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How I Reduced the DFW Rate

Today's Learner

This impacts their ability to graduate and further worsens institutional and educational inequities. We looked closely at our student surveys and program review data to see where students were having issues and which group of students were having issues. Watch our 2023 Empowered Educator Online Conference sessions.

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What universities should do now in the uncertain OPM landscape

EAB

Blogs What universities should do now in the uncertain OPM landscape Recent releases from the Department of Education have put Online Program Managers (OPMs) front and center of the news cycle. These narratives only bolster the skepticism a majority of young adults without degrees already report feeling toward higher education.

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Assessment is fun?

Dr. Missy Alexander

In 2006, when I was an assistant professor on the tenure track, I wrote an essay that was published in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Those were the early(ish) days of the assessment movement in higher education and I was feeling the pain. That’s what complaining will get you.

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Navigating Institutional Accreditation: How to Get it and Keep it: Helping colleges and universities navigate the accreditation process successfully

The Change Leader, Inc.

Understandably, most colleges and universities seek accreditation to obtain funds from the Department of Education to provide Title IV federal financial aid funding such as Pell Grants, etc. Lastly, all institutional (and programmatic) accreditors have standards. The self-study must be submitted two months before the visiting team visit.

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Assessment and evaluation of microcredentials: What success looks like and to whom

WCET Frontiers

Today, we conclude the WCET blog series on microcredentials which set out to address the inception, implementation, and evaluation of microcredentialing approaches across the higher education industry. On-ramps to educational pathways. Stackable educational and career pathways. Multiple Perspectives on Success. Career pathways.

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A Guide to the Accreditation Process with the National Commission for Academic Accreditation and Assessment (NCAAA)

Creatrix Campus

A Guide to the Accreditation Process with the National Commission for Academic Accreditation and Assessment (NCAAA) editor Thu, 02/16/2023 - 04:07 Overview of NCAAA Saudi Arabia The 2030 vision for Saudi Arabia is causing a rapid change in the country's higher education standards. There is a greater emphasis on value education everywhere.

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Addressing the Changing Perceptions of Higher Education: The Challenges in Public Perception and Exploring Solutions to Ensure Sustainability

The Change Leader, Inc.

Higher education has long been regarded as a pathway to success and the “middle class,” promising personal and professional growth opportunities. Clark Kerr’s California Experiment exacerbated this in the 1960s, transforming higher education in California and the United States.