Kim Harris's Group on Gen Ed Redesign: Thoughts on Themes and Competencies by Joanne Maguire https://padlet.com/jmrobin2/yfpz0p441ta9uxbt en-us 2021-04-07 19:45:08 UTC 2024-12-13 17:21:23 UTC hello@padlet.com jmrobin2 https://padlet.com/jmrobin2/yfpz0p441ta9uxbt/wish/1397037393 2021-04-08 17:45:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jmrobin2/yfpz0p441ta9uxbt/wish/1397037393 Yes https://padlet.com/jmrobin2/yfpz0p441ta9uxbt/wish/1397613994 I like the idea of broad cross-cutting themes

]]> 2021-04-08 20:16:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jmrobin2/yfpz0p441ta9uxbt/wish/1397613994 mixed https://padlet.com/jmrobin2/yfpz0p441ta9uxbt/wish/1397618667 it's all in how the competency is written. Too many are double-barreled having a list of items that students should be competent in.]]> 2021-04-08 20:18:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jmrobin2/yfpz0p441ta9uxbt/wish/1397618667 It's a nice idea. But eliminating "distribution" may end up marginalizing some disciplines and depriving students of a chance to discover fields they don't immediately recognize. gsstarre https://padlet.com/jmrobin2/yfpz0p441ta9uxbt/wish/1397619474 2021-04-08 20:18:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jmrobin2/yfpz0p441ta9uxbt/wish/1397619474 Also makes it hard to find faculty across the university who can teach these multi-disciplinary perspectives https://padlet.com/jmrobin2/yfpz0p441ta9uxbt/wish/1397624127 2021-04-08 20:20:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jmrobin2/yfpz0p441ta9uxbt/wish/1397624127 These are good general themes. But it raises so many questions; e.g., if "Sustainability" is a theme, what precisely are we trying to "sustain"? Consumption? "Quality of life"? Why "Sustainability" rather than, for example, "Biodiversity" or "Climate Change"? gsstarre https://padlet.com/jmrobin2/yfpz0p441ta9uxbt/wish/1397625214 2021-04-08 20:20:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jmrobin2/yfpz0p441ta9uxbt/wish/1397625214 I don't mind these competencies, but the current arrangement of the Critical Thinking part of GenEd, for example, is a disaster. Each discipline should have some course(s) that will satisfy the critical thinking competency WITHIN the major. gsstarre https://padlet.com/jmrobin2/yfpz0p441ta9uxbt/wish/1397635172 2021-04-08 20:24:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jmrobin2/yfpz0p441ta9uxbt/wish/1397635172 Keep in mind that some external agencies and organizations (e.g. the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society) have specific expectations for inputs, i.e. the institutional capacity to provide roughly intermediate-level preparation in mathematics and foreign languages. The new GenEd system will exert pressure on the kinds and number of basic courses being offered across the institution. gsstarre https://padlet.com/jmrobin2/yfpz0p441ta9uxbt/wish/1397666375 2021-04-08 20:35:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jmrobin2/yfpz0p441ta9uxbt/wish/1397666375 Here is a list of "competency-like" outcomes developed in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences: https://padlet.com/jmrobin2/yfpz0p441ta9uxbt/wish/1397717118 With a major in CLAS...
I can think critically and analyze complex situations.
I can solve problems efficiently and effectively.
I can speak persuasively to a variety of audiences.
I can translate data into useful knowledge.
I can write coherent explanations and arguments.
I can collaborate with teams and lead from within.
I can do research and analysis using state-of-the-art methods and technologies.
I can interact [sensitively] with people from diverse cultures and backgrounds. [w/thanks to JWarren-Findlow for that edit]

]]> 2021-04-08 20:55:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jmrobin2/yfpz0p441ta9uxbt/wish/1397717118 Theme to add: democracy and political literacy https://padlet.com/jmrobin2/yfpz0p441ta9uxbt/wish/1397731915 2021-04-08 21:01:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jmrobin2/yfpz0p441ta9uxbt/wish/1397731915