Bloom's taxonomy continues to be the theoretical framework used in critical thinking enhancement training. On March 23, Bob Noyd will be discussing this in his session on how you can enhance your student's critical thinking abilities. The interactive workshop will focus on specific techniques you can implement immediately. The faculty professional development day all happens in the Spindletop Room of the Gray Library. More specifics will be released soon. Diana Chapman Walsh, former president of Wellesley College, in a brilliant essay highlights the recent trending interest on learning about learning. She notes, "The new measurement regimes are responding, as well, to demands from accrediting and regulatory agencies for convincing data on value-added educational outcomes. But educators know that assessing what students have learned is far less valuable than finding out how they learn." We are always on the lookout for new and useful evaluation rubrics. A colleague from Lynn University shares the rubric used in a variety of instances including but not limited to: descriptive, expository, analytical, and persuasive essays, public speaking and oral communication, power point presentations, and creation of electronic resources (like a wiki page). MERLOT and the Sloan Consortium invite you to submit a proposal for the 4th Annual Emerging Technologies for Online Learning International Symposium, to be held July 11-13, 2011 in San Jose, CA. The deadline for the call for papers has been extended until Monday, February 21, 2011. The theme of the conference is “Empowering Next Generation Teaching” and is designed to bring together individuals interested in the review and evaluation of online teaching and learning technologies.