Anthology Blog Check out our wide array of blog posts spanning all aspects of education and discussing best practices, tips and tricks, developments in EdTech, and more. Recommended Featured | January 30, 2024 How Faculty Feedback Shaped the Creation of Flex Grading in Blackboard Learn Learn More ➔ Filter by: Filter by Topic TopicAccessibilityAccreditationAdaptive Online LearningAdmissionsAlumniArtificial IntelligenceAssessmentBadging & Micro-CredentialingBlackboard DataBlended LearningCareer ReadinessCatalyst AwardsCenter for Advancing LearningChange ManagementClient ResourcesCo-Curricular LearningCommunity CollegesCorporateCorporate TrainingCourse EvaluationsCourse ToolsCOVID-19CurriculumData AnalyticsData GovernanceDecision AnalyticsDesignDigital ContentDigital LearningDigital TransformationDistance LearningDiversity and InclusionEducation & Research CentereLearningEmail MarketingEmploymentEngagementEnrollmentEnrollment, Retention, & SuccessEquityEthicsFacultyFinancial AidFirst-Generation StudentsFundraisingGovernmentHelp Desk SolutionsHigher EducationHybrid LearningInstitutional & Operational EffectivenessInstitutional AdvancementInstitutional EffectivenessLearning EcosystemLMSMicrosoftMobile LearningOnline CoursesOperational EfficiencyOutcomesPrivacy & SecurityReportingRetentionSISSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Strategic PlanningStudent AffairsStudent CommunicationsStudent EngagementStudent LearningStudent RecruitmentStudent RetentionStudent ServicesStudent SuccessTeaching & LearningTeaching, Learning, & AccessibilityTechnology AdoptionUS ArmyVisualizationsWorkforce Development Filter by Product ProductAnthology AllyAnthology BaselineAnthology BeaconAnthology EngageAnthology IlluminateAnthology MilestoneAnthology Occupation InsightAnthology PortfolioAnthology ReachAnthology StudentBlackboard LearnBlackboard Learn for BusinessBlackboard Learn for GovernmentEnrollment ManagementHelp DeskOne StopOnline Program Experience (OPX)Performance Marketing Reset Filters Featured | April 28, 2021 Improve Your Application Form Completion Rates Learn More ➔ Featured | March 11, 2021 Equity-Centered Dashboards: Leveraging Data Visualization to Illuminate Student Outcomes Learn More ➔ Featured | February 23, 2021 Equity-Centered Student Success: It’s Everyone’s Responsibility Campuses increasingly recognize the economic and social imperatives to permanently close achievement gaps for low socioeconomic and Black, Indigenous, and people of color students. Learn More ➔ Featured | June 20, 2020 Institutional Effectiveness in Action: 5 Tips for Success with Learning Datasets Within the first hour of almost every assessment consultation session I facilitate, the same question deflates the air in the room: ‘How does your institution use learning data to improve the student experience?’ Learn More ➔ Featured | June 2, 2020 Making Sense of Your Institution's Finances: Q&A with Academic Economics Creator Michael Leardi Learn More ➔ Featured | May 21, 2020 Follow the Data: How Campuses Use Assessment in Times of Change Campuses have shared a great variety of ways the pandemic has impacted assessment. Some reported a heightened emphasis on data and an increase in activity—others said they cancelled assessments and lowered expectations. Learn More ➔ Featured | February 10, 2020 Engaging with your Engagement Metrics Dashboard Have you explored the Engagement Metrics Dashboard yet? When you dig in, you’ll not only get a sense of the level of engagement of your population, but you’ll also see how they are primarily engaging, be it through email, events, online giving, and more. Learn More ➔ Featured | October 29, 2019 Adopting Academic Economics to Balance Educating Effectively and Operating Efficiently. In higher education, we are diligently working to address multiple challenges at any given moment. Of all the challenges, one of the most critical is the constant pursuit and fulfillment of the “Five Principles of Academic Leadership” – institutional mission, service, demand, quality and financial stewardship. Each principle is important in and of itself, but the fluidity in which they connect and impact each other is significant. Learn More ➔ Featured | March 26, 2019 Creating a Data Governance Framework for Continuous Improvement As data-informed decision-making across campus becomes the “new era of technology,” it is important to look at how institutions use data to support institutional effectiveness. Learn More ➔ Featured | November 12, 2018 Student Success as a Measure of Effectiveness As a faculty member, it was always tempting to rely on my own personal measures of student success. I could easily point to performances on evaluated assignments or exams, using these as metrics to tell myself... Learn More ➔ Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Page 1 Current page 2
Featured | January 30, 2024 How Faculty Feedback Shaped the Creation of Flex Grading in Blackboard Learn Learn More ➔
Featured | March 11, 2021 Equity-Centered Dashboards: Leveraging Data Visualization to Illuminate Student Outcomes Learn More ➔
Featured | February 23, 2021 Equity-Centered Student Success: It’s Everyone’s Responsibility Campuses increasingly recognize the economic and social imperatives to permanently close achievement gaps for low socioeconomic and Black, Indigenous, and people of color students. Learn More ➔
Featured | June 20, 2020 Institutional Effectiveness in Action: 5 Tips for Success with Learning Datasets Within the first hour of almost every assessment consultation session I facilitate, the same question deflates the air in the room: ‘How does your institution use learning data to improve the student experience?’ Learn More ➔
Featured | June 2, 2020 Making Sense of Your Institution's Finances: Q&A with Academic Economics Creator Michael Leardi Learn More ➔
Featured | May 21, 2020 Follow the Data: How Campuses Use Assessment in Times of Change Campuses have shared a great variety of ways the pandemic has impacted assessment. Some reported a heightened emphasis on data and an increase in activity—others said they cancelled assessments and lowered expectations. Learn More ➔
Featured | February 10, 2020 Engaging with your Engagement Metrics Dashboard Have you explored the Engagement Metrics Dashboard yet? When you dig in, you’ll not only get a sense of the level of engagement of your population, but you’ll also see how they are primarily engaging, be it through email, events, online giving, and more. Learn More ➔
Featured | October 29, 2019 Adopting Academic Economics to Balance Educating Effectively and Operating Efficiently. In higher education, we are diligently working to address multiple challenges at any given moment. Of all the challenges, one of the most critical is the constant pursuit and fulfillment of the “Five Principles of Academic Leadership” – institutional mission, service, demand, quality and financial stewardship. Each principle is important in and of itself, but the fluidity in which they connect and impact each other is significant. Learn More ➔
Featured | March 26, 2019 Creating a Data Governance Framework for Continuous Improvement As data-informed decision-making across campus becomes the “new era of technology,” it is important to look at how institutions use data to support institutional effectiveness. Learn More ➔
Featured | November 12, 2018 Student Success as a Measure of Effectiveness As a faculty member, it was always tempting to rely on my own personal measures of student success. I could easily point to performances on evaluated assignments or exams, using these as metrics to tell myself... Learn More ➔