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Monday, April 15, 2013
The New Orleans Agenda: Soledad O'Brien joins the Women's Empowerment Conference as the first recipient of the "WYEN WOMAN AWARD" in Mentorship
Dillard University Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Summer Research Institute 2013
The
following message is being sent on behalf of the Office of Academic Affairs and
the Center for Teaching, Learning and Academic Technology (CTLAT)
Co-Coordinators Drs. Steve Buddington and Eartha Lee Johnson:
Colleagues:
We
are once again sponsoring a “Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Research
Institute” funded through the Andrew Mellon Faculty Enhancement Grant. We
propose to host this institute May 22 -24, 2013 on campus. It is a
three (3) day institute to expose both our faculty and other local
HBCUs to the following select objectives:
(1)
Increase faculty interest in teaching and learning through SoTL and Faculty
Learning Community principles
(2)
Provide consultant support to faculty for investigating and utilizing new strategies
in classroom research as well as
Experimental research
(3)
Increase publication submission rates for participating institutions
We
are requesting that you join us in this retreat that focuses on tips for
successful publishing. The goal is to assist faculty in submitting a
research project for publication before classes start in August. We are
asking that you focus on research that you have already begun so that at the
end of the institute you would be ready to submit to a referred journal. Faculty who submit successful proposals will
receive a stipend of $500.00 once the article has been submitted for
publication.
This
institute proved to be a great opportunity for junior and senior faculty who
needed the concentrated support to assist them in getting published. Dr.
Kathy Burlew, University of Cincinnati, will once again be conducting the
institute here at Dillard University.
We
ask that you complete the attached application and return to Barbara Albert, balbert@dillard.edu by April 29,
2013. Faculty members who have submitted an application for a mini-grant
are required to attend the three (3) day research institute.
Thank
you and we look forward to seeing you there.
Phyllis W. Dawkins
Phyllis W. Dawkins
Provost and Senior Vice President
for Academic Affairs
http://www.slideshare.net/ccharles/so-tl-institute-application-du2013?utm_source=ss&utm_medium=upload&utm_campaign=quick-view
CHEA Federal Update: Number 31, April 15, 2013
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PRESIDENT'S FY 2014 BUDGET PROPOSAL CONTAINS
FUNDING FOR INiTIATIVE TO ENCOURAGE NEW QUALITY VALIDATION SYSTEMS
On April 10, 2013, President Barack Obama released his Fiscal
Year 2014 budget proposal. The proposal calls for $71 billion in
discretionary funding for the U.S. Department of Education (USDE), an
increase of 4.5 percent over the FY 2013 pre-sequester level.
The proposal includes funding for a First in the World
initiative "to encourage institutions and other higher education
stakeholders to come up with innovative solutions to address the completion
challenge and improve higher education productivity" and to examine
"new quality validation systems that can identify appropriate
competencies, assessments, and curricula."
In its budget
summary, USDE noted that examining new validation systems would address
the President's call - in the documents supporting his 2013 State of the
Union Address - for Congress to consider either incorporating value and
affordability measures into the current accreditation system or setting up
"an alternative to accreditation" that would provide a path for new
providers to gain access to student financial aid based on performance and
results (see Federal Update #29).
BILLS
AFFECTING ACCREDITATION INTRODUCED IN U.S. SENATE AND HOUSE
CHEA is following several bills recently introduced in the
U.S. Senate and House of Representatives:
GROWTH OF INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITATION ACTIVITY BY
U.S. ACCREDITING ORGANIZATIONS NOTED
A comprehensive article
in Inside Higher Ed
highlighted the growth of international accreditation activity by recognized
U.S. accrediting organizations that review and accredit non-U.S. institutions
and programs. The article cited data from the CHEA Almanac Online
that, during 2009-2011, U.S. accrediting organizations accredited 857 non-U.S.
institutions and programs in 70 countries.
The article noted that while foreign accrediting activities
are outside USDE's scope of review, CHEA has standards in its recognition
criteria that address the accreditation of non-U.S. institutions and programs
by U.S. accrediting organizations. The article also pointed to the recent
launch of the CHEA International
Quality Group and quoted CHEA President Judith Eaton saying "We
really do have an international quality assurance community and the more we
can work together internationally, the more we can address common
issues."
FLORIDA BILL COULD REQUIRE PUBLIC COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES TO GRANT CREDIT FOR ONLINE COURSES APPROVED BY FLORIDA
A bill is moving forward in the Florida State Senate that
could require public colleges and universities to grant credit for online
courses not affiliated with their school and, in some cases, not accredited
by recognized accrediting organizations. Senate
Bill No. 904 was introduced by State Senator Jeff Brandes (R-District
22).
The bill's language states that "any individual,
institution, entity or organization" could seek
"Florida-accredited" status for courses offered online. The Florida
Commissioner of Education and the Chancellor of the State University System
would approve each Florida-accredited course and its assessment.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATION WOULD ENCOURAGE PUBLIC
INSTITUTIONS TO GRANT CREDIT FOR MOOC COURSES
Legislation has been introduced in the California State
Senate to encourage the state's public higher education institutions to grant
credit for approved online courses, including Massive Open Online Courses
(MOOCs). The legislation - Senate
Bill No. 520 - was introduced by Darrell Steinberg, President Pro Tempore
of the California State Senate.
The bill would establish a California Online Student Access
Platform for the purpose of creating a pool of approved and transferable
online courses for credit. The bill describes the platform as a
"faculty-led process that places the highest priority on educational
quality through which online courses can be subjected to high-quality
standards and review." It is unclear whether the provisions in the bill
calling for public institutions to accept credits from online course
providers would be binding.
"OPEN SUNY" SEEKS TO EXPAND ONLINE
EDUCATION
The State University of New York (SUNY) has outlined a plan
to implement "Open SUNY," bringing online courses offered at each
of the systems 64 campuses onto a shared platform to increase access and
expand online educational options for students. Open SUNY's final
proposal calls for creating options for time-shortened degree completion,
expanded use of prior-learning assessment, ensuring affordability, exploring
options to grant credit for MOOC courses and other Open Educational Resources
and developing a mechanism for assessing student learning and quality of
instruction.
A statement
issued by the SUNY Board of Trustees noted that more than 86,000 SUNY
students registered for at least one online course in 2012. SUNY estimates
that Open SUNY will add 100,000 degree-seeking students to the online
enrollment total within three years.
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The Federal Update informs CHEA members
and interested parties on federal policy developments related to
self-regulation and peer review. Please direct any inquiries or comments to
Jan Friis, CHEA Vice President for Government Affairs, at friis@chea.org or at (202) 955-6126. Copyright 2013, Council for Higher Education Accreditation. All rights reserved. |
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Friday, April 12, 2013
PAR Issues Research Brief on Tax Reform
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TLT Group Inc: Members Exchange: Learn and Use Evernote for Educational Purposes using the Designated Learner Approach April 17, 2013
Members Exchange: Learn and Use Evernote for
Educational Purposes using the Designated Learner Approach April 17
17 Apr 2013 2:00 PM EDT
17 Apr 2013 2:00 PM EDT
Members Exchange
Learn and Use Evernote for Educational Purposes using the Designated Learner Approach
(This session is free to TLT Group Members Fee to others)
April 17,
2013 2:00pm Eastern Time
Leaders: Featuring Irene Knokh, Steven Grinde and Celeste Smith along with Steve Gilbert, Beth Dailey, and others
Leaders: Featuring Irene Knokh, Steven Grinde and Celeste Smith along with Steve Gilbert, Beth Dailey, and others
Evernote may
be just the application we need to help us organize all of our digital
resources. Irene Knokh will show us how using the Designated Learner
instructional strategy. This link will
take you to what we are learning about the Designated Learner instructional
strategy. We will add to this based on your input during the session. In
addition, we will explore how Evernote is being used to support learning.
In preparation for our session, you will need to create an account with Evernote and download the application. You are encouraged to have a working USB headset and/or desk USB microphone so you can participate via voice as well as chat. During the session you will have the option to watch or follow along.
Featuring:
DESIGNATED
TEACHER: Irene Knokh, MAED, Instructional Designer, Professional Development
and Education, University of Michigan Hospital System
DESIGNATED LEARNER: Steven Grinde Instructional Developer
Academic Computing Team Norwich University
DESIGNATED LEARNER: Celeste Smith, City of Portsmouth Public Library
This session
is free to TLT Group Individual Members. ($75 to others)
Check your institution's status here if you have your membership through an institutional subscription.
Check your institution's status here if you have your membership through an institutional subscription.
All of the TLT Group’s online offerings include use of “low threshold” tools, examination of controversial issues, options for participants with a range of experience, and suggestions for assessment as you integrate what you’ve learned into your repertoire.
More information and online registration: Members Exchange: Learn and Use Evernote for Educational Purposes using the Designated Learner Approach April 17
Hope you can join us!
Sally
The TLT Group, A Non-Profit Organization 301-270-8312
FREE Webinar: Assess the digital skills needed for success in the 21st century
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