If you’re leading Institutional Effectiveness work today, you’ve seen the shift firsthand; expectations have expanded, and scrutiny has intensified.
Continuous improvement is no longer about preparing for the next accreditation review. It now requires demonstrating real-time impact across learning outcomes, advising, faculty engagement, and institutional strategy.
This shift is central to the conversation at the Continuous Improvement Summit 2026 — Charting New Horizons, hosted by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (February 24–27, 11 a.m.–5 p.m. ET). This four-day virtual summit brings together higher education professionals focused on moving improvement from compliance-driven reporting to measurable institutional impact.
Blackboard is proud to serve as the Platinum Sponsor, and our Institutional Effectiveness product team will take part in two practitioner-focused sessions focused on advancing meaningful, sustainable improvement across campuses.
Beyond Reporting: Navigating Student Learning Toward Continuous Improvement
Wednesday, February 25 | 1:00 p.m. ET
Summer Jackson, Senior Product Manager, joins Dr. Will Miller to explore how institutions can build a connected assessment framework, aligning outcomes across course, program, and institutional levels; transforming results into meaningful analysis; and demonstrating sustained improvement across programs.
Buying the System or Solving the Problem? Rethinking Assessment Technology Decisions
Thursday | 11:00 a.m. ET
We're joining a multi-vendor panel discussion on making smart, sustainable decisions about assessment technology, focusing on the strategic considerations institutions should weigh before selecting or changing a system. Rather than comparing product features, this conversation centers on the broader considerations institutions should weigh before selecting or changing an assessment management system.
If you’re evaluating your current approach, this is a conversation worth engaging in.
Why This Matters for Our IE Community
Many Institutional Effectiveness teams are reassessing their assessment systems and exploring how AI fits within improvement workflows. At the same time, they’re working to increase faculty engagement, connect academic and co-curricular assessment, and shift from episodic accreditation readiness to continuous visibility.
As these efforts converge, improvement must be integrated, sustainable, and aligned with institutional strategy. That’s the perspective we’re bringing to this Summit, and the dialogue we look forward to continuing with you.
If strengthening institutional effectiveness is a priority for your institution in 2026, the Continuous Improvement Summit 2026 offers an opportunity to connect with peers and sharpen your strategy.
