Institute on General Education
Resources for 2008 Institute Participants
Below are links to several resources for the participants in the 2008 Institute on General Education, including travel and housing information, the schedule, and the list of suggested pre-Institute readings.
Session Handouts
Most of the session handouts from the Institute are now available online.
Pre-Institute Readings
Session-specific Readings
Track 1C. Learning Matters - Lee Knefelkamp
Effective Teaching for the Multicultural Classroom
Higher Education and Diversity - Herman Blake
Higher Education and Diversity
Academic Freedom - Jerry Gaff
Academic Freedom and Educational Responsibility, AAC&U Board of Directors' Statement
Core Concepts of Student Development - Lee Knefelkamp
Encountering Diversity on Campus and in the Classroom
Retention and Graduation of Undergraduate Students: A Comprehensive Approach - Herman Blake
Strategies for Retention and Graduation
General Recommended Readings
- College Learning for the New Global Century (pdf), a report from the Liberal Education and Americas Promise (LEAP) National Leadership Council that identifies the essential aims, learning outcomes, and guiding principles for a 21st century college education.
- The Greater Expectations report (For a “quick read” of the report, see the executive overview, Chapters 3 and 4 (including sidebars), and Chapter 5 – the charts and recommendations).
- Integrative Learning: Mapping the Terrain (pdf), a paper on creating opportunities for students to connect their learning into a more coherent whole.
- Our Students’ Best Work (pdf) – An AAC&U position paper on assessments appropriate for learning and accountability purposes.
- New Leadership for Student Learning and Accountability (pdf) – This “statement of principles” lays out the recently released AAC&U and CHEA positions on accountability and assessment. The document suggests a proactive stance for higher education in taking responsibility for setting ambitious learning goals, fostering consistent high levels of learning, collecting evidence to monitor achievement of goals, and communicating clearly about the whole process to all stakeholders.
- Communicating Commitment to Liberal Education: A Self-Study Guide for Institutions (pdf)
- Assessing Student Learning, Peer Review (Spring 2007).
For more information please contact Gretchen Sauvey at sauvey@aacu.org.
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