It's interesting to compare the 2011 and 2015 statements. Both include "Online teaching should not be downgraded into 'facilitation'," but only the 2015 statement includes "A digital assignment can live on. It can be iterative, public, risky, and multivoiced." As we become more skilled in mastering supportive technologies, we will deepen the communicative powers of online teaching and learning.

The 2011 statement "Assessment is a creative crisis as much as it is a statement of knowledge" was changed in 2015 to "Assessment is an act of interpretation, not just measurement." I wonder if ALL assessments are acts of interpretation--when applied to learning experiences in both a conventional classroom and in an online course. The challenge for both teacher and learner is to compare notes about standards and expectations, so that they accept the assessment report as valid and fair.