The 2018 WSCUC ARC theme FUTURE PERFECT (FP) suggested two possible meanings, and I look forward to learning what the organizers will have correctly taught me.
My first musing about FP was to dream of a “perfect future” for higher education, specifically for my health sciences institute, Loma Linda University....
As access to higher education becomes more affordable and convenient, an increasing number of “post-traditional” learners are signing up to earn their degrees.
These learners largely fall outside of what has been the traditional age and stage of 18-22 year olds leaving home for the first time and moving into...
After receiving a ten-year reaffirmation, people kept asking me how I did it.
“What software did you use?”
“How did you measure quantitative reasoning across all disciplines?”
“Did all your students exceed your learning outcomes?”
They wanted answers. Instead of telling them “This software...
San Jose State University (SJSU) developed Project Succeed to help improve retention and graduation rates, while also closing the achievement gap for Under-Represented Minorities (URMs).
The program has three major goals: strengthen SJSU’s core academic performance in graduation and retention, provide an improved...
Given we’ve just recently moved, I can’t count how many times I’ve been asked “So, what do you do working at Cal Poly?”
Now begins my instantaneous internal conversation… How to I respond? Where do I start? What is their knowledge level of higher education or assessment? Do I have the time to do this now?...
