The Spring 2011 issue of Prism: the newsletter from the ALA Office for Accreditation is now available at http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/accreditation/prp/prism/prism_current.cfm.

 

Features include:

·         Karen O'Brien, Director of the Office for Accreditation, summarizes statistical  changes in ALA-accredited programs,  provides an update on the CHEA recognition review process, gives notice of annual fee increase in 2012, and updates readers on the standards review process

·         Vicki Gregory, Chair of the Committee on Accreditation, discusses programmatic student learning outcomes

·         Laura Dare, Assistant Director of the Office for Accreditation, provides an inside look at the workings of the Committee on Accreditation

·         Sessions of interest at ALA 2011 Annual Conference: COA program on Student Learning Outcomes, ERP training, AASL/NCATE training

·         Acknowledgement of External Review Panelists and AASL/NCATE reviewers

 

 

Laura Dare, Assistant Director

Office for Accreditation

American Library Association

50 E. Huron St.

Chicago, IL 60611

Phone: 312-280-2435

Fax: 312-280-2433

www.ala.org/accreditation