What Do the Liberal Arts Have to Offer? Pictures!!

What Do the Liberal Arts Have to Offer?

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The Chronicle of Higher Education:Debating the Value of the Liberal Arts

• Harvard Mounts Campaign to Bolster Undergraduate Humanities

(June 7, 2013)

• Humanities and Social Sciences Are Central to National Goals, Report Argues (June 18, 2013)

• Humanities Graduates Play Big Role in British Economy, Study Finds

(June 18, 2013)

The Chronicle of Higher Education:Commentary and Analysis

• Humanities: Heal Thyself (June 10, 2013)

• English’s Self-Inflected Wounds (May 31, 2013)

• Rethinking the Bachelors Degree to Bolster the Humanities (June 23, 2013)

• The Humanities: What Went Right (July 3, 2013)

• The Humanities in Dubious Battle (July 1, 2013)

• The Humanities, Declining? Not According to the Numbers (July 1, 2013)

Beyond the Chronicle

• The Heart of the Matter, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2013)

• Humanities Project, Documents From Harvard University (2013)

• The Humanism Vocation, NY Times (June 20, 2013)

• The Decline and Fall of the English Major, NY Times (June 22, 2013)

• As More Attend College, Majors Become More Career-Focused

• (June 25, 2013)

The Value of a Liberal Arts Education: The Debate Continues

• Defunding of the liberal arts in favor of “job placement” and “workforce”

• Companies want graduates with: • Critical Thinking Skills

• Clear Communication Skills

• (Creative) Problem Solving Skills

• Ability to Collaborate

• More interdisciplinary educational opportunities (e.g., technology) that engage students

New Information from the Association of American Colleges and Universities

• 4 out of 5 employers agree that all students should acquire broad knowledge in the liberal arts and sciences

• 93 percent of employers agree that candidates’ demonstrated capacity to think critically, communicate clearly and solve complex problems is more important than their undergraduate major

• Most employers want applicants who bring knowledge and skills specific to a field – but broad enough to apply to multiple fields

The Value of a Liberal Arts Education: The Debate Continues

•“The Intellectual Profile” of the Liberal Arts

•Need to Re-define “Workforce”

The Value of a Liberal Arts Education

• Jobs vs. Careers

• “Workforce Needs” vs. “Workforce Expectations”

• Transformative Skills for an Ever-changing Job Market in a Global Society

Updating Our Concept of “Workforce”

Liberal Arts + Technology = “Workforce”

Meeting the Needs of ISU Students & Preparing Them for the Future

• 615% Growth in Online Offerings

• Technologically Savvy Students

• Proliferation of Mobile Technologies

• Employers’ Expectations

iSU College of Arts and Letters Pilot Project

• Virtual Testing Center

• Mobile Technology in the Classroom• Branch Campuses

• Lower Division

• Upper Division

• Graduate Courses

• Content vs. Methods

Anticipated Outcomes

• Increase Access

• Greater Student Engagement

• Enhance Student Learning

• Enrich Outcome Assessment

• Superior Job Placement

• Data-Driven Decision-Making

• Enhanced Skill Development in the Liberal Arts

Statement “Agree” “Neutral” “Disagree”Tool for student learning 52% 23% 25%

Critical thinking 69% 14% 17%

Technologically savvy 74% 9% 17%

Collaboration 73% 10% 17%

Increase student

engagement 59% 22% 19%

Distracting 35% 29% 37%

Enhance participation 63% 22% 16%

Good for society 58% 29% 13%

Training 59% 13% 28%

Take another class 56% 27% 17%

Assist in career 64% 25% 11%

Understood purpose 74% 19% 7%

Agree; 69%

Neutral ; 14%

Disagree; 17%

Critical Thinking

Agree; 74%

Neu-tral ; 9%

Dis-agree; 17%

Technology Savvy

Agree; 73%

Neutral ; 10%

Disagree; 17%

Collaboration

Agree; 64%

Neutral ; 25%

Disagree; 11%

Career

Outcomes: Liberal Arts Skills

Agree; 59%

Neutral ; 22%

Disagree; 19%

Student Engagement

Agree; 63%

Neutral ; 22%

Disagree; 16%

Enhance Participation

Outcomes: Engagement and Participation