[From Tim Kircher] Dear colleagues, this article expresses well our collaborative venture, which the QEP fosters. In my conversations with Goldie Byrd, Dean of A&T and Professor of Biology, she emphasized the critical collaboration as well. As I like to think of it, the liberal arts are the roots (and routes) for STEM. Regarding the …
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Heather Hayton recommends this encomium on the value of the liberal arts, written by Michael Roth, the President of Wesleyan University. College Shouldn’t Prepare You for Your First Job For those of you like me who don’t know what an encomium is:
[From Jennie Knight] Jennie recommends the attached document. It is a long study, analysis, and call to action highlighting the importance of civic and experiential education. A Crucible Moment: College Learning & Democracy’s Future A National Call to Action By The National Task Force on Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement Published by AAC&U There’s more information here: https://www.aacu.org/crucible The …
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From Mark Justad – an interesting piece on some new practices at Wellesley College. AAC&U article on Wellesley College
[From Don Smith] Don says, “As we revamp our Gen Ed program, wouldn’t it be amazing to have outcomes like the ones listed here?” Why we are looking at the value of college all wrong by Christopher Nelson, President of St. John’s College
Bard College has done some innovative things under their president, Leon Botstein, including moving to an entirely different admissions model, which looks to be pretty labor-intensive for faculty. This profile also describes a college with a similar ethos and population to ours, far more income yet also far more financial uncertainty than Guilford has, and also with …
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(From Julie Burke) Hello, I am sending this our in hopes of helping our community to deepen or clarify our notions of “experiential education”. These two educational powerhouse – Bill Schubert and William Ayers are having a mock interview with Schubert as Dewey. I have started it on Part 3 – Experience in Education. I …
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(From Jack Zerbe) Some interesting ideas on the nature of community, including a complex definition and key ingredients. From a psychologist who has a private practice and lectures at Vanderbilt. There are articles and a TED-style talk. David McMillan Community Lecture
(From Ron Cardwell) Ron thought this movie might be of interest to faculty: It’s a pro-grammar-education documentary; there’s more information on its Kickstarter page here: Grammar Revolution Kickstarter
Today’s faculty development workshop was the first of a two-part series on designing learning spaces. The guest speaker was from Steelcase, who have done some interesting research on innovative classroom and education space design. They’ve also advised Hege Library during its strategic redesign process, some of which is already implemented and in place. If you …