Tag: Student Advisory Council on Learning Outcomes
Most human beings often wonder whether what they say counts or whether anyone even hears them. Not members of the Student Advisory Council on Learning Outcomes (SACLO). The group began looking into NIU sylabbi two years ago, eventually creating “a clear rubric” for faculty to follow when creating each syllabus: Students want information on exactly...
As the Jan. 29 NIU General Education and Integrative Learning Symposium approaches, one group on campus is urging students to speak up. NIU’s Student Advisory Council on Learning Outcomes, which will meet at 3:15 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, in Adams B13, will encourage all who attend to circle the symposium date on their calendars. “Having...
Are you a proactive problem solver who wants to help shape the teaching and learning experience at NIU in an open and inclusive forum? NIU’s Student Advisory Council on Learning Outcomes needs you! The group provides students a voice in every level of the assessment process and to deepen the conversation about assessment practices at...
Early this semester, Michael Clark, a political scientist at Northern Illinois University, struggled to write a letter of recommendation for senior Nora Lindvall—not because he didn’t know what to say, but rather, he didn’t know where to stop. So numerous are Lindvall’s accomplishments. “Nora is, without a doubt, the most talented and best all-around student...
