I just completed the CM-141-FERPA and Privacy: A Practical Approach course.  It was an informative course containing the information needed to understand FERPA.

The most valuable component for me were the application questions which require the student to apply the information in a real world situation. In other words, the course requires one to fully comprehend the information in order to apply it, rather than just rote memorization.

I encourage paying close attention to these application questions, in addition to stopping throughout the course to ask oneself how would this information apply to our organization.

The other valuable component are the quizzes at the end of each section.  These quizzes also require that the student apply the information, not just regurgitate memorized information.

These aspects ensure that, when completed, the student has a better grasp and understnding of the guidelines, the mays and musts, as well as possible applications to his/her role and institution.

Thank you, DEAC, for an excellent learning experience!  I look forward to additional DEAC training.