Accountability

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Accountability

The Student Unit Record System Returns?

May 13, 2013

As reported today in Inside Higher Ed , the Wyden-Rubio, and now Warner (D-VA), "Student Right to Know Before You Go Act" has shifted from its early stage concept of knitting…

Fed. Regs. on Student Identity Verification, State Authorization of Distance Ed. Back on the Radar

April 16, 2013

As reported in today's  Inside Higher Ed , the U.S. Department of Education (ED) has announced its intent to modify the rule-making effort  it originally proposed last year  …

ACE Concerned by Wyden-Rubio "Student Right to Know Before You Go Act"

March 7, 2013

Roughly a year ago, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced Senate Bill 2098, "The Student Right to Know Before You Go Act," which quickly gained Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) as a co-sponso…

Let's Unbundle the Course

September 5, 2012

Jo Ann M. Gora is President of Ball State University. Philip C. Repp is Vice President for Information Technology at Ball State University. Higher education is under pressure: Press…

Analytics for Enterprise Efficiency and Effectiveness

July 26, 2012

Analytics: A 3 Day Sprint - July 26th, 2012 How is analytics used in the enterprise area? What kinds of data governance, policies and infrastructure need to be in place to ensure effective…

On "Trak": First Steps in Learning Analytics

July 18, 2012

Susan Tull is a Flexible Learning Advisor at the University of Canterbury. Key Takeaways A current focus at the University of Canterbury is to develop a cultu…

Assuring Academic Quality in the 21st Century: Self-Regulation in a New Era

June 7, 2012

This report, Assuring Academic Quality in the 21st Century: Self-Regulation in a New Era , from the American Council on Education, considers the central characteristics of accreditation and ou…

Free Digital Textbooks, More For-Profit Accountability Coming to California

September 28, 2012

As reported by Inside Higher Ed , new laws enacted in California will have significant impacts on higher education in the state. The Los Angeles Times reports that two companion pi…

Latest Version of CEDS Now Available for Comment

September 5, 2012

Our friends at the Postsecondary Electronic Standards Council (PESC) sent us the following information about the status of the Common Education Data Standards (CEDS) process; note the September 2…

What Might the For-Profit Sector's Problems Mean for All of Higher Ed?

August 3, 2012

Earlier this week, the chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Senator Tom Harkin, held a press conference to announce the release of the committee’s report…