An Educator's Guide to Reforming and Refining General Education

Insights for Instruction and Assessment
1. Auflage 2027
ISBN: 978-1-032-87620-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 278 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

As higher education adapts and responds to new expectations and opportunities, this practical collection equips general education instructors and educational developers to meet evolving demands for student success and workforce readiness.

Positioning general education as a powerful engine for producing graduates who can thrive in a dynamic, pluralistic society, this book offers diverse approaches and actionable models and strategies for designing and delivering effective learning experiences. Through case studies from across institution types, contributors showcase successful on-the-ground reform efforts that reaffirm faculty and staff commitment to student learning. Each chapter distills flexible, evidence-informed practices and concludes with main takeaways, lessons learned, and questions for reflection. Designed for instructors, instructional designers, assessment practitioners, and center for teaching and learning professionals engaged in general education teaching and assessment, this volume also serves graduate students, scholars, and institutional leaders exploring curriculum design, implementation, and assessment.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Keith, Caleb J.

Watson, C. Edward

McConnell, Kate Drezek

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Bildungspolitik, Bildungsreform
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Methoden des Lehrens und Lernens
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Universitäten, Hochschulen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Stewarding General Education: Reform as Pedagogical Innovation  2. Disrupted Gen Ed: Student-Centered Solutions to Shape the Future of Higher Education  3. Not a Checkbox: Creating a Campus Culture of Shared Purpose, Agency, and Ownership for General Education Curriculum  4. Empowerment and Workforce Development in General Education  5. From Hidden to Highlighted: Teaching Transferable Skills in General Education  6. Grassroots and Growing Pains: The Fusion of Diverse North American Approaches to Create a Unique General Education Model  7. Focus on the Process and the Product: Embedding Institutional Identity and Student Choice at an HBCU  8. Interdisciplinarity Does Not Mean Death of the Disciplines  9. From Inquiry to Curriculum: Reimagining General Education  10. From the Ground Up: A Comparative Look at Two Institutions' First-Year Seminar Programs 11. Foregrounding Meaning-Making in General Education 12. ePortfolios in General Education: Campus Stories of Success and Reflection  13. Increasing Impact of the (Gen Ed) Curriculum  14. Hip Hop, History, and High-Impact Pedagogy: Finding Spaces for Innovative Teaching Within General Education Curricula  15. Transparency in Critical Thinking Assignments: Examining TILT (Transparency in Learning and Teaching)-Focused Assignment Redesign Workshops  16. Breaking the Mold: Transformative Practices for the Improvement of Learning Outcomes in General Education 17. Assessment Maturity: A Conceptual Model  18. Assessment for Action: Making Meaningful General Education Change Through Collaborative Assessment Practices  19. Leading Successful Multi-Site Collaboration for General Education Assessment  20. Crosscutting Themes and Perspectives for Reform, Refinement, and Renewal in General Education

Über Autor(innen)

Caleb J. Keith is the Assistant Vice President for Digital Initiatives at the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U).

C. Edward Watson is the Vice President for Digital Innovation at the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U).

Kate Drezek McConnell is the Vice President for Curricular and Pedagogical Innovation at the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) and Executive Director of VALUE (Valid Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education).