GE Meeting Notes March 7, 2014

• Date:  Friday, March 7, 2014
• Place: 01-301
• Time: 9:10 am to 10:30 am
• Attendance
   Josh Machamer, (GE Chair), Brenda Helmbrecht (CLA), Tal Scriven (CLA), Emily Fogle (CSM), Clare Battista (OCOB), Katie Tool (GE/Academic Programs and Planning),  Gregg Fiegel (Engineering), Camille O'Bryant (CSM), Rachel Kramer (ASI), Helen Bailey (Office of Registrar), Bruno Giberti (CAED), Charlotte Rinaldi (PCS), Mary Pedersen (Academic Programs and Planning

Announcements

• GE student survey results distributed  (sorted by class level and college)
• GE University Assessment Plan update
  Josh Machamer/Brenda Helmbrecht updated the committee.
  Critical Thinking assessment is currently in Stage 2.
  Brenda is collecting data from GE A3 classes and 400 level classes.  She still needs senior level writing samples (4 to 6 pages) in the Sciences and Engineering.

Learning Outcome Assessment Table - GE/University Assessment
Definitions and Outcomes

assessment Stage	Time frame	definitions and outcomes
Research and Development	Three quarters Fall - Spring	gathering of "learning communities; research and investigation of outcome, creating a definition; defining tools; conversion of "research" into identifying data needed, beta testing; artifact and tool clarity
Preparation	One quarter Summer	game planning for upcoming collection; continued refinement and testing of tool; organization of constituents
Data Collection CTLT/University Training	Three quarters Fall - Spring	artifact collection based upon "determined data needed'; training experts and providing support to programs
Scoring/Analysis	One quarter Summer	evaluation of the artifacts; develop initial report
Data Interpretation	One quarter Fall	based upon analysis; summative report; strategies for implementation
Pilot/Implementation	Two quarters Winter- Spring	pedagogical enhancement; inclusion of findings

Business

Discussion of conference
AAC&U GE and Assessment:  Disruptions, Innovations and Opportunities

Disruptions

• demographic change in students
• technological disruptions
• push to online learning
• change in labor market through automation & globalization
• higher order competencies to solve disruptions, integration, global inquiry, creative problem solving
• disciplinary disruptions, outsourced skills that could change curriculum
• climate of transparency reporting - performance
• the study of how we learn
• knowledge demonstration beyond memorization
• teaching methods need to catch up
• growing contingent of "adjunct faculty", fewer faculty to do assessment and curriculum
• outsourced skills that change curricula

Innovations

• e-portfolio
• pathways
• thematic streams with more coherence
• interest driven GE minors
• problem-based learning
• service learning opportunities
• work with GE to develop capstone/research courses
• collaborative interdisciplinary courses
• work together on learning outcomes

Opportunities

• integration
• applications of disciplinary knowledge
• problem solving
• support University Learning Objectives through GE
• calling at ethics
• reflect ethics in learning outcomes, bring more into 21st century
• transferable skills
• enhanced success in major/GE
• First Year Experience - integrating student development
  Student Affairs - Academic Affairs
  Lifelong Learning

Discussion of first draft of GE Program Learning Outcomes

Continued discussion of NR 264/revised