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My course is currently identified as part of the General Education curriculum – what do I need to do for it to continue in this status?

• Submit the following documentation to the Director(s) of General Education
  
  • Form in Appendix A
    
• Prior to Teaching the Course
  
  • Identify at least one general education outcome
    
  • Identify assessment to address the general education outcome
    
  • Submit a copy of the assessment instrument (exam, assignment with rubric, etc.)
    
• After Completion of the Course (within six weeks of end of semester)
  
  • Aggregated or raw data from the assessment of the general education outcome(s)
    
  • Brief reflection/observation on student learning and any suggestions to improve this in future offerings of this course
    
  • See Gen Ed Assessment Report form in Appendix C

I would like to propose a new course or have an existing course that I would like to be included in the General Education program – what do I need to do?

• Submit Form (Appendix B) to General Education Director(s)
  
• Course Syllabus that contains specific General Education outcome(s)
  
• Identification of which General Education category the outcome aligns with
  
• Description of the learning activities designed to facilitate student learning of the General Education outcome(s)
  
• Enrollment plans for the course (number of sections, frequency, student enrollment)
  
• Explanation of embedded assessment that will measure student learning of the General Education outcome(s)
  
• Copy of the assessment instrument
  

Faculty Responsibilities

• Identify specific learning outcomes for General Education (see list of those that have been identified)
  
• Specify how these outcomes will be measured within the course
  
• Provide assessment data on the general education outcomes to the General Education Director(s) [See Gen Ed Assessment Report form in Appendix C]
  
• Share these data and related observations with other faculty and students to improve student learning in the General Education program.
  
  

General Education Director(s) Responsibilities

• Supporting faculty in:
  
  • Determining course-specific General Education student-learning outcomes, either by selecting from among those already articulated or developing additional
    
  • Selecting or designing appropriate course-embedded assessment instruments
    
• Analyzing, sharing, and recording (in TracDat) the resulting assessment data
  
• Making recommendations for improvements based on assessment data

Faculty Resources Links

• Student-Learning Outcomes from General Education by Categories
  
  
• General Education Outcomes aligned to Modules
  
  
• Appendices:
  
  • Appendix A: Submission Form for existing Gen Ed courses
    
  • Appendix B: Guidelines and form to propose a new or existing course to be included in the General Education program
    
  • Appendix C: General Education Assessment Report
• From Teaching to Learning: A New Paradigm for Understanding Education by Barr & Tagg
  
  
• Determining Student Learning Outcomes
  
  
• Portfolios
  
  
• Oral Presentation Evaluation Form: Assessment Sample
  
  
• A Framework for Assessing General Education from JGE: Journal of General Education
  
  
• Learning-Centered Bibliography
  
  
• From Teaching to Learning chart