Tuesday, June 4, 2013

More about MOOCs...

We received the following blog link from Allison:
http://www.onlinecollegecourses.com/minds-behind-moocs

Lately we have read the examples of professors who have integrated MOOC content into their courses and built their own content around them--two for the price of one.

Monday, March 4, 2013

Employers Look for Internships on Resumes

A College Degree Sorts Job Applicants, but Employers Wish It Meant More

Check out this article that posted in The Chronicle of Higher Education 3/4/2013 by Karin Fischer.

Required internships embedded in degree programs are making a difference for graduates as they search for jobs.

(Internships also provide excellent opportunities to gather both direct and indirect outcomes assessment data.)

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

An Informal Q&A--Dennis and Margareta

MBAOnline interviewed Dennis Gash and Margareta Smith Knopik earlier this year. In this informal Q&A, the benefits of specialized business education are explained and the philosophical underpinnings that inform all processes of IACBE are discussed.

http://www.mba-online-program.com/mba-spotlight-iacbe-business-program-accreditation-organization

Our thanks to Mr. Clifford Blodgett for his work on this video-taped interview.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Student Work

Interesting article this morning in the Chronicle of Higher Education: Put Student Work at the Center

In making his case for competency rather than memorization, Dan Berrett makes important points regarding use of language and what colleges are trying to assess.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Happy Holidays from IACBE!

We couldn't say or sing it any better:
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=Vnt7euRF5Pg&vq=medium

From the staff at IACBE Headquarters in Lenexa, Kansas, USA

Dennis, Margareta, Bill, Kim and LaNita