2009 AAC&U Institute on General Education

May 29 - June 3, 2009
Minneapolis, MN

The 2009 Institute on General Education was held May 29-June 3, 2009, in Minneapolis, Minnesota on the campus of the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. More details are available in the brochure (pdf).

Also available are resources from the 2009 Institute - including session schedules, faculty handouts, and many other documents.

2009 Institue Curriculum Tracks

Track 1: The Process of General Education Change
Simply developing good ideas does not guarantee successful change. This track will help teams analyze campus dynamics, politics and culture, and relations with internal and external entities. Together with a final session on implementation strategies, this track will focus on supporting your good ideas with strategic change processes.

Track 2: An Approach to Learning Improvement
Developing clear learning outcomes or expectations is a powerful first step to learning improvement. This track moves from goals into building curricula to achieve general education outcomes and follows with a look at pedagogies particularly effective for student learning and development.

Track 3: Assessment and Communication
Campuses need useful assessments of student learning to serve multiple purposes and that do not overburden faculty. Techniques and strategies for assessing learning outcomes from course to program to institutional levels will be addressed, along with strategies for communicating how results are used in a variety of ways to demonstrate quality learning.

2009 Institute Faculty

J. Herman Blake - University of South Carolina, Beaufort
Helen Chen - Stanford University
Scott Evenbeck - Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Bret Eynon - City University of New York–La Guardia Community College
Ann Ferren - American University in Bulgaria
Paul Gaston - Kent State University
Lee Knefelkamp - Teachers College, Columbia University
Devorah Lieberman - Wagner College
Peggy Maki - Educational Consultant
Laura I. Rendón - Iowa State University
Terrel Rhodes - Vice President, AAC&U
Carol Geary Schneider - President, AAC&U
Barbara Wright - Western Association of Schools and Colleges