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, an outline schedule, and the list of suggested pre-Institute readings.

Logistics and Housing Memo - contains travel and housing information

Schedule Outline - provides a rough overview of the Institute agenda

Pre-Institute 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.