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UWM General Education Reform

UWM General Education Reform. Presented to UWM Faculty Senate January 28, 2010. UWM GER. English Comp (Eng 102) Math (105 or 106) Foreign Language (2 yrs HS, 2 sem College) Distribution Arts – 3 (76 courses satisfy) Humanities – 6 (309 courses satisfy)

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UWM General Education Reform

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  1. UWM General Education Reform Presented to UWM Faculty Senate January 28, 2010

  2. UWM GER • English Comp (Eng 102) • Math (105 or 106) • Foreign Language (2 yrs HS, 2 sem College) • Distribution • Arts – 3 (76 courses satisfy) • Humanities – 6 (309 courses satisfy) • Social Sciences – 6 (166 courses satisfy) • Natural Sciences – 6 (one lab) (95 courses satisfy) • Cultural Diversity – 3 (123 courses satisfy)

  3. UWM 2007 General Education Survey • UWM General Education Program • 97% important part of UG experience • 92% Should be topic of ongoing campus discussion • 45% Needs significant revision • 36% Is not meeting its goals • 67% It should have overall learning goals • 70% Is not clearly understood by faculty and teaching academic staff • 69% Is not clearly understood by students

  4. UWM GE Reform • Spring, 2008 • Task force on GE reform established, full day retreat • UWM faculty members visit IUPUI • Summer, 2008 • UWM Fac Reps attend AAC&U Institute on GE • Fall, 2008 • APCC moratorium on GE courses • 2008-2009 • Task force on GE reform continues to meet • Summer, 2009 another full day retreat

  5. UWM GE Reform • Fall 2009/Spring 2010 • Series of open meetings on GE • Quantitative literacy (Nov, N = 54) • Oral and written communication (Dec, N = 60) • Information literacy (Jan 26 (N = 42) & Jan 27) • Cultural Diversity (Tues Feb 16, 10:00 – 11:30 & Weds Feb 17, 12 – 1, rooms TBA) • Distribution, Tues March 2, 10 - 11:30 Regents room, Weds March 3, 12 – 1:30, room TBA) • Working groups developing proposals • Quant Lit, Mon, Feb 1,11- 12:30, Holton 214 • Oral/written Comm, Tues Feb 9, 12 – 1:30, Regents

  6. GE Reform at National Level • 89% of institutions in some stage of assessing or modifying their general education program • 78% of institutions have common set of outcomes that apply to all undergraduate students Trends and Emerging Practices In General Education Based On A Survey Among Members Of The Association Of American Colleges And Universities Conducted By Hart Research Associates

  7. AAC&U LEAP ELOs • How developed • multiyear dialogue with hundreds of colleges and universities about needed goals for student learning • analysis of long series of recommendations and reports from business community • analysis of accreditation requirements for engineering, business, nursing, and teacher education

  8. AAC&U LEAP ELOs 1. Knowledge of Human Cultures and the Physical and Natural World • Through study in the sciences and mathematics, social sciences, humanities, histories, languages, and the arts 2. Intellectual and Practical Skills, including • Inquiry and analysis • Critical and creative thinking • Written and oral communication • Quantitative literacy • Information literacy • Teamwork and problem solving

  9. AAC&U LEAP ELOs 3. Personal and Social Responsibility, including • Civic knowledge and engagement • local and global • Intercultural knowledge and competence • Ethical reasoning and action • Foundations and skills for lifelong learning 4. Integrative Learning, including • Synthesis and advanced accomplishment across general and specialized studies

  10. Future Work • The UWM APCC is forwarding to Faculty Senate resolution to adopt ELOs as Common Learning Outcomes for GE at UWM • Task force meetings to discuss proposals for revised GER • Quantitative literacy (Tues, Feb. 23, 10 – 11:30, Regents room) • Written and oral communication (Tues, Feb. 23, 10 – 11:30, Regents room) • Information literacy • Cultural diversity • Distribution

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