WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY ONLINE. ACCELERATED. AFFORDABLE. ACCREDITED.
Smart Communities Sept 2016 Gov Geringer
Wyoming Unified Network 100GB
State as Anchor Tenant800 participating entities
• Network availability, connectivity, cloud http://ets.wyo.gov/inside-ets/unified-network
(2016)
A special report from Lumina Foundation
• Attainment – How much is good enough? How good is 38%?
U.S. is 14th in the world for college attainment
62%
WGU - Talk About Technology Last, Not First
• Start with a vision, not the technology
• Support your vision for personalized learning with quality
digital curriculum and infrastructure, people and processes
• Develop an implementation strategy based on clear goals
• Find the right match of competencies, content, delivery and
outcomes
• Document and credit knowledge regardless of source
WGU Background
• Nonprofit, founded in 1997 by bi-
partisan group of 19 governors.
• 98,000+ students; 105,000+ graduates
in all 50 states.
• 60+ degrees in four colleges for high-
demand fields:
- Business
- Teacher Education
- Health Professions
- Technology
• Competency-based, 100% online
…with different needs
• Flexibility
• Access
• Affordability
• Recognition of knowledge
and skills already acquired
Non-traditional Student Is Now in the Majority
Competency-based Education (CBE)
• Market (employer) alignment
• Measure learning, not time
• No waiting to learn
• Individualized support
• Regular, substantive progress
Recognizes adults have different levels of knowledge and
learn at different rates.
ONLINE ≠ CBE
The bottom line for global
competitiveness is raising our innovation
potential
AGB Gov Geringer 11-19-0915
There is no greater innovation than the
development of a young mind
• Among the 35 members of the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development, which sponsors the PISA
initiative, the U.S. ranked 30th in math, 19th in science and 17th
in Reading