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GeneralEducationRedesign

FacultySenateRetreatAugust25,2017

ErinE.HardinChair,RedesignTaskforceerin.hardin@utk.edu

GeneralEducationRedesign

• Why?• How?• What?• When?

GeneralEducationRedesign

• Why?• How?• What?• When?

CurrentGeneralEducation• ApprovedbyUGCouncilinAY2003-04,andtookeffectinFall2004.

Current

3WC1OC BasicSkills2QR

2NS2CC BroadeningPerspectives2AH2SS

• Maintainbroadexposureforallstudents• Increaserelevance,integrationforstudents• Increaseflexibilityforstudents• Integratecurrentbestpractices• Improvetheexperience• Continuetomeetstaterequirements• Withoutincreasingsize,confusion

GoalsforRedesign

GeneralEducationRedesign

• Why?• How?• What?• When?

GeneralEducationRedesign• TaskforceformedJan.2015

TaskforceMembers• ErinHardin(chair),Psychology

• KirstenBenson,English• ChuckCollins,AssociateDean,A&S

• IanDown,PoliticalScience• CherylKojima,AnimalScience

• BarbaraMurphy,SchoolofMusic

• MissyParker,A&SAdvising• ConradPlaut,Mathematics

• SuzyPrentiss,CommunicationStudies

• Lisi Schoenbach,English• BethSchussler,EEBPastmembers• ErnieFreeberg,History• RogerParsons,MABE• DixieThompson,AssociateDean,CollegeofEducation,Health&HumanSciences

GeneralEducationRedesign• TaskforceformedJan.2015– 30+meetingswithfaculty,staff,studentstoshareourworkoverlast2.5years

• Wantedtofocusonexperience ofcurriculum,notjustcontent

GeneralEducationRedesign• Wantedtofocusonexperience ofcurriculum,notjustcontent– Know-that– Know-how– Know-why

GeneralEducationRedesign

• Why?• How?• What?• When?

Current Proposed

3WC 3WC1OC 1OC2QR 2QR

2NS 2NS2CC 2GlobalCitizenship(1US,1Int’l)2AH 1AH+1SS2SS 2electives(AH,AAH,SS,GC)

1AOCEngagedInquiries

Current Proposed

3WC 3WC1OC 1OC2QR 2QR

2NS 2NS2CC 2GlobalCitizenship(1US,1Int’l)2AH 1AH+1SS2SS 2electives(AH,AAH,SS,GC)

1AOCEngagedInquiries

Current Proposed

3WC 3WC1OC 1OC2QR 2QR

2NS 2NS2CC 2GlobalCitizenship(1US,1Int’l)2AH 1AH+1SS2SS 2electives (AH,AAH,SS,GC)

1AOCEngagedInquiries

Current Proposed

3WC 3WC1OC 1OC2QR 2QR

2NS 2NS2CC 2GlobalCitizenship(1US,1Int’l)2AH 1AH+1SS2SS 2electives(AH,AAH,SS,GC)

1AOCEngagedInquiries

Current Proposed

3WC 3WC1OC 1OC2QR 2QR

2NS 2NS2CC 2GlobalCitizenship(1US,1Int’l)2AH 1AH+1SS2SS 2electives(AH,AAH,SS,GC)

1AOCEngagedInquiries

Current Proposed

3WC 3WC1OC 1OC2QR 2QR

2NS 2NS2CC 2GlobalCitizenship(1US,1Int’l)2AH 1AH+1SS2SS 2electives(AH,AAH,SS,GC)

1AOCEngagedInquiries

EngagedInquiriesCourses

CreativeorScholarlyProduct

Integrative/Multi-

disciplinaryLearning

CollaborativeLearning

AppliedLearning

ReflectiveLearning

Product+learningfrom2ofthese4domains

Current Proposed

3WC 3WC1OC 1OC2QR 2QR2NS 2NS2CC 2GlobalCitizenship(1US,1Int’l)2AH 1AH+1SS2SS 2electives(AH,AAH,SS,GC)

1AOCEngagedInquiries

Current Proposed

3WC 3WC1OC 1OC2QR 2QR2NS 2NS2CC 2GlobalCitizenship(1US,1Int’l)2AH 1AH+1SS2SS 2electives(AH,AAH,SS,GC)

1AOCEngagedInquiries

ContemporaryIssues&Solutions

GenEd

Foundationalknowledge

“know-what”

Engagedglobalcitizens“know-why”

Connectionstomajor

“know-why”

ExperienceLearning

“know-how”

GeneralEducationRedesign

• Why?• How?• What?• When?

NEWGeneralEducation• ApprovedbyUndergraduateCouncilonApril17,2017

• ImplementationTaskforceappointedFall2017• Newcommitteesformed2018• NewcurriculumimplementedFall2020

GeneralEducationRedesign

• Why?• How?• What?• When?• How?

GenEd

Foundationalknowledge

“know-what”

Engagedglobalcitizens“know-why”

Connectionstomajor

“know-why”

ExperienceLearning

“know-how”