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Uploading work to ePortfolio for Integrative Studies is just as much for Otterbein's use as for the students who do it. The online system, which was adopted last year in conjunction with the introduction of the new INST program, is largely intended as a way for the program to assess whether it is accomplishing its goals and to identify what adjustments need to be made to the curriculum.

Posted by Saga Briggs on Sunday, July 26, 2015 · Leave a Comment Last year, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) was publicly accused of "killing students' joy for learning." The OECD publishes the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), which is an assessment that allows educational performances to be examined on a common measure across 34 countries.

Most teachers have a pet assignment-their favorite, even if it isn't the most important. Jason B. Jones describes his, and calls for other examples.

As part of the VALUE project, diverse teams of faculty and other academic and student affairs professionals from a wide range of institutions drafted and revised institutional-level rubrics (and related materials) to correspond with the AAC&U Essential Learning Outcomes. Each VALUE rubric (listed below) contains the most broadly shared criteria or core characteristics considered to be critical for judging the quality of student work in a particular outcome area.