One of this decade’s fads in higher education is “competency-” or “proficiency-based” education. The discourse around it is littered with phrases and concepts that are
Tag: higher education
A Book Called "How College Works" by Two Authors Who Get It
My friends’ Chambliss and Takacs’ book How College Works (Harvard University Press 2014) has just come out (previous coverage in ). I worked on a small piece
(One of) The Most Interesting College(s) in America
What if Mills were organized into “five undergraduate schools… : School of Fine Arts, School of Natural Science, School of Social Institutions, School of Education
MOOCs are so 2012 but IS There Gold in Them Hills?
The first two chapters in the MOOC story have been written: heroic arrival and unbounded enthusiasm followed by disappointment and backlash. I argued in Fall
Does Assessment Work?
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
Evaluating and Assessing Short Intensive Courses
Two articles on the topic of assessing and evaluating short, intensive courses. Most of the results appear positive in terms of learning outcomes, but there
