Why the long face? …In search of positive Higher Education. As I scanned higher ed news this week in search of an interesting topic to write about, I came across several that would have worked well…
A Review: Accreditation Struggle to Success
Why the long face? …In search of positive Higher Education. As I scanned higher ed news this week in search of an interesting topic to write about, I came across several that would have worked well…
The 10 Meta-Trends in Higher Education Assessment
Why the long face? …In search of positive Higher Education. As I scanned higher ed news this week in search of an interesting topic to write about, I came across several that would have worked well…
Data Visualization: Telling Your Assessment Story
Why the long face? …In search of positive Higher Education. As I scanned higher ed news this week in search of an interesting topic to write about, I came across several that would have worked well…
The Accreditation Process: Your 4-Year Countdown
Why the long face? …In search of positive Higher Education. As I scanned higher ed news this week in search of an interesting topic to write about, I came across several that would have worked well…
Identifying and Articulating Student Learning Outcomes
When I first joined Virginia Tech, we were two years away from our ten-year reaccreditation report and I was tasked with making sure roughly 240 degree programs were in compliance with accreditation standards. Although we had a strong faculty and curriculum, many people weren’t used to setting learning outcomes and preparing for accreditation. I, of […]
Crafting Your Assessment Story Though Evidence-Based Storytelling
Why the long face? …In search of positive Higher Education. As I scanned higher ed news this week in search of an interesting topic to write about, I came across several that would have worked well…
How to Include Students in Program-Level Assessments
Why the long face? …In search of positive Higher Education. As I scanned higher ed news this week in search of an interesting topic to write about, I came across several that would have worked well…
5 Steps to Getting Started On Your New Assessment Process
Why the long face? …In search of positive Higher Education. As I scanned higher ed news this week in search of an interesting topic to write about, I came across several that would have worked well…
What is Assessment Worth?
Assessment in Higher Education Erik Gilbert’s recent article in The Chronicle, “Does Assessment Make Colleges Better? Who Knows?” and Joan Hawthorne’s response has made for very interesting conversation of late. Gilbert asserts that after all the time and resources spent on assessment, there’s little or no proof student learning has been improved, which is why the students and parents […]