Higher education is shifting toward a connected model where colleges and universities function as one learner ecosystem. The goal is simple: make credentials stackable, transfer predictable, and pathways flexible enough for learners to move in and out of education as their careers evolve.
In this episode of The TechEd Podcast, host Matt Kirchner speaks with UW-Stout Chancellor Katherine Frank and Chippewa Valley Technical College President Sunem Beaton-Garcia about how their institutions have developed streamlined pathways for learners that support lifelong learning.
They break down how institutions can design on-ramps and off-ramps, align programs across tech/community college and university systems, expand credit recognition, and keep partnerships active so transfer works in real life (no more “credits to nowhere”). The conversation also expands to what this shift means nationally as technology and workforce needs change rapidly.
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