One of the criticisms of traditional testing and credentials is that they represent only a narrow part of a person's learning. This post summarizes a discussion by Ryan Craig, managing partner of University Ventures, who made the following points (quoted):
- We're beyond the 'take our word for it' era – there is a loss of faith in the greater community about what higher education does.
- Technology has changed the game – learning is ubiquitous and is pushing higher education toward unbundling the degree.
The result is an emerging picture of credentials that are at one more all-encompassing and more up-to-date. "It will take radical shifts in all of our systems – the alphabet soup of linked (or sometimes not) software that we use to track students fiscally, academically, and out into their time as alumni.È
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