The revolution in delivery is well under way. Online courses, on-demand resources, and LMSes are here. You’ve likely already updated the way you deliver content, but it’s not overcoming the deeper obstacles in education. What comes next?

Already in the works is a second revolution, the revolution in measurement. Testing and credentials are changing. Most significantly, the credit hour is being replaced with the competency, a more precise unit of learning. Competency-based education (CBE) measures a learner's progress in terms of their actual proficiency, not in terms of participation or seat-hours. Schools using CBE love it for its clarity, speed, flexibility and portability.  Students do too.  Sevensided Consulting knows how to implement CBE, partially or fully, in ways that exceed accrediting standards.

Then there’s a third revolution about to break: the revolution in supervision. Employers are demanding real-world experience, and students are eager to have “outside” experience count for something. Creating a whole-life curriculum requires a rethink of how supervision operates, incorporating lots of different overseers into the academic journey. Because competency is meant to be forged in community, lots of people besides professors can be used for formation and assessment. Indeed, programs can and should be intentional about using the breadth of a student's personal network to achieve learning goals.  The successful training programs of the future will be those that use mentors, coaches, managers, co-workers, counselors and pastors as part of the formal learning process.  Sevensided Consulting is on the leading edge of such distributed supervision, making sure networks are being used in effective, high-quality ways.

Sevensided was started by Dr. Nathan Hitchcock in 2018.  He was a ground floor designer with the movement known as CBTE (competency-based theological education). His previous work with Sioux Falls Seminary resulted in explosive results, including a tripling of enrolled students.  His clients are various graduate and undergraduate schools, faith-based organizations, and businesses looking to build innovative training systems.