Dale Smith's Group on Gen Ed Redesign: Thoughts on Themes and Competencies by Joanne Maguire https://padlet.com/jmrobin2/2b3vxmo0azupj3u9 en-us 2021-04-07 19:33:58 UTC 2026-02-20 03:48:27 UTC hello@padlet.com jmrobin2 https://padlet.com/jmrobin2/2b3vxmo0azupj3u9/wish/1397070324 2021-04-08 17:52:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jmrobin2/2b3vxmo0azupj3u9/wish/1397070324 Gatekeeping on courses https://padlet.com/jmrobin2/2b3vxmo0azupj3u9/wish/1397645562 Who decides that a course fits a particular theme, how is that monitored over time? ]]> 2021-04-08 20:27:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jmrobin2/2b3vxmo0azupj3u9/wish/1397645562 Assessment of competency https://padlet.com/jmrobin2/2b3vxmo0azupj3u9/wish/1397648604 How is competency measured - quantitative skills tend to be highly domain specific - does it get built into those courses? How is that monitored?

]]> 2021-04-08 20:28:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jmrobin2/2b3vxmo0azupj3u9/wish/1397648604 Integrated learning https://padlet.com/jmrobin2/2b3vxmo0azupj3u9/wish/1397656889 If done well, students would have a much better sense of how the different parts of their education fit together. ]]> 2021-04-08 20:32:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jmrobin2/2b3vxmo0azupj3u9/wish/1397656889 We need to think about getting rid of all LBST Prefix courses and just using Major Proe https://padlet.com/jmrobin2/2b3vxmo0azupj3u9/wish/1397661378 2021-04-08 20:33:54 UTC https://padlet.com/jmrobin2/2b3vxmo0azupj3u9/wish/1397661378 Themes- offer students choices, whereas the competencies must be covered. https://padlet.com/jmrobin2/2b3vxmo0azupj3u9/wish/1397663520 2021-04-08 20:34:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jmrobin2/2b3vxmo0azupj3u9/wish/1397663520 Project Learning https://padlet.com/jmrobin2/2b3vxmo0azupj3u9/wish/1397664602 Is there room in the Gen Ed to offer opportunities for students in these courses to complete practical, industry-informed, projects? These could lead to clearer career identification and allows students to start building social capital based on these competency-based projects.]]> 2021-04-08 20:34:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jmrobin2/2b3vxmo0azupj3u9/wish/1397664602 Community service https://padlet.com/jmrobin2/2b3vxmo0azupj3u9/wish/1397666777 Our college has been looking at setting up and getting support for more internship experiences with local employers or community groups, which is an opportunity for applying skills and problem solving but needs some sort of external and valid assessment. ]]> 2021-04-08 20:35:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jmrobin2/2b3vxmo0azupj3u9/wish/1397666777 we need to think about getting rid of the LBST prefix and just use Major prefix courses or keep the LBST or a GenEd prefix for all courses. https://padlet.com/jmrobin2/2b3vxmo0azupj3u9/wish/1397673149 2021-04-08 20:38:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jmrobin2/2b3vxmo0azupj3u9/wish/1397673149 Think about our online line programs for degree advancement and transfers students. https://padlet.com/jmrobin2/2b3vxmo0azupj3u9/wish/1397678576 2021-04-08 20:40:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jmrobin2/2b3vxmo0azupj3u9/wish/1397678576 Introduce the comp. early in the theme courses, and further develop later in major courses https://padlet.com/jmrobin2/2b3vxmo0azupj3u9/wish/1397709111 2021-04-08 20:52:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jmrobin2/2b3vxmo0azupj3u9/wish/1397709111 experiential learning https://padlet.com/jmrobin2/2b3vxmo0azupj3u9/wish/1397717207 2021-04-08 20:55:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jmrobin2/2b3vxmo0azupj3u9/wish/1397717207