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Comment on Compliance Or Learning: What’s Accreditation For? by Cris Fowler

Cris Fowler — Thu, 10 May 2012 19:38:10 +0000

Cool piece, Mel. We are ramping up for the American Library Association accreditation of our MLIS program, which we have to do every 7 years. It’s grueling, but keeps us on our toes. If only the faculty as a whole cared a little more…

Comment on The Art Of Program Assessment by Christine Caton

Christine Caton — Tue, 01 May 2012 19:36:05 +0000

Seeing things in a new light is a brilliant (no pun intended) way to acquire new learning. This post reminds me of a paper/process I did on a play by Bertolt Brecht in grad school. I used a visual art scanning process to examine the literature. The “new light” or looking at the text through the lenses of form, color, texture, shape, symmetry, etc. became the catalyst for my deeper learning and for my new learning about Brecht’s work.

Comment on Connecting Paper And Image: Assessment As Origami by Disrupting Assessment « PrattleNog

Disrupting Assessment « PrattleNog — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:06:30 +0000

[...] is both about assessing learning and generating learning by reflecting on learning. PLA, as an assessment “method,” is learning! It is [...]

Comment on Let’s Get Meta by Disrupting Assessment « PrattleNog

Disrupting Assessment « PrattleNog — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:06:22 +0000

[...] statement about assessment from CSU Monterey Bay (which I’ve written about before, HERE): Assessment is a dynamic pedagogy that enhances, extends, supports, and expands student [...]

Comment on Let’s Get Meta by Fearing Assessment; Fearing Learning (And Fearing David Brooks) « PrattleNog

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:31:51 +0000

[...] breath that the curmudgeonly old prof enjoyed this process. These tests didn’t in any way advance or enhance my learning (I memorized a lot of Shakespeare that term but I didn’t learn any of it except [...]

Comment on Syllabus For Experiential Learning Camp – OR – Yep, They’re My Relatives by Claire

Claire — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 02:03:53 +0000

You are not giving GG and Bapa enough credit. Everyone knows grandparents have magical powers over their grandchildren.

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Comment on Being Intentional About Being Intentional by Christine Caton

Christine Caton — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:48:41 +0000

Melanie, your entries are sometimes just what I need to “…kick my own arse when necessary” as Betsy Cañas Garmon so succinctly states. Thank you.
~Christine

Comment on This Is So Not About Yoga by Being Intentional About Being Intentional « PrattleNog

Being Intentional About Being Intentional « PrattleNog — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:06:02 +0000

[...] My hips always want to go way off to the side, and I thus don’t get the benefit of the pose when that happens. By stating this intention, and with self-assessment and my teacher’s coaching and assessment in each session, I maintain that intentionality, and I am improving. I can feel it. It’s on my mind constantly in any pose that requires me to get squared. If yoga is about anything for me, it’s about intentionality. And it’s about seeing myself differently. [...]

Comment on Teaching And Assessment – But Learning? by Kirsten Gauthier-Newbury

Kirsten Gauthier-Newbury — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 22:01:12 +0000

Reminds me of the quote on my office door: “Action is the proper fruit of knowledge.” -Thomas Fuller

That was painful!