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Main Points. How faculty can become change agentsHow faculty can communicate their concerns about assessmentHow faculty can share Best Practices"How faculty can become advocates for assessment among their colleagues. Main Points. How the Core Curriculum Seeks to Support Student SuccessHow facul
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1. An Interactive Teaching Circle: Measuring Learning Outcomes in a Core Curriculum Linda Anstendig
Barbara Pennipede
Adelia Williams
Association of American Colleges & Universities
General Education and Assessment
Phoenix, Arizona
March 10, 2006
2. Main Points How faculty can become change agents
How faculty can communicate their concerns about assessment
How faculty can share “Best Practices”
How faculty can become advocates for assessment among their colleagues
3. Main Points How the Core Curriculum Seeks to Support Student Success
How faculty can communicate the learning outcomes of the Core Curriculum to students
How high level administrative support can help to change the institutional culture
How assessment grant results can be used to improve institutional effectiveness
4. Pace University Overview Large urban/suburban university
Size: 14,177 students
10,793 FTE
Major Metro Area: NYC 11.7 million
Carnegie Class:
Doctoral/Research Universities
US News Ranking:
3rd Tier National
Four campuses and eight sites in NY metropolitan region
63% undergraduate
37% graduate/professional
Six Schools/College:
Arts and Sciences
Business
Computer Science/
Information Systems
Education
Law
Nursing
5. Pace UniversityCore Curriculum(60 credits) I. Foundation Requirements (15-28 Credits) WRITING PUBLIC SPEAKING SECOND LANGUAGE COMPUTING MATH SCIENCE II. Areas of Knowledge (Minimum 24 Credits) AREA 1: Civic Engagement and Public Values (One course from any School at Pace) AREA 2: Western Heritage (1-2 courses in 2 different disciplines) AREA 3: World Traditions and Cultures (1-2 courses in 2 different disciplines) AREA 4: Humanistic and Creative Expressions (1-2 courses in 2 different disciplines AREA 5: Analysis of Human, Social, and Natural Phenomena (1-2 courses in 2 different disciplines III. Inquiry and Exploration (8-21 Credits): Arts and Science Electives outside of student’s major