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Quality Matters: The Micro-Credential Blueprint

This Fall, our founder, Dr. Sasha Thackaberry-Voinovich, presented Newstate University’s unique stackable credential model as part of a panel on micro-credentials at the yearly QM Connect conference. Other institutions representing included Oregon State University eCampus, Colorado Community Colleges, Rio Salado College, and Alamo Community College. 

 

February 2025: Accelerating Talent Development with AI with SkillsWave.

September 2024: Upskilling Driven by Tech on Work Forces Podcast

May 2024: Upskilling and education benefits in the news! Three Skills Every Employee Needs in Benefits at Work:  https://www.benefitnews.com/list/soft-skills-that-every-employee-needs

2002: Managing Growth and Change in Online Education

From 2020

Article: Thackaberry, A. S. (2020, March 3).   Remote in a time of pandemic:  Six considerations as we adapt to COVID-19.  evoLLLution. Retrieved from https://evolllution.com/revenue-streams/distance_online_learning/remote-in-a-time-of-pandemic-six-considerations-as-we-adapt-to-covid-19/.

Article:  Thackaberry, A. S. (2019, November 4). MicroCredentials, workforce preparation, and the public university imperative. evoLLLution.  Retrieved from:  https://evolllution.com/revenue-streams/market_opportunities/microcredentials-workforce-preparation-and-the-public-university-imperative/

Blog:  Thackaberry, S. (2019, February 1).  Past the point of no return:  The not-so-shadow education sector.  WCET Frontiers.  Retrieved from https://wcetfrontiers.org/2019/02/01/past-the-point-of-no-return/

Blog:  Thackaberry, A. S. (2018, October 25). Redesigning higher ed with the student at the center. evoLLLution. Retrieved from https://evolllution.com/attracting-students/todays_learner/redesigning-higher-ed-with-the-student-at-the-center/

Article:  Thackaberry, A.S. (2018, January 10.)  Does your institution really need a new LMS?  Inside Higher Ed.  Retrieved from:  https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/views/2018/01/10/does-your-institution-really-need-new-lms.   Print version:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LpnVSVRhWp0SXdhS8i-v78CTUvQGMCve/view?usp=sharing

Blog Post:  Thackaberry, A.S. (2017, July 20).  In defense of the LMS.  WCET Frontiers.  Retrieved from https://wcetfrontiers.org/2017/07/20/in-defense-of-the-lms/. Print version https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0lwpuBcseSvNVVMdnNoX0lXcFE/view?usp=sharing

Article:  Thackaberry. (2017, October 4). The puzzle of the macro in the micro. EDUCAUSE Review.  Retrieved from https://er.educause.edu/blogs/2017/10/the-puzzle-of-the-macro-in-the-micro

Article:  Thackaberry, A. S. (2017).  Mission drive, common challenges.  EDUCAUSE Review.  Retrieved from http://er.educause.edu/articles/2017/3/mission-driven-common-challenges.  Print version  https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0lwpuBcseSvZndYVXl6RFhQWmM/view?usp=sharing

Blog Post:  Thackaberry, A. S. (2016, October 27). The Next Big Thing in CBE Isn’t a Program Model. evoLLLution. Retrieved from https://evolllution.com/technology/tech-tools-and-resources/the-next-big-thing-in-cbe-isnt-a-program-model/

Blog Post:  Thackaberry, S. (2016, February 29).  A CBE Overview:  The Recent History of CBE [Web log post].  Retrieved from http://evolllution.com/programming/applied-and-experiential-learning/a-cbe-overview-the-recent-history-of-cbe/ 

Blog Post:  Thackaberry, S. (2016, January).  The great LMS review adventure [Web log post].  Retrieved from https://wcetblog.wordpress.com/2016/02/04/the-great-lms-review-adventure/ 

Blog Post:  Thackaberry, S. (2015, November 16). Rapid fire feedback from #WCET15 e-Literate [Web log post]. Retrieved from http://mfeldstein.com/rapid-fire-feedback-from-wcet15/

Video presentation for the Learning Platforms Services initiative through the California State University System, October, 2015:  http://csulps.com/2015/08/29/alexandra-thackaberry-district-director-elearning-technologies-in-the-office-of-elearning-and-innovation/. Accompanying slides:  http://csulps.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/LMSTransitionsforCSU.pdf

Article:  Massively Micro:  Unbundling Education 2.0 in the League for Innovation’s Learning Abstracts, October 2015.

Open Courses Opening Doors to Developmental Education (evolllution)

Open MOOC Winner for the OpenCourseware Consortium

MOOCs:  Expectations and Reality from Center for Benefit-Cost Studies of Education, Columbia University

How did the pilot MOOCs turn out?  Community College Times
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Cuyahoga Community College Wired for Online Learning – Cleveland Business Connects Magazine
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Free Courses for a Big Problem, Inside Higher Ed
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MOOC data anlysis for remedial education, University Business
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Cuyahoga Community College’s free online developmental math course is open to all
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Remediation goes online – and free, Community College Spotlight
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Math fears face a computer, a college, and a MOOC, The Plain Dealer
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Tri-C Students Utilize Gaming to Learn, Fight Hunger, Campus Observer
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CampusTech: Engaging Students with Edugames at Cuyahoga Community College
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