6 Big Questions on Higher Ed Accountability
While watching this morning’s House Education & Labor Committee hearing on college accreditation and course credits, I picked up on six big questions that a lot of policymakers are chewing on. Higher education is transforming quickly before our eyes, but governments have been slow to adapt to many of these course-altering changes.
I’m interested in how our readers would respond to some of these BIG questions on the future of accountability in higher education:
1. As the monolithic traditional university begins to break down and diversify, should we continue to trust providers of higher education and accreditation agencies to provide meaningful accountability?
2. Is there a sound method of measuring student learning outcomes in higher education that won’t turn college courses into workshops where students learn simple facts, algorithms, and skills?
3. Now that the federal government is providing a lot of higher education’s revenue through student loans, how
QUICK Hits
Quick Hits is a short compilation of question-raising news stories, blog posts, and video clips that Education Sector team members are reading and viewing each day.
So what happens when USDE rolls out a video for principals on YouTube – but principals can’t see it because their district Internet servers block access to YouTube? (Eduflack)
Could this be the school desk of the future? (fastcompany)
Will proposed California legislation alleviate the disproportionate effect of teacher layoffs on schools serving low-income students? (Educated Guess)
In this time of fiscal austerity, what are some Colorado supes doing with their raises and bonuses? (Denver Post)
I’m interested in how our readers would respond to some of these BIG questions on the future of accountability in higher education:
1. As the monolithic traditional university begins to break down and diversify, should we continue to trust providers of higher education and accreditation agencies to provide meaningful accountability?
2. Is there a sound method of measuring student learning outcomes in higher education that won’t turn college courses into workshops where students learn simple facts, algorithms, and skills?
3. Now that the federal government is providing a lot of higher education’s revenue through student loans, how
QUICK Hits
Quick Hits is a short compilation of question-raising news stories, blog posts, and video clips that Education Sector team members are reading and viewing each day.So what happens when USDE rolls out a video for principals on YouTube – but principals can’t see it because their district Internet servers block access to YouTube? (Eduflack)
Could this be the school desk of the future? (fastcompany)
Will proposed California legislation alleviate the disproportionate effect of teacher layoffs on schools serving low-income students? (Educated Guess)
In this time of fiscal austerity, what are some Colorado supes doing with their raises and bonuses? (Denver Post)
