College of Staten Island March 2007 - Baruch College - … States Commission on Higher Education 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia PA 19104 Web: E mail: [email protected] ...
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l Teachers are entitled to freedom in the classroom in discussing their subject.
l AAUP 1940 Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom & Tenure
l Excellence in student learning can be demanded without telling a faculty member how to achieve or how to evaluate it. Such a demand is not a violation of academic freedom.
l Provide common core materials l Core syllabi l Core learning goals l Core assignments/tests
l Require assessment participation in contract l Invite to professional development l Coordinators for adjunctheavy courses/programs l Appoint faculty mentors (with stipend)
l The institution’s curricula are designed so that students acquire and demonstrate collegelevel proficiency in general education and essential skills, including l Written communication l Oral communication l Scientific reasoning l Quantitative reasoning l Technological competence l Critical analysis & reasoning
l [Foster] information literacy and technological skills across the curriculum.
l What is information literacy? l Recognize the need for information. l Identify what information is needed. l Find that information efficiently and effectively. l Evaluate information critically for relevance & credibility.
l Use information to solve a problem or answer a question.
Other External Sources of Potential General Education Goals
l League for Innovation Learning Outcomes l Equipped for the Future l Greater Expectations l Teaching Goals Inventory l National Resource Center for the First Year Experience & Students in Transition (www.sc.edu/fye)
Internal Sources of Potential General Education Goals
l Mission statement & strategic goals l Syllabi of current Gen Ed courses l Transcript analysis l What Gen Ed courses do most students take? l When? l In what sequence?
l Ask faculty to meet and brainstorm common goals across courses
1. Draft at least one learning outcome for your General Education curriculum.
2. Trade papers with someone else; critique & edit the other person’s goals. l Clear? No fuzzy words? l Observable? Action words? l Outcomes? l Important? Lasting?
l State relevant General Education goals. l Grid of General Education goals x assignments l Reapprove all General Education courses regularly (every five years?). l Check that classwork and assignments address relevant General Education Goals.
l They match our learning outcomes. l They yield useful information. l We give students compelling incentives. l There is sound evidence of their quality (validity). l They are part of a multiple measures approach.
l Go to our web site (www.msche.org) l Click on “Evaluators.” l Click on “How to Become an Evaluator.” l Download the “Evaluator Biographical Data Form.” l Complete it and send it to us with your resume.