2. Technology-Related Issues
• Cost-saving
• Digital literacy
• Global learning and
technology
• Competency-based
learning
• Online/blended
courses for traditional
undergraduates
• Promoting
experimentation
3. Education-Related
Technologies
• MOOCs
• Game-based learning
• ePortfolios
• Open educational
resources
• Learning analytics
(particularly for flipped • Technology
and blended
supporting flipped
classrooms)
classrooms
5. What groups are (and are not)
participating in these conversations?
• Board of Trustees?
• Senior administrators? (e.g. president, vicepresidents, …)
• Deans?
• Early adopters?
• All faculty?
• Instructional technology?
• Those charged with overseeing curriculum?
(e.g. course or program directors, chairs, …)
7. Frames: Current Discussions
• Selingo, Jeffrey L. 2013. “Attitudes on
Innovation: How College Leaders and Faculty
See the Key Issues Facing Higher Education.”
Chronicle of Higher Education.
• The Changing Nature of Faculty Roles: Peer
Review 15:3, Summer 2013. Especially David
Paris’s piece, “The Last Artisans? Traditional
and Future Faculty Roles.”
8. A Complex Problem
• Appearance of ongoing dialogue/conversation,
BUT…
• Faculty are not always “at the table”
• Issues often are not framed in terms of their
relation to liberal arts pedagogy and goals
10. Questions
1. How do we ensure the right people (those who
work in liberal education and pedagogy) are at
the table?
2. How do we frame our approach to change in
terms of liberal education values and
pedagogy?
13. Mission-Derived ELOs
• Critical thinking
• Moral reasoning
• Problem solving
• Civic engagement
• Communication
• Global perspective
14. • Survey of undergraduates regarding their
educational experiences
• Provides a detailed perspective on campus
culture
• Whatever tool you use, know your institutional
strengths and weaknesses
15. 5 NSSE Benchmarks of Effective
Educational Practice
• High level of academic challenge
• Active and collaborative learning
• Student/faculty interaction
• Supportive campus environment
• Enriching educational experiences
16. What are your strengths and
weaknesses?
• A strength: Supportive Campus Environment
• Room for growth: Active and Collaborative
Learning at the senior level
– Class presentations, group projects, discussing class
topics outside classroom, participating in community
projects, participate in class…
17. AAC&U High-Impact Practices
• First‐Year Seminars and
Experiences
• Common Intellectual
Experiences
• Learning Communities
• Writing‐Intensive Courses
• Collaborative Assignments
and Projects
• Undergraduate Research
• Diversity/Global Learning
• Service Learning
• Community‐Based
Learning
• Internships
• Capstone Courses
18. AAC&U Resources
• 12 LEAP (Liberal Education and
America’s Promise) Essential Learning
Outcomes
• 16 VALUE rubrics (Valid Assessment of
Learning in Undergraduate Education)
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Inquiry and analysis
Critical thinking
Creative thinking
Written
communication
Oral communication
Reading
Quantitative literacy
Information literacy
Teamwork
Problem solving
• Civic knowledge and
engagement
• Intercultural
knowledge and
competence
• Ethical reasoning
• Foundations and
skills for lifelong
learning
• Global learning
• Integrative and
applied learning
20.
21.
22. Framing questions for new
technology, pedagogy, or structure:
• Does it facilitate students’ acquisition of missionderived learning outcomes?
• Does it facilitate implementation of high-impact
practices?
• Does it move students towards “Capstone-level”
mastery of ELOs? (“deep learning”)
23. Contact Information
• Cory Lock, Interim Dean of University Programs,
julial@stedwards.edu
• Julie Sievers, Director of the Center for Teaching
Excellence, julies@stedwards.edu
• https://think.stedwards.edu/cte/blog/post/bringin
g-faculty-conversation-about-future-liberaleducation
Hinweis der Redaktion
Not sure about what to call these—”technology-based issues?” Is there something better?
Not sure about what to call these—”technology-based issues?” Is there something better?
Southern New Hampshire U’s College of AmericaUVA
Not necessarily intentional
The Annual Report 2007, Experiences That Matter: Enhancing Student Learning and Success, explores the relationships between effective educational practice and selected aspects of student success in college. 2007: NSSE issues “Connecting the Dots,” a report analyzing the relationships between student engagement and selected outcomes, and the institutional practices and conditions that foster student success. Criticism: does not necessarily predict student grades or retention rates
Enriching educational experiences: Participating in: Internships, Community service, Global learning (foreign language coursework, study abroad), Independent study, Capstone, Co-curricular activities, Learning communities. ALSO: Diversity: Talking with students of different religious beliefs, racial or ethnic background, political opinions, or values. ALSO: Using electronic technology to discuss or complete assignmentWabash Study:(Clear and organized classroom instruction—importance of faculty development), Deep learning
2011. Blended courses? Flipped classroom?
Draws from NSSE. George Kuh’s High-Impact Educational Practices (2008). Note similar research pools. Promote skills from “what employers want” (teamwork, written and oral communication, …)