Quality in Education News

Advancing the STEM Agenda

nziarek@asq.org (ASQ Education Market) — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:50:21 +0000

This publication is a selection of papers and workshops from the ASQ Education Division's Advancing the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Agenda in Education, the Workplace, and Society Conference, held in July 2011. Educators and policy makers will find ideas for inspiring student interest in STEM careers, improving the delivery of STEM education, and helping STEM college graduates transition to the workplace.

Soft Skills for TQM

nziarek@asq.org (ASQ Education Market) — Wed, 02 May 2012 14:40:51 +0000

In an article for ASQ Higher Education Brief, Everard van Kemenade, Ph.D., explores the soft skills that are needed for total quality management (TQM) and examines whether accreditation standards in higher education adequately require institutions to address these needs.

International Service Learning

nziarek@asq.org (ASQ Education Market) — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:08:55 +0000

A new podcast from the Education Division presents approaches to international service learning, problems that can occur with global engineering outreach projects, issues of social responsibility and sustainability to communities, and tips for successful global outreach.

The Essential Facts

nziarek@asq.org (ASQ Education Market) — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 22:23:22 +0000

The latest edition of ASQ Primary and Secondary Education Brief reports on one South Carolina school system's use of The Essential Facts System (TM) to help students retain and build on the knowledge they gain throughout the school year.

New Perspectives on Customer Focus

nziarek@asq.org (ASQ Education Market) — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:10:16 +0000

In Volume 3 of Quality Approaches in Higher Education, Cathy Hall, William Swart, and Steve Duncan discuss the shift toward a customer-oriented focus in institutions of higher learning, stressing the importance of balancing the needs of customer groups with the mission of educating tomorrow's workforce. Quality Approaches in Higher Education is a publication of the ASQ Education Division.

Competency-Based Learning

nziarek@asq.org (ASQ Education Market) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:48:04 +0000

In a guest editorial for the February 2012 Workforce Development Brief, Belinda Chavez shows how competency-based learning pays big dividends for both individuals and businesses.

ASQ Education Conference Announces Call for Presentations

nziarek@asq.org (ASQ Education Market) — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:17:20 +0000

School districts and higher education institutions are invited to share their models of quality improvement at the 20th annual National Quality Education Conference on Nov. 11-12, 2012, at the Hyatt Regency in Louisville, Ky.

New Thinking, New Results

nziarek@asq.org (ASQ Education Market) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:39:12 +0000

A new edition of Quality Approaches in Higher Education (open access) is available from the ASQ Education Division. Topics covered in this issue include systems thinking, an entrepreneurial approach to STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics), reliability in learning outcomes assessment, and cooperative exercises to enhance learning.

Effective Formative Assessment: Common Instructional Checks

nziarek@asq.org (ASQ Education Market) — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 23:42:00 +0000

In the November issue of ASQ Primary and Secondary Education Brief, Mark Keen describes how a system of common instructional checks at Westfield Washington Schools in Westfield, IN, is helping students retain what they learn in class.

ASQ Presents Education Team Excellence Recognition Awards

nziarek@asq.org (ASQ Education Market) — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:00:13 +0000

Three K-12 school districts and one higher education institution are the recipients of this year’s Education Team Excellence Recognition Awards.

Quality Management System Requirements for Education Organizations

nziarek@asq.org (ASQ Education Market) — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 23:42:38 +0000

A new American National Standard specifying quality system requirements for education organizations is available. Learn about "ASQ/ANSI Z1.11-2011: Quality management system standards--Requirements for education organizations." Also visit Standards Central to learn more about standards development.

Practice Makes Real Improvement

nziarek@asq.org (ASQ Education Market) — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:48:14 +0000

In the October 2011 edition of Workforce Development Brief, James R. Rooney's guest editorial, "Practice Makes Real Improvement," explains how education and training investments need to be tied directly to real-life application. Also in this issue: part four of "Workforce Development and Technology," "Checklists: The Antidote to Complexity," and part two of "Intrinsic Motivation." Workforce Development Brief, a publication of ASQ's Education Division, is available with free registration on the Division website.

Revised Z1.11 Standard Aids Educational Institutions

nziarek@asq.org (ASQ Education Market) — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 22:03:18 +0000

In QED News, F. Craig Johnson introduces ANSI/ASQ Z1.11, the newly revised standard specifying quality system requirements for education organizations. Thirty members of the Education Division contributed to the development of this American National Standard.

ASQ Education Team Excellence Award Finalists Announced

nziarek@asq.org (ASQ Education Market) — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:05:21 +0000

Five teams from K–12 and higher education institutions have been named finalists in the Education Team Excellence Recognition Awards. The awards, which showcase the nation’s most outstanding improvement efforts, will be presented at the 19th annual National Quality Education Conference sponsored by ASQ.

ASQ Education Conference: System Innovations to Improve Achievement

nziarek@asq.org (ASQ Education Market) — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 03:55:21 +0000

Implementing best practices and innovative approaches to help student achievement is the goal of the 19th annual National Quality Education Conference (NQEC), to be held November 6 to November 8 in Indianapolis, Indiana.