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Assignments with Significance

Faculty Focus

As soon as the material is assessed, it is no longer significant, and what has been learned quickly drops out of memory (Zull, 2002). Students view the work as simply a hurdle to be crossed, and once submitted and assessed, worthy of nothing more than being discarded. What a waste! 2010; Bransford et al., Significance.

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Athletics and Academics

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Organizations rooted in sports incorporate educational curriculum that helps participants be better prepared for higher education. It also seeks to improve access to quality education for kids in under-resourced communities. It trains competitive rhythmic, artistic, tumbling, and trampoline gymnasts.

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ENGAGEMENT: The Secret Sauce to Effective Faculty Professional Development

Faculty Focus

From my professional experiences in both K-12 and higher education, I have found the secret sauce to effective professional development is ENGAGEMENT. From my professional experiences in both K-12 and higher education, I have found the secret sauce to effective professional development is ENGAGEMENT. I must see it to learn it.”

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ENGAGEMENT: The Secret Sauce to Effective Faculty Professional Development

Faculty Focus

From my professional experiences in both K-12 and higher education, I have found the secret sauce to effective professional development is ENGAGEMENT. From my professional experiences in both K-12 and higher education, I have found the secret sauce to effective professional development is ENGAGEMENT. I must see it to learn it.”

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A Global Shift in Higher Education Requires a New Business Model: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 180 with Drumm McNaughton and Catherine Friday

The Change Leader, Inc.

7 November · Episode 180 A Global Shift in Higher Education Requires a New Business Model 36 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton This conversation–rooted in the findings of E&Y white paper: How are you balancing the books for a digital future? covers the global shift in Higher Education.

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Insights for Higher Ed Presidents: A Fireside Chat with Brit Kirwan: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 184 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. William E. "Brit" Kirwan

The Change Leader, Inc.

Drumm McNaughton Perspectives of a long-time R1 / AAU president that current presidents can put into use to overcome current challenges in higher education. In this episode, Dr. Drumm McNaughton invites Dr. Brit Kirwan back to discuss the dynamic and challenging landscape of higher education.

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Becoming a Mission-Driven University

Inside Higher Ed

Dozens of Illinois schools report having no students meet the state’s proficiency standards in either math or reading , and seven of these schools were deemed “commendable” by the state board of education. But of all the articles I recently read, two stand out, and both share a common theme: The power of purpose.