Location: 101 CERAS Learning Hall 520 Galvez Mall Contact: (650) 723-0630 Holly%20Materman Credentialing and accreditation are crucial features of the education system. College degrees are key mechanisms for sorting people into jobs, and for certifying particular kinds of learning and knowledge as especially valuable. The current credentialing system developed as a series of independently negotiated compacts among schools sharing similar status. This system is now being challenged by seismic changes in the political economy of US higher education. How should credentialing happen in education’s digital future? As part of our engagement with this theme we will host a public forum on 5 February featuring:Richard Arum, NYU, lead author of Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses (Chicago, 2010)Therese Cannon, accreditation advisor to Minerva UniversityEmily Goligoski, Mozilla Open BadgesJohn Katzman, founder of 2u (formerly known as 2tor) and NoodleReception 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Sponsor: School of Education Audience: Education's Digital Future: College Credentials in the Digital FutureFacebookTwitterEmailPrintAdd to CalendarCredentialing and accreditation are crucial features of the education system. College degrees are key mechanisms for sorting people into jobs, and for certifying particular kinds of learning and knowledge as especially valuable. The current credentialing system developed as a series of independently negotiated compacts among schools sharing similar status. This system is now being challenged by seismic changes in the political economy of US higher education. How should credentialing happen in education’s digital future? As part of our engagement with this theme we will host a public forum on 5 February featuring:Richard Arum, NYU, lead author of Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses (Chicago, 2010)Therese Cannon, accreditation advisor to Minerva UniversityEmily Goligoski, Mozilla Open BadgesJohn Katzman, founder of 2u (formerly known as 2tor) and NoodleReception 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. When:Tuesday, February 5, 2013. 06:00 PM. Approximate duration of 1.50 hour(s). Where:101 CERAS Learning Hall 520 Galvez Mall (Map) Sponsor:School of Education Contact:(650) 723-0630 Holly Materman Audience:General Public, Faculty/Staff, Students, Alumni/FriendsTags:lecture, public-service, humanitiesPermalink:http://events.stanford.edu/events/354/35475More info...Last modified January 28, 2013.