A short commentary on assessment from a respected sociologist who has done a big assessment project funded by the Mellon Foundation and who served several
Category: Ideas
Education Resources from NYT
A list of resources from around the Web about education as selected by researchers and editors of The New York Times. General Education Department National
Two More Ways to Measure Educational Outcomes
So, here’s a sorta cynical question: do we have anybody working on how we can look good in these ratings? Or at least anticipating how
After Setbacks, Online Courses Are Rethought
The latest swing of the MOOC headline pendulum is way over on the “complete bust” end of the evaluation spectrum but they represent a very
Disrupting General Education
The Association of American Colleges and Universities (AACU) is holding another “institute” next summer on “General Education and Assessment.” All the usual caveats associated with
More Sources on Competency Based Education
Debbie Morrison at Online Learning Insights has a nice blog post “The Next Big Disruptor – Competency-based Learning” with good suggestions for further reading. Paul Fain at Inside Higher
