AALHE intends to use the blog function to open up informal conversations on particular subjects of interest to assessment practitioners. Because the blogs will be topic-based rather than interest-group-based, the discussions on the blogs are likely to be free and more wide-ranging than the more structured process of the community of practice. AALHE will provide blog space to any AALHE member, so long as the blog is on a topic that the Board deems appropriate to the AALHE membership at large. To submit a blog topic and volunteer to maintain the blog’s momentum for a year, contact info@aalhe.org. Current AALHE blog topics include:

• Aligning Values with Resources and Assessment Results
• Assessing Administrative and Support Units
• Ethical Issues in Assessment
• The Effectiveness of Standardized Instruments
• From the Executive Director
• Using Data Management Systems
• Engaging the Institution in Assessment

Links to other assessment blogs:

• Assess This!
• Higher Ed
• A Common Sense Approach to Assessing Student Learning