Skip navigationLog in to follow, share, and participate in this community. Not a member? Join Now! For anyone who has worked on a campus, very few times during the academic year are as fast-paced and exciting as new student orientation. From my own experience, I always looked forward to the opportunity to interact ... BLOG | Three Lessons from a Student Orientation Pilot Project
BackPreviously, our Director of Analytics & Research wrote about five key take-aways from examining academic struggles of first-year college students. In this blog, we’ve decided to focus on our successful ... BLOG | Four Things to Know About Successful First-Year Students
BackApproximately 1.6 million students will graduate from college this year (NACE, 2015), and many are talking about the employability of these students, the value of a college education, and even the rate of unemployment... BLOG | These Nursing Graduates Get Hired!
BackA campus climate study is both difficult and important. In many ways, it’s exactly the type of challenge we should spend additional time thinking through. High-profile incidents, political conversations, and res... BLOG | Addressing the Challenges of Campus Climate Studies
BackAccording to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the number of student veterans on college campuses has more than doubled since 2009, and the growth is expected to continue (1). To best serve these students, camp... BLOG | Thinking about Military Student Success
BackHow do we measure the success of our students? Given the increased role of assessment in justifying resources both within and outside a university, the question of how we examine, describe, and improve college student... BLOG | College Student Learning and Success – Why We Need Indirect Measures
BackFrom the beginning of their education, doctors know they must have a strong understanding of the human anatomy. They also come to know what people need to do to stay healthy and what early symptoms can signal potentia... BLOG | The Anatomy of First-Term Student Academic Struggles: Five Key Take-Aways
BackAs colleges put together attrition and completion models, they make choices about what data to analyze and include. In discussions, I occasionally hear institutions say they do not want a model that is centered on sur... BLOG | We Need Surveys to Predict College Student Attrition Risk
BackIn a previous blog post, I discussed the important role that surveys can play in helping to predict college student attrition risk. Surveys are an important tool for understanding and predicting student retention... BLOG | We Need More than Surveys to Predict College Student Attrition Risk
BackI first started studying homesickness in college students almost 10 years ago. When I began looking into the topic, I expected to find a mountain of existing research. Homesickness is a well-established concept, which... BLOG | A Decade of Homesickness Research: What We’ve Learned
BackWhether in meetings, conference sessions, or written reports, we are constantly presented with assessment work that includes clear, simple, and easy results. But, we seldom discuss the other side of the coin—tha... BLOG POST | Making the Most of Unexpected Results
BackThe new book from ACUHO-I, Making a Difference: Improving Residence Life Assessment Practices, is now available for pre-order from their website. In preparation for its publication, we sat down with Sky... BLOG | Making A Book, Making A Difference: An Interview with Chapter Author Dr. Sherry Woosley
BackClickers can dramatically improve your students’ engagement in the classroom. But, like all teaching tools, there are more and less effective ways of incorporating them into your class. This webinar will include... WEBINAR | Maximizing the Impact of Student Engagement Solutions
BackStudies show that engaging students through activities, discussion and collaboration is more effective than traditional lecturing. iClicker is pleased to invite you to an Composition & Literature-specific webinar ... WEBINAR | Active Learning in English Composition and Literature
BackStudies show that engaging students through activities, discussion and collaboration is more effective than traditional lecturing. iClicker is pleased to invite you to a Developmental English-specific webinar led by N... WEBINAR | Active Learning in Developmental English
BackStudies show that engaging students through activities, discussion and collaboration is more effective than traditional lecturing. In this webinar, Brandon Tenn, PhD, Professor of Chemistry and Math at Merced College&... WEBINAR | Teaching Chemistry in the 21st Century
BackSummer is an ideal time for curriculum planning and development. Join Dr. Kate Biberdorf for a 30-minute webinar on how she plans and executes simple, active learning strategies into her classroom. This webinar is ide... WEBINAR | Access On-Demand Webinar Active Learning Simplified
BackAs seen on CNN, NBC and the Discovery Channel, rock star instructor Dr. Kate Biberdorf shares best practices on planning and executing active learning strategies that engage students for deeper learning. ... WEBINAR | Using Smart Technology to Engage Students
BackCommit to Growth, Development & Improvement We asked Ron Thompson, Director of Housing and Residence Life at Furman University a few questions about why, what, and how he uses assessment and benchmarking to drive ... Ron Thompson | Make Assessment a Pillar of Progress
BackData-Driven Instruction: How to Optimize Student Analytics Charles Rigdon and Eric Aldrich at the University of Missouri–Columbia are two seasoned, data-driven professionals who utilize a variety of technology t... WEBINAR | Data-Driven Instruction: How to Optimize Student Analytics
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