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When Assessment is About Deep Change, Not Grades: Pressure from Stakeholders Leads to Breakthroughs in Tracking Student and Institutional Progress

January 1, 2003

Transformative assessment systems are institution-wide assessment strategies that are based on institutional goals and implemented in an integrated way for all levels (the course, the program, and …

Communities that Practice What They Preach: NLII VCOP Pilots Tackle Conceptual Frameworks, Definition of Principles, and Practices

January 1, 2003

The NLII has designed and implemented four Virtual Communities of Practice pilots (October 2002 through December, 2003), organized around the following topics: Electronic Portfolio Practices, Learn…

Transforming Teaching in a Technology-Enabled Learner-Centered World: True Enterprisewide Change Requires Faculty Development, Support, and Rewards

January 1, 2003

Higher education administrators must understand the challenges presented to faculty by the revolutionary changes being made by the new teaching and learning technologies and by the pressures create…

The Digital Me: Standards, Interoperability, and a Common Vocabulary Spell Progress for E-Portfolios

January 1, 2003

E-portfolios are an NLII key theme because their use has the potential to transform teaching and learning so that it is more learner-centered and outcomes-oriented. As our technical capacity grows…

Transformative Assessment Conceptual Framework

January 1, 2003

The Transformative Assessment Project (TAP) is designed to elicit new ideas about assessment practices and systems that will transform teaching and learning using technology and to help institution…

Transformative Assessment Planning Template

January 1, 2003

For complex human institutions, process is the "engine" that converts models, strategies and rubrics into operational reality. Some approaches that can be adapted into structured process…

Notes from the Field: A Year in the Life of an NLII Fellow

January 1, 2003

An NLII paper discussing the process of being an NLII Fellow. An NLII paper discussing the process of being an NLII Fellow. …

Combining Faculty Engagement with Readiness Assessment: A Case in Point

January 1, 2002

The University of Hartford has developed a process where the twin goals of readiness assessment and faculty engagement are combined into one effort. This approach allows identification of four type…

Financial and International Issues Driving Change for Distributed Learning

January 1, 2002

Johnstone reviews recent work by the Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunication regarding activities in the policy arena that are likely to have an impact on distributed learning. For ex…

Time for Nationally Authorized Universities

January 1, 1997

Robert Tucker and John Sperling agreed to write an article for the NLII Viewpoint that captures many of the key ideas from their recently published book For-Profit Higher Education: Developing a …