Have you seen the Moneyball movie? If so, you might understand what is happening in some classrooms around the country. Data is being mined to help the teacher provide the best learning experience. Marc Parry wrote a very interesting article about this technique. "Today, half of students quit college before earning a credential. Proponents feel that making better use of data to inform decisions, known as 'analytics,' can help solve that problem while also improving teaching." Quantitative literacy (QL), also known as numeracy or quantitative reasoning (QR), is a "habit of mind," competency, and comfort in working with numerical data. Individuals with strong QL skills possess the ability to reason and solve quantitative problems from a wide array of authentic contexts and everyday life situations. They understand and can create sophisticated arguments supported by quantitative evidence and they can clearly communicate those arguments in a variety of formats (using words, tables, graphs, mathematical equations, etc., as appropriate). The preceding definition comes from the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) of which Lamar University is a member. You can find all sorts of useful information on the AAC&U website including rubrics that can be used to measure learning outcomes. If you still haven't reached your QL quotient, take a look at this terrific article by Rose Marie Ward, Monica Schneider, and James Kiper titled Development of an Assessment of Quantitative Literacy for Miami University. As advocates for enhancing the QL abilities of all students, they write, "assessing the QL of a university's students can help inform the development of QL initiatives; these initiatives can also push students one step closer to being quantitative literate adults. While one would presumably never be proud to say that they cannot read, there is a wide social acceptability of dismissing quantitative concepts by saying, 'I am not good with numbers." We hope you have had a wonderful semester. Hopefully at this point you are seeing the fruits of your labor. By that we mean that your students have met all of the learning outcomes you set for your class. If they have not, perhaps it is time to ask for help. The CT+LE is here for you. We encourage you to take a look at the services we offer and do not hesitate to contact us to set up a consultation. If you are looking for a good book to read over the holiday break, we recommend Ken Bain's What the Best College Teachers Do. The MJGL has a copy and so does the CT+LE.