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Alverno Accelerate: A Paradigm-Changing Program for Professional and Personal Success

Alverno Accelerate: A Paradigm-Changing Program for Professional and Personal Success
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Author(s): Carole Barrowman (Alverno College, USA), Patricia Lewis (Alverno College, USA), John C. Savagian (Alverno College, USA)and Amy H. Shapiro (Alverno College, USA)
Copyright: 2022
Pages: 14
Source title: New Models of Higher Education: Unbundled, Rebundled, Customized, and DIY
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Aaron M. Brower (University of Wisconsin Extended Campus, USA & University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)and Ryan J. Specht-Boardman (University of Wisconsin Extended Campus, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-3809-1.ch012

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Abstract

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.

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