Teaching and Learning Breakthroughs: Next-Generation Academic Models in Practice

This fall, the 10 institutions that received Next Generation Learning Challenges grants in 2012 launched their Breakthrough Models for College Completion. These models completely rethought degree programs to leverage learning science to create pathways, customized and personalized with the aid of technology, to enable more students to succeed in achieving degrees at lowered costs. In this session, participants will learn from key leaders of these programs how their designs are reshaping academic models for postsecondary education.

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Learn ways to compact the curriculum without cutting corners | Learn how to help shorten the time to graduation, lower overall cost for students, and improve retention