All-Faculty General Education Meeting Jan. 10, 2019 Agenda Gen Ed assessment background APSU Gen Ed Vision Statement 5 things to assess Discussion Next steps this spring Agenda notes Gen Ed assessment background Slides 2-8 APSU Gen Ed Vision Statement Slide 9 5 things to assess Slides 10-15 Discussion Slide 16 Next steps this spring Slide 17

General Education Committee Karen Meisch, (Chair) CoSTEM Dixie Webb, CoAL Mercy Cannon, CoAL Rob Baron, CoAL Dzavid Dzanic, CoAL Kathryn Woods, CoBHS/APC@FC Lesley Davidson, CoB Nicole Knickmeyer, CoBHS Audrey Bullock, CoSTEM Bobette Bouton, CoE Christina Chester-Fangman, Library Anne Black, ex-officio, Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment

TBR Lower Division General Education Core: 2002 TBR reports: 2009-2014 Current situation: opportunities and constraints SACSCOC , Principles of Accreditation: 2017 THEC Quality Assurance STUDENT FOCUS: Foundations of Excellence

Foundations of Excellence Roles and Purposes Dimension … a more effective presentation of the roles and purposes of core courses taken will assist in helping the students see the value of these classes, their relevance to major classes, and the need for elective credits that provide the basis for a well- rounded education.

VISION Facilitating the development of foundational knowledge, skills and values that empower students to realize their full potential and inspire them to make positive contributions in a global society.

General Education Pillars - VALUE Communication Quantitative Reasoning Inquiry and Analysis Reflection and Connection Global Perspectives What is VALUE? VALUE (Valid Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education) is a campus-based assessment approach developed and lead by AAC&U as part of its Liberal Education and America’s Promise (LEAP) initiative.

Communication Communication is the development and expression of ideas in spoken or written language to increase knowledge, foster understanding, or to promote change in attitudes, values, beliefs, or behaviors.

Quantitative Reasoning Quantitative Literacy (QL) – also known as Numeracy or Quantitative Reasoning (QR) – is a "habit of mind," competency, and comfort in working with numerical data. Individuals with strong QL skills possess the ability to reason and solve quantitative problems from a wide array of authentic contexts and everyday life situations. They understand and can create sophisticated arguments supported by quantitative evidence and they can clearly communicate those arguments in a variety of formats (using words, tables, graphs, mathematical equations, etc., as appropriate).

Inquiry and Analysis Inquiry is a systematic process of exploring issues/ objects/works through the collection and analysis of evidence that result in informed conclusions/ judgments. Analysis is the process of breaking complex topics or issues into parts to gain a better understanding of them.

Reflection and Connection Reflection and Connection is an understanding and a disposition that a student builds across the curriculum and co- curriculum. This includes making simple connections among ideas and experiences, to synthesizing and transferring learning to new complex situations within and beyond the campus.

Global Perspectives Global learning is a critical analysis of and an engagement with complex, interdependent global systems and legacies (such as natural, physical, social, cultural, economic, and political) and their implications for people’s lives and the earth’s sustainability. Through global learning, students should 1) become informed, open-minded, and responsible people who are attentive to diversity across the spectrum of differences, 2) seek to understand how their actions affect both local and global communities, and 3) address the world’s most pressing and enduring issues collaboratively and equitably.

Quantitative Reasoning Inquiry and Analysis Reflection and Connection VISION PILLARS Communication Quantitative Reasoning Inquiry and Analysis Reflection and Connection Global Perspectives Facilitating the development of foundational knowledge, skills and values that empower students to realize their full potential and inspire them to make positive contributions in a global society.

Process FALL SPRING General Education Committee review of feedback General Education Committee proposals Faculty input SPRING General Education Committee review of feedback Draft of mission statement for faculty review Recommendation to Provost of vision, mission and pillars for general education program. Development of rubrics Meeting with core area stakeholders to discuss assessment methods