Institute on General Education and Assessment

June 4-8, 2011
San José State University
San José, CA

Institute Faculty

The Institute faculty will be in residence throughout the Institute, bringing experience from a variety of institutional settings, disciplines, and academic responsibilities. Some are scholars of educational change, while others have campus-based experience as leaders and innovators in curricular and institutional change. As consultants to colleges and universities of all types, faculty members offer expertise on a range of topics.

Depending upon the needs and projects of the selected teams, other faculty members may be added to the following list:

J. Herman Blake, Humanities Scholar in Residence, Medical University of South Carolina: faculty development, first-year programs, learning communities, diversity issues, minority student retention and graduation, making excellence inclusive

Brian Bridges, Vice Provost for Diversity, Access and Equity, Ohio University: diversity initiatives, institutional goal alignment, academic excellence, student access, retention

Helen Chen, Research Scientist at the Stanford Center for Innovations in Learning, Stanford University: e-portfolios and "folio thinking," Web 2.0 applications and strategies, classroom design

Susan Elrod, Executive Director of Project Kaleidoscope, AAC&U: STEM education, science education research, teaching and learning, assessment, program evaluation, P-16 STEM access and alignment, faculty development, leadership development, community development, institutional change

Scott Evenbeck, President, City University of New York-New Community College: first-year experience, learning communities, learning outcomes, K–16 support for learning, faculty involvement with new students

Bret Eynon, Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs and Executive Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning, City University of New York–LaGuardia Community College: e-portfolios, faculty development, student success, English language learners, integrative learning

Ann S. Ferren, Senior Fellow, AAC&U: models, use of resources/costing out models, politics and strategy, improving teaching, strengthening curricula

Ashley Finley, Director of Assessment and Research, AAC&U: assessment strategies, implementation, communication, assessment of engaged learning pedagogies and civic engagement, connecting learning and student well-being

Paul Gaston, Trustees Professor of English, Kent State University: curriculum, implementation, continuous improvement, connecting general education and the major

Lee Knefelkamp, Professor of Psychology and Education, Teachers College, Columbia University: student intellectual and moral development, learning styles, diversity and intercultural communication, integrating student and academic affairs

Peggy Maki, Educational Assessment Consultant, Assessment Series Editor, Stylus Publishing: assessment issues and practices; aligning teaching, learning, and assessment; culture of assessment, mapping and inventories

Terrel Rhodes, Vice President for Quality, Curriculum, and Assessment, AAC&U: e-portfolios, learning communities, integrative learning, institutional transformation, transfer students

Carol Geary Schneider, President, AAC&U: learning outcomes, connecting liberal learning and major/professional studies, engaging with general education reform, personal and social responsibility outcomes

Barbara Wright, Vice President, Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities, Western Association of Schools and Colleges: principles and practices in assessment, qualitative assessment, accreditation, expectations for the quality of student work