Collect data from different sources; use multiple assessments to create as many data points as possible; evaluate both alumni and employer satisfaction once students graduate; institute program reviews

Before an accreditation site visit, a college needs to know that it will be ready with any kind of data it's asked for -- and that requires a systemwide approach, illustrating how specific goals were achieved (or altered) because of assessment data.

collecting this data on our behalf from either the admissions office, registrar’s office even our graduate programs, and we track down students all the time who graduated 10-15 years prior so that we can keep up with our needs

Mastering the Canvas Paradigm and Value Propositions Mastering the Canvas Paradigm and Value Propositions       5 0 must score at least a   scored at least a   must score no more than a   scored no more than a  must view the page viewed the page must contribute to the content of the page contributed to the content of the page must submit the assignment submitted the assignment           assignment 7861285 Thinking Hard About the Canvas Paradigm Thinking Hard About the Canvas Paradigm 7     6 0 must score at least a   scored at least a   must score no more than a   scored no more than a  must view the page viewed the page must contribute to the content of the page contributed to the content of the page must submit the assignment submitted the assignment Feb 13 7 pts       assignment 7861281 Explaining Why People Love Canvas Explaining Why People Love Canvas 7     7 0

    external_url 7861284 Competition vs Canvas, Competition Loses Competition vs Canvas, Competition Loses       6 http://www.instructure.com/compare-higher-education 0 must score at least a   scored at least a   must score no more than a   scored no more than a  must view the page viewed the page must contribute to the content of the page contributed to the content of the page must submit the assignment submitted the assignment           assignment 8666374 Comparing Canvas EMPTY Comparing Canvas EMPTY       7 0 must score at least a   scored at least a   must score no more than a   scored no more than a  must view the page viewed the page must contribute to the content of the page contributed to the content of the page must submit the assignment submitted the assignment           external_url 7861287 What the Cloud? Why Cloud Matters What the Cloud? Why Cloud Matt

In a cruel world we would have to decide which of these we wanted to pursue and dedicate resources to and which one we wanted to starve.

It’s exhausting.

It’s also sort of magical.

Students are ready to be taught this way.

one of the core functions the educator provides is to structure content into a sequence that learners can follow and have trust in. The bargain they make is this – if I do the course you have constructed then I will come out with a certain understanding of the topic.

I’ve realized that there are major problems with severing assessment from content, content from interaction, and so on. If you don’t believe me, hop on down to your kid’s school on standardized assessment day.

In an embedded model, there is no unbundling. Instead there is “wrapping”.

the online education model needs to create a more accurate way to assess the quality of the dozens of programs in the space

Give me factual content delivery any and every day of the week. And then let me do the rest. MOOCs may be damn good at transferring knowledge into students' brains; it is then my job is to transform that knowledge into the real world.

This then is the fundamental value proposition of higher education, but only if we come to accept that education is about the praxis of linking theory and practice, of facts and values, of knowledge and action.