Author Archives: dianawoolis

Moneyball and GSCC

By dianawoolis | Published: October 14, 2011
I recently saw the movie Moneyball, the story of how the use of a new kind of statistical analysis of player performance changed baseball. I was struck by the similarities with GSCC. By looking at the patterns of individual players, within a common framework (getting to first base, etc), they were able to develop and [...]
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Report on Jam: Turning Around Failure

By dianawoolis | Published: August 12, 2011
Last week, the public policy initiative Getting Past Go hosted a Jam titled Turning Around Failure: System Triage for Severely Under-Prepared Adults in Higher Education. The Jam was a great success; people from across the spectrum and every level added their voices to Turning Around Failure.  In total, the Jam saw over 150 participants from [...]
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Jam on Serving the Most Academically Challenged Students

By dianawoolis | Published: August 1, 2011
The Jam, hosted by Knowledge in the Public Interest, Education Commission of the States and Jobs for the Future, is scheduled to take place on August 4, 2011, 11 a.m. – 6 p.m EST. It will address: lowest-level learners and defining who is the lowest-level learner; pedagogy and curriculum; institutional strategies; state and federal policies; and taking action [...]
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