If you manage assessment development in a government learning management system (LMS), you know how difficult it can be to publish new items. Subject matter experts (SMEs) are already stretched thin, and it seems like endless cycles of feedback are needed before anything goes live. By the time you clear the hurdles, the underlying policies […]
Introduction Every credential a certification body issues carries an implicit promise: that the professional holding it has demonstrated verified competence. But what happens when that promise is called into question? When a certification decision faces legal challenge, regulatory audit, or public scrutiny, the credibility of the entire program rests on one thing—the integrity of its […]
While the concept of a “sharing economy” is often associated with industries such as transport and hospitality, it’s also becoming increasingly common in education. Institutions share courses, publish open educational resources (OER), and collaborate from afar—all with the promise of reducing duplication, increasing access, and improving efficiency. However, in practice, it rarely works that way. […]
When you evaluate assessment software, the conversation usually starts and ends with features: Which question types are supported? Can it handle adaptive testing? How does the reporting dashboard look? These questions are a good starting point, but they don’t go quite far enough. What tends to get overlooked is how the platform handles the content […]
In the early 2010s, open source software (OSS) generated considerable optimism, but procurement teams still had legitimate concerns about reliability, long-term support, and security. Today, however, things have changed. Open source platforms now offer enterprise versions that provide the same level of service and compliance you would expect from proprietary alternatives. In fact, even when […]
Assessment content may look like a collection of questions, but it represents years of institutional effort, including educator expertise, metadata tagging, and reporting history. For government agencies and large educational systems, that work is a significant asset on a par with any other form of intellectual property. And yet most organizations don’t think seriously about […]