Institute on General Education & Assessment

Resources for 2010 Participants

• Logistics memo - contains travel, housing, and other details
  
• Schedule outline - provides a rough overview of the Institute agenda
  
• Faculty biographies - a brief introduction to the Institute consultants
• How to do the Institute - a guide to the resources the Institute provides and how to make the most of them
  
• Institute Schedule - the complete schedule for the Institute
• Session Descriptions - brief descriptions of the content of the Institute sessions, plus an overview of the themes for the four tracks
• Session-Specific Readings and Resources
• UPDATES- contains schedule changes and session description corrections

Suggested Pre-Institute Background Readings

Printed Publications (a copy of each of these items is being mailed to the team leader to share among team members):

• High-Impact Educational Practices: What They Are, Who Has Access to Them, and Why They Matter by George Kuh
• Revising General Education- And Avoiding Potholes: A Guide for Curricular Change by Paul Gaston and Jerry Gaff
• Assessing Outcomes and Improving Achievement: Tips and Tools for Using Rubrics Edited by Terrel Rhodes

Electronic Publications and Reports (all PDF files)

• College Learning for the New Global Century
  A report from the Liberal Education and America's Promise (LEAP) National Leadership Council that identifies the essential aims, learning outcomes, and guiding principles for a 21st century college education.
• 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.
• 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.