Presentations of Web-Based Assessment of Student Learning Applications

Mission To coordinate and institutionalize student learning assessment efforts through the integration and implementation of the Evaluation of the Student Learning Plan of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. To provide support services to coordinators of...

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Google Add-on Tidbits

There is an easy to use security checkup allows you to see what devices have been logged in using your account as well as what applications are using your account credentials. Follow the step by step instructions and see if your account is as secure as you think it...

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Should big data analytics be used in conjunction with opinion surveys in Education?

In a world filled with data and most companies starting to realize the possibilities of what can be done with big data analytics. Why is higher education and others still solely making decisions on "client opinion surveys"? Why not at least support client survey results with big data analytics? Webopedia defines big data analytics as "the process...

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How to bury your academic writing

Inappropriate use of journal impact factors has been much in the spotlight. The impact factor is not only a poor indicator of research quality but it is also blamed for delaying publication of good science, and even encouraging dishonesty.  My own experience is in line...

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You want to be a research assistant? Advice for psychologists

©CartoonStock.com The dire state of the academic jobs market was brought home to me recently. I’d advertised for someone to act as a graduate research assistant/co-ordinator. This kind of post is a good choice for a junior person who wants to gain experience...

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Some thoughts on use of metrics in university research assessment

The UK’s Research Excellence Framework (REF) is like a walrus: it is huge, cumbersome and has a very long gestation period. Most universities started preparing in earnest for the REF early in 2011, with submissions being made late in 2013. Results will be announced in late December, just in time to cheer up our seasonal festivities.   Like...

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E-Learning for Current Generations

In recent years I have been working on two major concepts: first, the connectivist theory of online learning, which views learning as a network process; and second, the massive open online course, or MOOC, which is an instantiation of that process. These, however, represent only the most recent of what can be seen as a series of 'generations' of...

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