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Western Governors University
Vision of Competency Based
Learning
WGU History
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Created 15 years ago by 19 governors
Grand experimental site for ED
Non-profit, private, online university
Competency Based learning from the
“opening bell”
Fully eligible for Title IV funds from
“opening bell”
WGU History Continued
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Nonterm initially
Switched to nonstandard term
Terms are 6 month in length
Students required to attend fulltime
Geared towards adult learners
◊ Must
come to WGU with prior college
experience
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Competency Based – How We
Make it Work
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Algorithm
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developed an algorithm that equates our
competencies into credit hours
◊ Approved by ED
◊ Allows us to follow ‘traditional’ credit hour
model for awarding and disbursing Title IV aid
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Algorithm
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Objective Unit Taxonomy
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Know
Know How
Show How
Do
Be (dispositional)
Algorithm Cont.
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CU Algorithm:
◊ Determine
cognitive match for each objective
in a subdomain;
◊ Assign the weight as listed in Objective Unit
Taxonomy – prior slide;
◊ Sum the values above for the subdomain in
question;
◊ Multiply the sum above by 0.0424; then,
◊ Round the result to the nearest whole number
◊ This is the number of CUs to be assigned
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How WGU Makes It Work Cont.
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Industry standards for competencies
Very active advisory boards
Biometrics and other identity verification
standards
University of Wisconsin
System
Flexible Option:
An Operational Review
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Committee Structure
Operations: Working Groups
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Admissions
Advising
Registrar
Bursar
Financial Aid
Operations: Short-term
Planning
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Financial Aid
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Flex Program Financial Aid Eligibility
Processing Structure
-Drawing Admissions/WI residency data
-3 Month Term
-Credit assignment
-Establishing FT/PT and Class Level at beginning of term
-Calculate Award
-Disbursement of aid
-Evaluate academic progress at end of term(Pass/Fail/Incomplete)
-FA Academic Progress Evaluation
-Return of Title IV Funds
Evaluate Resource Requirements
Define Short Term vs. Long Term Plan and begin Long Term
Planning
Begin drawing out Transition Plan from UWM to UWEX
Operations: Long-term Planning
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Considerations for the future
◊ Scalability
◊ Iterative
design process—will likely need to
make adjustments
◊ Will have a suite of IT systems
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Student Information System, Customer
Relationship Management, Student Dashboard
Need for IT collaboration and exchange
Operations: Long-term Planning
◊ Setup,
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Processing and Workload
Central database = central module processing?
Local access = daily processing on two systems?
Degree conferral MUST be at campus level
◊ Integration
with External Reporting Systems
What’s Done and What’s Next
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Higher Learning Commission approval
DOE approvals
Assessment development
Curation of content
Contact Information
Jamie Malone
Department of Education
[email protected]
312.730.1528
Sue Allmon
Western Governors University
[email protected]
877.435.7948 ext 5821
Dr. Jane Hojan-Clark
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
[email protected]
414.229.6300
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QUESTIONS?
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