A More Efficient Path to Mastery
Foundry College courses meet twice per week for 90 minutes each, and there's no prework or homework assigned. Hands-on activities and focused, engaging lectures help you master new skills and knowledge efficiently so you can fit learning into your busy life.
No Pre-Class Preparation
Research shows that many students don’t complete pre-class reading—so our instructors share all essential material during live lectures.
Put Learning Into Practice
After each lecture, you'll break out into small groups to put learning into immediate practice—ensuring that you master new skills and knowledge efficiently.
No Homework Assignments
Each class ends with a quiz to confirm that you understand the material and can apply it in workplace situations.
Mastering Three Levels of Capabilities
Foundry College characterizes skills and knowledge at three different levels—nano, mini and macro. Each group of nano capabilities builds into a mini capability, and each group of mini capabilities builds into a macro capability. You'll acquire capabilities in steady, intentional sequences, making progress in every class session.
Nano Capabilities
Specific capabilities, such as finding the source of a claim
Mini Capabilities
More general capabilities, such as evaluating source quality in news reports
Macro Capabilities
General capabilities, such as detecting fake news (a type of critical thinking)
Evaluating Mastery
Foundry College doesn’t give grades—you'll have either “mastered” a course or are “in progress.” Although this approach is similar to the traditional concept of pass/fail, a “pass” at Foundry College means more than just getting by: you'll demonstrate a deep understanding of the material and ability to consistently apply skills and knowledge into practice.
Mastered
To master a course, you must have either passed or completed six attempts on each of the end-of-class quizzes, taken the Mid-term Assessment, and received a 100% on the end-of-course Mastery Assessment; and/or passed all required assessments specific to credential courses.
In Progress
You'll complete a quiz at the end of every class. If the quiz is not passed after two attempts, you'll need to do work outside of class in order to review and master the material.
Supporting Student Success
Foundry College courses are designed so that all required material can be learned in class, with no pre-work or homework. However, we understand that you may occasionally need extra time and support to master certain skills or knowledge. We inlcude one-on-one personal coaching and one-on-one academic mentoring to help you succeed.
