Bad Methods Yield Non-Actionable Answers

Originally published June 2017 Having drunk the KoolAid of rubrics and assessment, many the untrained academic administrator epitomizes that old saw about a knowing just

Ten Reflections from the Fall Semester

Notes from this semester. Each semester I jot down observations about organizational practices, usually inspired by events at my place of employment.  Every now and

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There is a tendency, in certain precincts in, and around, higher education, to fethishize rubrics.  One gets the impression at conferences and from consultants that