884: Redesigning Higher Ed for the Future - with Dr. Nan Travers, & Dr. Holly Zanville, Co-Leads, Credential As You Go
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In this episode, brought to YOU by Jenzabar's Annual Meeting (JAM 2024),
YOUR guests are Dr. Nan Travers, Director for the Center for Leadership in Credential Learning, State University of New York, Empire State University & Co-lead, Credential As You Go, & Dr. Holly Zanville, Co-Lead, Credential As You Go, Research Professor, George Washington University, & Lead of the Learn & Work Ecosystem Library.
YOUR host is Dr. Michelle Cantu-Wilson, Vice President of Education & Workforce, Outreach Strategists, & Trustee at San Jacinto College,
How are the Credential As You Go initiative & the resources it provides helping institutions rethink credentialing to better serve the 40+ million Americans who have some college but no credential?
What are the six key approaches Credential As You Go has identified that institutions are taking to implement incremental credentialing, from "learn as you go" to "retro as you go"?
How is Credential As You Go working with states, higher education institutions, & accrediting agencies to make incremental credentialing the new normal in post-secondary education?
What role does the Learn & Work Ecosystem Library play in providing critical information to stakeholders navigating the complex landscape of credentials, pathways, & workforce initiatives?
How can faculty tap into the resources of Credential As You Go & the Learn & Work Ecosystem Library as they develop new incremental credentials?
What do Nan & Holly see as the future of higher education, & how can a lifelong, skills-based approach to credentialing transform economic opportunity & mobility for learners?
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Nan Travers
Director of Center for Leadership in Credentialing Learning
NAN TRAVERS is Director of the Center for Leadership in Credentialing Learning at Empire State University. She has served as PI for two Lumina Foundation grants which explored the learn-work ecosystem and impact of evaluating work-based learning and incremental credentialing on the future of higher education. She led the development of the Global Learning Qualifications Framework to assess college-level learning, serves on the board for the Prior Learning International Research Consortium, is a lead contributor to the Learning Recognition Collaborative in conjunction with the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA), and co-edits the journal: PLA Inside Out (www.plaio.org). She served as PI for Credential As You Go Round #1 (planning grant) funded by Lumina Foundation.
Holly Zanville
Research Professor
Dr. Holly Zanville joined the GW Institute of Public Policy in January 2021 as a Research Professor and Co-Director of the Program on Skills, Credentials & Workforce Policy. She is Co-Lead of the national initiative, Credential As You Go; and founder and lead of the Learn & Work Ecosystem Library. She serves on the Leadership Advisory Board for the Credential Lab at the Higher Learning Commission.
Holly is a former strategy director at Lumina Foundation, where she focused on the work-and-learn ecosystem, including the future of work; networks/partnerships; and research to increase awareness of and solutions related to workforce-education alignment, credentialing, and quality assurance. In her 15 year tenure at Lumina, Holly focused especially on adult students and non-degree, workforce-relevant credentials, leading national initiatives such as Connecting Credentials, Credential Engine, and Credit When It’s Due. She also led research on how industry certifications are embedded in college programs, and was the architect of the Learn-and-Work Ecosystem Guide. Holly has a substantial history of speaking and writing about the meaning and value of credentials beyond high school. Her publications include a book chapter (Credentials for a New era of Work and Learning, Wiley, 2020), and many blogs, interviews, white papers, reports, and research briefs.
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