Alverno Accelerate: A paradigm-changing program for professional and personal success
Title
Alverno Accelerate: A paradigm-changing program for professional and personal success
Creator
Barrowman, Carole
Savagian, John C.
Lewis, Patricia
Shapiro, Amy H.
Description
Barrowman, C., Lewis, P., Savagian, J.C., & Shapiro, A.H.
With 50 years of experience in outcome-based, assessment-driven education, Alverno faculty understand the value of student-centered learning as the cornerstone of curriculum design and pedagogical practice. On the scaffold of the authors’ experiences as senior faculty in Alverno’s curriculum, this chapter explores how pedagogical and pragmatic considerations helped the Alverno Accelerate design team create a program that carefully considers its participants and puts the learner at the center of learning. Alverno Accelerate lets go of many of the canon principles of higher education, welcomes unbundled credits and work/life experiences, and collaborates with adult learners on their individual journeys to their bachelor’s degree.
With 50 years of experience in outcome-based, assessment-driven education, Alverno faculty understand the value of student-centered learning as the cornerstone of curriculum design and pedagogical practice. On the scaffold of the authors’ experiences as senior faculty in Alverno’s curriculum, this chapter explores how pedagogical and pragmatic considerations helped the Alverno Accelerate design team create a program that carefully considers its participants and puts the learner at the center of learning. Alverno Accelerate lets go of many of the canon principles of higher education, welcomes unbundled credits and work/life experiences, and collaborates with adult learners on their individual journeys to their bachelor’s degree.
Date
2022
Publisher
IGI Global
Extent
14 pages
Language
English
Format
PDF
Type
Text
Bibliographic Citation
Barrowman, C., Lewis, P., Savagian, J. C., & Shapiro, A. H. (2022). Alverno Accelerate: A Paradigm-Changing Program for Professional and Personal Success. In A. Brower, & R. Specht-Boardman (Ed.), New Models of Higher Education: Unbundled, Rebundled, Customized, and DIY (pp. 242-255). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-3809-1.ch012
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Collection
Citation
Barrowman, Carole et al., “Alverno Accelerate: A paradigm-changing program for professional and personal success,” Alverno College Library Digital Commons, accessed May 15, 2024, https://alverno.omeka.net/items/show/810.