Institute on General Education
Resources for 2009 Participants
Session-Specific Web Resources (see session descriptions for complete list)
Association of American Colleges and Universities. Communicating Commitment to Liberal Education.
Encountering Diversity on Campus and in the Classroom: Advancing Intellectual and Ethical Development - Lee Knefelkamp
Effective Teaching for the Multicultural Classroom - Lee Knefelkamp
ePortfolios Meet Social Software, By John K. Waters, Campus Technology (10/01/07)
Portfolios to Webfolios and Beyond: Levels of Maturation (2004), Educause Quarterly (27), 2 ; By Douglas Love, Gerry McKean, and Paul Gathercoal.
This article provides a framework for thinking about the added value of the electronic portfolio. Descriptions of developmental stages offer institutions guidance about their place in the process and how to move to the next level.
WASC rubrics (all from www.wascsenior.org) :
- Student Learning Outcomes
- Portfolios
- Capstones
- General Education
- Program review
WASC Educational Effectiveness Framework
Pre-Institute Background Readings
Electronic Publications and Reports (all PDF files):
- College Learning for the New Global Century
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 / Mary Taylor Huber and Pat Hutchings
A paper on creating opportunities for students to connect their learning into a more coherent whole.
- Our Students’ Best Work (2008 Revision)
This statement, framed and approved by the AAC&U Board of Directors, updates an earlier 2004 statement and is designed to help campuses respond to calls for greater accountability in ways that strengthen as well as document the quality of student learning in college. The statement calls for a focus on a broad set of learning outcomes essential for global citizenship and success in today’s volatile and competitive workplace.
- New Leadership for Student Learning and Accountability
This 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.
- Levels of Assessment: From the Student to the Institution / Ross Miller and Andrea Leskes
A short guide that presents ideas about how five levels of assessment can be used on campuses. Included are questions for each level of assessment that can guide understanding and planning.
Printed Publications (a copy of each of these items is being mailed to the team leader to share among team members):
- The Art and Science of Assessing General Education Outcomes / Andrea Leskes and Barbara Wright
- Assessment in Cycles of Improvement / Ross Miller
- General Education and Student Transfer / Edited by Robert Shoenberg
- General Education and the Assessment Reform Agenda / Peter Ewell
- General Education: A Self-Study Guide for Review and Assessment / Andrea Leskes and Ross Miller
- High-Impact Educational Practices: What They Are, Who Has Access to Them, and Why They Matter / George Kuh
- Investing in Quality / Ann Ferren and Richard Slavings
- Revising General Education - And Avoiding the Potholes: A Guide for Curricular Change / Paul Gaston and Jerry Gaff
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