Links for “Academically Adrift”
Here is a link to a deli.ci.ous stack (page of links) exploring the study and several of the commentaries on it. This study was published in January 2011, and the […]
Assessment
Core Competency Groups Meet at BCC
Thirty full- and part-time faculty met at BCC today to review core competency samples of student work. The student work – including a mix of excellent, average, and poor levels […]
More on learning analytics
This article discusses some sophisticated uses of LA in the classroom, such as: what if you could track responses to a problem, then have a student’s computer group him/her with […]
Tips on Efficient Grading
The link below will lead to a brief excerpt from the Walvoord and Anderson book: “Effective Grading: A Tool for Learning Assessment.” Many BCC faculty expressed an interest at the […]
PARCC – What is it, and how does it affect us?
It’s hard to keep straight all the initiatives on the federal, state, and regional levels that are aimed that college completion, student success, retention, career options, and so on. One […]
Learning Analytics Lessons from Moneyball (WCET Blog)
In the current assessment-focused environment of higher ed, it’s great to read something about baseball! What’s the connection? The movie “Moneyball” tells the story of the Oakland Athletics ball team, […]
About Eportfolios
Tim Dalton has written a thoughtful post on eportfolios. Now that eportfolios have reached some level of maturity, institutions that have adopted them encounter some definitional issues. If your institution […]
Conference: “Higher Education For All: Mission Impossible, Mission Imperative”
This conference will take place at UMass Amherst, Friday, September 23, 2011. The call for proposals is up on their website: http://www.umass.edu/studentsuccessconference/index.php
TLT Blog added
The Teaching, Learning & Technology Group (http://www.tltgroup.org) now has a blog. This resource provides access to this non-profit group’s expertise and common sense in teaching with technology. TLT has pioneered […]
The TLT Group Webinar reviewing the latest Lilly conference
I will be participating in this live webinar on This Friday, Feb 25, 2-3pm, which will review the Lilly Conference on Evidence-Based Teaching & Learning, that was just held this […]
