Quick take: How to effectively assess outcomes? How can technology facilitate this process for faculty? How can outcomes assessment lead to higher quality in education? Proper assessment conduction can be challenging for instructors, but a few tips can help.
If you pay attention to educational development, you may have heard of competency based education (CBE). In 2015, Inside Higher Education[1] reported that approximately 600 institutions have some form of a CBE program in the design and development phase, and…
Since 2009, higher education institutions have been opening new pathways to degree completion in answer to a national goal voiced by President Barack Obama: “by 2020, America will once again have the highest proportion of graduates in the world” (Obama,2009)….
When called upon to reflect on open standards in the ed tech industry, I’m compelled to start with an observation about my own experience of in the early years of the current industry expansion. As an executive at Pearson circa…
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Accessibility according to the student Accessible technologies are the key to truly leveling the playing field between students with disabilities and their non-disabled peers. While pursuing my undergraduate degree I had the opportunity to experience a wide array of courses…
As an instructional designer who also teaches in higher education, I am in the unique position to fully understand the constraints of and empathize with faculty who are faced with the task of redesigning courses to make them accessible. It…
Raleigh, NC, United States In 2004 and 2005, four students at Harvard University created a website where students from the university could enjoy fluid communication and share content in a simple way via the internet. Their creation was so successful…
Minneapolis, MN, United States It’s a curious thing that, generally speaking, when someone tells you that they’re an expert in usability and instructional and educational design, it’s tough to imagine what type of person they’ll turn out to be. “The…
