While accreditation work consists of adherence to standards and criteria, too often efforts are reduced to simply a compliance mindset to satisfy accreditors (Ewell, 2009; Gaston, 2018; Levy et al., 2018). To combat a compliance mindset with accreditation work, this article encourages a betterment approach to promote continuous improvement rather than focusing solely on meeting […]
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Accounts or suggested approaches in shaping workplace culture to support assessment efforts, and/or toward a culture of evidence.
Learning to Like Brussels Sprouts . . . and Assessment
There are three stages to teaching: planning, instruction, and assessment. For many of us one of these stages is more satisfying than the others. We may be better versed in one more than the others. In those areas in which we are weak, or not as well versed, we might avoid or instead just “fly […]
Assessment at an Urban Community College: From Resistance to Discovery
By Richard LaManna on September 17, 2020 in Academic Affairs, Fostering Culture, Vol 2, Issue 1 (Sept 2020)
Over the past decade, resistance to assessment has dwindled, no doubt because of two factors. One is compliance. Regional accreditors across the country are exerting more pressure and enforcing stricter oversight at institutes of higher education under the pressure of the federal government. Rather than risk […]
Creating a Charrette Process to Ignite the Conversation on Equity and Inclusion
By Erika R. Carlson, Leslie Craigo, Peter P. Hoontis, Elisabeth Jaffe, Lynn McGee and James Sayegh on July 6, 2020 in Fostering Culture, Institutional, Success Stories, Vol 1, Issue 2 (Jul 2020)
The gaps in graduation and retention rates between ethnic and gender groups continue to be a foremost area of focus at Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC), The City University of New York (CUNY). Equity and inclusion is also a critical concern as it relates to faculty and staff. At BMCC, a college-wide initiative, Designing […]
Ensuring Fairness in Unprecedented Times: Grading Our Nation’s Students
By Tammie Cumming, M. David Miller, Jennifer Bergeron and Fredrik deBoer on July 6, 2020 in Fostering Culture, Reflections, Vol 1, Issue 2 (Jul 2020)
For high school and college students across the country, getting through the end of the school year has gotten very complicated. The spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus, and the widespread closure of public places in response, has turned […]
