As a teacher and then as an administrator I had worked with a few online platforms before I started consulting full-time early in 2020. You know these, they help manage the reporting on assessing student attainment of learning outcomes and administrative outcomes, they provide a template for your accreditation reports, and they may help manageContinue reading “Let’s Talk About Online Platforms”
Tag Archives: Outcomes Assessment
Why is it so Complicated?!?
I have been in the accreditation arena for a long time, starting with my first SACSCOC annual meeting in 2003 or 2004 and my first On-Site Committee in 2006 or so. In total I have worked at three institutions, visited a dozen or so, and over the past four years consulted with 15 institutions andContinue reading “Why is it so Complicated?!?”
QEP and Assessment
Sorry this is a bit late, I was caught up in the process of moving my son to the University of Alabama for his freshman year. Move-in on that scale was a well-oiled and impressive machine. I often work with institutions to support the development of the Quality Enhancement Plan. Sometimes as a component ofContinue reading “QEP and Assessment”
New to the IE Director role? Hah, now you’ve done it!
As I recently shared with a Provost who had just been named the next institutional President, “You’ve got the tiger by the tail now!” But seriously, congratulations on working your way into the role of the IE Director for your institution (especially you Alison!). So, what do you do now? Don’t re-invent the wheel. Look.Continue reading “New to the IE Director role? Hah, now you’ve done it!”
Can AI Write Your Report on Student Attainment of Learning Outcomes?
Paraphrasing the standard: The institution will identify student learning outcomes for each program, assess the extent to which students attain those outcomes, and will use the data to inform changes seeking improvement in student learning. I was recently reviewing a student learning outcomes report from a faculty member at one of my client institutions. TheContinue reading “Can AI Write Your Report on Student Attainment of Learning Outcomes?”
Assessment Academy
Somehow November just snuck on past without a post. Sorry about that. I have been working on a new idea that I am excited to write about. Assessing student attainment of learning outcomes is a common point of pain for institutions and most find themselves on the “non-compliant” side of things at some point asContinue reading “Assessment Academy”
Accreditation reports are just like vacations. No, really!
Having just returned from vacation and having just completed a conversation with a friend about to leave on one, I was reflecting that the events of a vacation closely mirror those of writing an accreditation report. I do realize that many of you are not nerds about accreditation like I am, but bear with me.Continue reading “Accreditation reports are just like vacations. No, really!”
What do you do when a review committee gets it wrong?
Review committees come in all shapes and sizes and individual reviewers are somewhere on the spectrum between first-time team members and people who have been on more review committees than can be conveniently counted. The expectation that review committees get it right all the time is unrealistic so let’s talk about best practices when aContinue reading “What do you do when a review committee gets it wrong?”
Does online instruction help or hurt your IE metrics?
Inside Higher Ed posted an interesting article about online instruction the other day. You can find it here. Even before the pandemic, students were voting with their class registrations, pushing institutions to increase online offerings, which brought about a decrease in face-to-face instruction. It is not difficult to meet the minimum requirements of your accreditor,Continue reading “Does online instruction help or hurt your IE metrics?”
Mixed Signals on 8.2.a?
Standard 8.2.a (Student Outcomes: educational programs) is one of the most common areas of non-compliance in the SACSCOC region. That makes sense since it is a complex standard that impacts nearly every corner of the academic division of an institution. It does not help when you get mixed signals about what is required to makeContinue reading “Mixed Signals on 8.2.a?”