#ccli2020 keynote by @benicolebe: Euphemistic use of the word 'transformation' already being deployed to inspire a false sense of hope, to sugarcoat devastating cuts, or to enshrine the continued drive toward neoliberalism & market approaches #feelingthis

goes on to say: this is not surprising considering the word's relationship w/ the mythos of American exceptionalism #ccli2020

the word "transformation" often defined solely in terms of changing the surface of the thing, rather than any lasting/structural change #ccli2020 #KeynoteSpeaker

but this understanding of 'transformation' only serves to replicates biases, power imbalances, & inequities #ccli2020 #Keynote

fundamental transformation as the homonym to this prevailing meaning of 'transformation'

where "rejects the myth of choice" is also extended to mean 'rejects the myth of inherent improvement' #ccli2020 #keynote

#benicolebe: "we must, now more than ever, insist on embracing fundamental transformation and resist surface transformation as a stand-in" #ccli2020 #keynote

but also "recognize the potential change—for better or worse—that is inherent in a crisis"...all via critical assessment #ccli2020 #keynote

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on critical assessment, or the more umbrella term equity-minded assessment:

in the face of current #pandemic and ensuing #highered crisis, "we can expect more desperate calls to demonstrate value, particularly as value relates to the global market" #ccli2020 #keynote

use critical assessment as a model to adjust to the changes we'll face AS POLITICAL ACTS and therefore with the potential to advance equity & justice #ccli2020 #KeynoteSpeaker

fundamental transformation is built into critical assessment, by its very requirements #ccli2020 #keynote

How to engage w/ critical assessment to support fundamental transformation?
1. Reorient interpretations of value
2. Center equity of student learning
3. Engage with critical approaches to data
4. Build alliances & work w/ & through others

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