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January 2014 Features & Reports

Curriculum Development

Competency-based Learning Ensures Student, Faculty Performance

Dr. Larry Banks, Daymar Colleges Group

Daymar College Group is in the process of implementing a three-pronged approach to a competency-based learning model that drives improvements in student learning and school performance. The anticipated result will be students who are job ready, improved instruction and a curriculum that is aligned to industry and employer needs. p.1

Curriculum Development

Employer Driven Competencies

Raul Vaides Pages, President/Owner Denver Technical College – Retired

Denver Technical College pioneered implementing an employer driven competency program that resulted in the school having high performing graduates and some remarkable operating metrics. p.7

Instruction and Faculty Management

Great Teaching, Course Design Help to Improve Student Learning

John Shaheen, Distance Learning Consortium
Great teaching and course design go hand-in-hand and when done well increases student engagement, retention and can provide documented outcomes that prove student competency in specific subjects. p.11

Financial Aid and Student Default Issues

Quarterly Regulatory Update with FAME, Inc.

By D. Sherwin Hibbets, with Cheryl Hentz
The last three months have produced a variety of changes in financial aid policy and procedures that schools need to be aware and implement. p.16

State Issues

State Affairs Update & Successful State Strategies

By Brian Newman
With 46 state legislatures scheduled to convene at some point during 2014, the year will bring challenges, both expected and unexpected, and hopefully a few opportunities that will benefit institutions and students alike. Key areas to focus on are: the implementation of the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement, state Attorney General activity, state financial aid issues and state authorization. p.21

Associations and Accreditations

ACICS Conference Report

The first year into ACICS’s second century of operating as a quality assurance authority for postsecondary education and workforce development included substantial challenges, important milestones and occasions for appropriate celebration. All of these became the focus of the annual conference and meeting in Jacksonville in early November which we report in this issue. p.25

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