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02/07/2025

Center for Certification & Competency-Based Education (C3Be) collaborated with Enterprise KC to identify essential attributes for success in entry-level cybersecurity roles. By engaging industry leaders, managers, and employees, we developed assessments tailored to the specific needs of the cybersecurity field.

Defining Attributes for Well-Suited Individuals for Cybersecurity – Involving Users & Stakeholders in Construct Development for More Inclusive Assessments Wed, 01/29/2025 author Thanos Patelis, Ph.D. Share Share by Email Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook Share on Twitter  In a recent project, C...

12/19/2024

We are proud to announce the Competency-Based Education Research Journal. Published through KU Libraries, CBERJ is an open-access journal which serves to advance knowledge of competency-based education through empirical investigations, theory development articles, and integrative conceptual reviews.

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12/11/2024

What does it take to build inclusive and flexible learning environments? 💡 Dr. Katja Hakel, Full Professor in Academic Development at the University of Agder in Norway, discusses how Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Competency-Based Education (CBE) can shape education for a diverse variety of learners in this insightful interview.

Read her conversation with Marie Kohart of Jayhawk Flex at KU here:

https://c3be.ku.edu/news/article/building-inclusive-and-flexible-learning-an-interview-with-katja-hakel

Building Inclusive and Flexible Learning: An Interview with Katja Hakel Wed, 12/11/2024 author Marie Kohart Share Share by Email Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook Share on Twitter In this C3Be Blog interview, Marie Kohart, a senior instructional designer with Jayhawk Flex at the University of Kans...

11/07/2024

C3Be Graduate Research Assistant Charles Pittack discusses how project-based learning (PBL) is transforming teacher professional development by providing educators with hands-on, practical experiences that can be applied directly in their classrooms. By engaging in PBL, teachers are not only enhancing their own skills but also learning to create more interactive, student-centered environments.

Project-Based Learning: A Game Changer for Teacher Professional Development Thu, 11/07/2024 author Charles Pittack Share Share by Email Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook Share on Twitter In today's fast-evolving educational landscape, traditional one-time workshops tend not to address the complex....

10/30/2024

Many students find traditional assessments stressful and unreflective of their abilities. C3Be at KU is rethinking assessment development using design thinking, a human-centered approach that emphasizes the test-taker’s experience.

Learn more in this blog post from psychometrician Courtney Castle.

Using Design Thinking to Create Human-Centered Assessments Tue, 10/15/2024 author Courtney Castle Share Share by Email Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook Share on Twitter What’s your reaction when you hear the word ‘test’? Do you relish the challenge, or are you filled with dread? There are m...

10/09/2023

Diane DeBacker, Director of C3Be, and Neal Kingston, Director of the The Achievement & Assessment Institute at KU, gave a presentation on the CBE work happening at the University of Kansas at this year's CBExchange conference.

03/23/2023

We are proud to support and facilitate this program redesign for the Kansas Fire & Rescue Training Institute.

Remote training will be offered through KU's Kansas Fire & Rescue Training Institute, Center for Certification & Competency-Based Education

02/08/2023

The Experience Conundrum is an issue that affects both potential hires and employers. This article discuss how competency-based education and the work we do at C3Be can help address the issue.

In a new article, we discuss the Experience Conundrum and how the work of AAI's Center for Certification & Competency-Based Education (C3Be) can help address this issue.

https://aai.ku.edu/how-competency-based-education-can-address-experience-conundrum

02/07/2023

The latest webinar in our Antiracism in Data Management series will take place March 9, 2:00-3:30 PM CST.

Antiracism in Data Visualization features Dr. Pieta Blakely, who will discuss the ways in which seemingly neutral data visualizations can perpetuate racism and some considerations in presenting data to promote equity.

Register:

https://kansas.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMqfu-sqTIqGNExiIkzbmXQGF6fqmy_wcAX

01/11/2023

Today marks our second year anniversary. We are very excited to show off what we've been working over the past two years.

01/05/2023

C3Be helps universities, businesses, and students better meet each other's needs through three lines of effort: learning maps, assessments, and community.

Learn more:

https://c3be.ku.edu/what-we-do

01/04/2023

Welcome to the page of the Center for Certification & Competency-Based Education (C3Be)! We were established in January 2021 (approaching our two-year mark fast) and have been working on some amazing projects we can't wait to share.