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Liberal Education & America’s Promise (LEAP)

Welcome!!. Liberal Education & America’s Promise (LEAP). A LEAP Workshop January 2014. LEAP facilitators:. Greg Cook , Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Lois Smith , A ssociate Dean, College of Business & Economics Brent Bilodeau , Assist. Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs

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Liberal Education & America’s Promise (LEAP)

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  1. Welcome!! Liberal Education & America’s Promise (LEAP) A LEAP Workshop January 2014

  2. LEAP facilitators: • Greg Cook, Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs • Lois Smith, Associate Dean, College of Business & Economics • Brent Bilodeau, Assist. Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs • Joan Littlefield Cook, Director of Academic Assessment • KalynMaxfield, Justin Vickery, Student Assistants • Other LEAP Facilitators—check name badges and use these veterans as experts!

  3. Team Introductions

  4. Our 4th Year of LEAP workshops 2014: • 154 Participants on 24 teams Since 2011: • 431 participants on 85 different teams Thank You!!!

  5. Workshop Goals: • Increase awareness of LEAP, potential for improving student learning at UWW. • Help students, faculty, & staff discuss and define what LEAP means for us at UWW. • Facilitate progress toward concrete actions in exploring and implementing LEAP. • Support each other toward LEAP progress.

  6. Levels of understanding from novice to expert • Wide variety of Leap knowledge is assumed: “Leap, what is it?” “Leap, I’ve heard of it.” “Leap, I’ve already mastered it!” • All voices are welcomed.

  7. Introduction to the LEAP Workshop Lois Smith

  8. Workshop Schedule: • First 2-day workshop Jan. 7-8 or 14-15 • Written action plans due from teams Jan. 31 • Teams implement Spring plans Feb.-May • Second 2-day workshop May 19-20 or 22-23 • Revised plans due for AY 2014-2015 June 6 • Teams implement AY 2014-2015 plans AY 2014-2015 • Team posters on Assessment Day Spring, 2015 (TBD) • Check on team progress Spring, 2015 (TBD)

  9. LEAP = Liberal Education & America’s Promise • History and background • Association of American Colleges & Universities. • A 21st century education for a global society. • High-quality baccalaureate education for all students. • Research-based broad principles

  10. Elements of LEAP • Essential Learning Outcomes (p. 7) • Principles of Excellence (p. 10) • Inclusive Excellence • High-Impact Educational Practices (p. 18) • VALUE Project

  11. LEAP Endorsed or Approved by: • Association of American Colleges & Universities (2005) • UW System, Growth Agenda & More Students • UW-Whitewater: • Administration • Academic and Student Affairs • Baccalaureate Learning Outcomes Team (2009-2010) • Whitewater Student Government (Spr. 2010) • Academic Staff Assembly (Spr. 2010) • Faculty Senate (Spr. 2010) • LEAP Teams and Working Groups (like you!) Representing multiple areas of campus

  12. LEAP in 2014 • Themes: • Inclusive excellence • Innovation • Continuing themes of breaking down silos and including students in the conversation

  13. Essential Learning Outcomes & Principles of Excellence Greg Cook

  14. Essential Learning Outcomes • (handout) What all students should achieve. • Freshman year, and to graduation, at successively higher levels. • Curriculum and co-curriculum. • General education and majors/minors. • It’s what employers want (pp. 23-26). • Inclusive Excellence theme: which ELOs?

  15. Prepare students for 21st-century careers in an ever-changing world with increasing global connections. • Can we predict job and career needs more than 10 years out? How do students prepare? • Generalizable knowledge and skills, preparing graduates to be adaptable, creative, innovative. • See also, Principles of Excellence (handout).

  16. Essential Learning Outcomes,Principles of Excellence • What are they? • Where did they come from? National data, AAC&U surveys & focus groups. • What do we think, and how can we use them? • Opportunities & barriers.

  17. Break 10:30-10:45

  18. High-Impact Educational Practices Lois Smith

  19. Lunch 11:45-12:30

  20. Inclusive Excellence Brent Bilodeau

  21. Break 2:00-2:15

  22. Student LEAP Video & Projects KalynMaxfield Student LEAP Intern

  23. Action Plan Instructions Joan Littlefield Cook

  24. Team Time: 3:00-4:15 UC 259 (2 teams) UC 260 (1 team) UC 261 (2 teams) UC 262 (2 teams) UC 264 (2 teams) UC 266 (2 teams) UC 268 (1 teams) Lobby—use tables Please return here by 4:15

  25. Wrap Up & Questions

  26. LET’s LEAP!! Opening Comments & Overview of Day 2 Greg Cook

  27. Example action plans Student Employment in the UC Team Rocket: Arts & Sciences Examples of Inclusive Excellence at UWW

  28. Assessment & measures VALUE Rubrics & Action Plan Measures Joan Littlefield Cook

  29. Break 10:30-10:45

  30. Open Discussion & Questions • What issues and challenges do we face in higher education, nationally and regionally? • How can LEAP help us respond, innovate, thrive?

  31. Action plan instructions See the Action Plan handout. Hang your posters and assemble in UC 275B, by 2:00.

  32. Lunch & Team Time: 11:45-2:00 UC 259 (2 teams) UC 260 (1 team) UC 261 (2 teams) UC 262 (2 teams) UC 264 (2 teams) UC 266 (2 teams) UC 268 (1 teams) Lobby—use tables Hang your poster and assemble in UC 275B by 2:00.

  33. Pick-the-Plans • Please turn in your “Pick-the-Plans” nomination forms promptly by 3:00, in UC 259.

  34. Break: 2:30-2:45 Please return to UC 259 at 3:00 for AWARDS and CLOSING COMMENTS.

  35. Closing comments • written action plans are due January 31 • next workshop, May 19-20 or May 22-23 • Thank You’s Interim Chancellor Beverly Kopper LET’s LEAP!!!

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