Recap: Measuring What Counts
On Wednesday, March 2nd, the Futures Initiative hosted “Measuring What Counts: Credentials or Learning” at the Graduate Center, CUNY. It is part
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1102, 2016
Mar 2: Measuring What Counts: Credentials or Learning?
Details WHERE: The Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue Room: C197 WHEN: Wednesday, March 2, 1:00 PM-2:00 PM CONTACT INFO: futuresinitiative [at] gc.cuny.edu; (212)
0510, 2015
Evaluation of Mapping the Futures of Higher Education
The Futures Initiative is happy to share an evaluation report (PDF) of our inaugural course, Mapping the Futures of Higher Education. The
0409, 2015
Sept 8: “Do Students Know Best? Choice, Classroom Time, and Academic Performance” at The Graduate Center at CUNY
Friends of the Futures Initiative and teachers in the greater NYC community, you do not want to miss this upcoming panel on
0805, 2015
Words with Friends: Creating the Student-Centered Roots Classroom
This semester I had the absolute honor and delight of participating in a course described as “Mapping the Futures of Higher Education,” a
2303, 2015
Reflection: Finland Does It Again!
What’s in that water in Finland? First they abolish standardized, summative, high stakes testing —and come out in the top 5 in
1303, 2015
How We Judge Learning (and How It Judges Us)
Today, I had an incredible, exhausting, inspiring hour today with Matt, the relentless and caring personal trainer at our gym. Before we
0403, 2015
Formative Assessment in the Undergraduate Classroom: Three Activities to Try Today
This post serves as a follow-up to a student-led unit on assessment run on February 17 and 24 as part of the Futures Initiative “Mapping
0203, 2015
Preparation and Self-Assessment
As we worked on our assessment units in class, I began to think about how assessment follows us from birth to death. For
0203, 2015
Putting Formative Assessment to Use: Student-Led Mini-Presentations
Have you ever tried to explain the concept of musical timbre? How about describing the exact differences between an “important” versus a