http://www.nebhe.org/thejournal/new-directions-for-higher-education-interview-with-carnegie-foundation-president-anthony-bryk-about-the-credit-hour/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-directions-for-higher-education-interview-with-carnegie-foundation-president-anthony-bryk-about-the-credit-hour NEBHE Thu, 25 Jul 2013 02:22:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.nebhe.org/thejournal/new-directions-for-higher-education-interview-with-carnegie-foundation-president-anthony-bryk-about-the-credit-hour/comment-page-1/#comment-163168 Philip DiSalvio Fri, 03 May 2013 19:31:33 +0000 http://www.nebhe.org/?post_type=thejournal&p=18263#comment-163168 Given Carnegie's focus on improving the quality of teaching and learning, it's gratifying to see a careful approach being taken to understanding the effects of changing the credit hour as a time based measurement. It appears that they have an appreciation for the substantial challenges in implementing competency-based systems at scale. As Bryk notes, their job is to dig deeply into all of this while acknowledging the complicated nature of the change. I share with you the considerations involved especially as these relate to the importance of the value of knowledge for its own sake.

]]> http://www.nebhe.org/thejournal/new-directions-for-higher-education-interview-with-carnegie-foundation-president-anthony-bryk-about-the-credit-hour/comment-page-1/#comment-162368 John Bennett Wed, 01 May 2013 14:37:48 +0000 http://www.nebhe.org/?post_type=thejournal&p=18263#comment-162368 I trust that the considerations involved with the important effort will include the value of knowledge for its own sake. There is a critical need for the identification and effective learning of core knowledge. Such knowledge, in conjunction with skills for identifying, evaluating, organizing, understanding, and utilizing the vast materials available so easily today. The value is not in the learning of this material but in the ability to utilize it to address each situation faced. There are very few - if any - situations any of us will encounter similar to being a contestant on Jeopardy!!!

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