The Misguided Drive to Measure ‘Learning Outcomes’ | New York Times | February 2018 [T]he ballooning assessment industry — including the tech companies and consulting firms that profit from assessment — is a symptom of higher education’s crisis, not a solution to it. It preys especially on less prestigious schools and contributes to the system’s deepening divide into a narrow
The Misguided Drive to Measure ‘Learning Outcomes’ | New York Times | February 2018 [T]he ballooning assessment industry — including the tech companies and consulting firms that profit from assessment — is a symptom of higher education’s crisis, not a solution to it. It preys especially on less prestigious schools and contributes to the system’s deepening divide into a narrow
Why Criticism Is So Tough To Swallow (And How To Make It Go Down Easier) | Fast Company via Lifehacker | April 2016 At any given time, brains are subconsciously scanning the world around us for dangers to defend against—ready to launch a fight, flight, or freeze response that will protect us from predators or poisons. But the brain doesn’t
Reacting To the Past | Barnard College | n.d. Reacting to the Past (RTTP) consists of elaborate games, set in the past, in which students are assigned roles informed by classic texts in the history of ideas. Class sessions are run entirely by students; instructors advise and guide students and grade their oral and written work. It seeks to draw