Initiative and Competency Based Education
In July 2014, the president passed legislation that allowed for more Americans to obtain the skills needed for in demand jobs. Entitled the Experimental Sites Initiative (ESI), the included experiments test innovative practices in higher education that are aimed at providing improved, faster and more flexible paths to academic and career success.