All too often, assessment ecosystems become fragmented. Districts often rely on multiple assessment tools across classrooms, departments, and vendors, with each operating in isolation. This leads to duplicate systems and fragmented data flows, creating an incomplete picture of student learning. Silos such as these don’t just waste money—they erode tracking, prevent districts from seeing students’ […]
Introduction Certification programs face a fundamental question: How do you prove a credential actually means something? Traditional exams measure recall, but they often fail to demonstrate whether candidates can perform real-world tasks. Competency assessments offer a solution—connecting knowledge to measurable performance and giving certification bodies defensible evidence to award credentials with confidence. In this article, […]
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. […]
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 […]