Paul Hanstedt

General Education Essentials (eBook, PDF)

A Guide for College Faculty

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Supplying an insightful introduction to current trends in general education reform, this second edition of General Education Essentials: A Guide to College Faculty gives an important, timely overview of general education curricular design.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Februar 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781003848240
• Artikelnr.: 69628970

Autorenporträt

Paul Hanstedt is a professor of English and Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Innovation at the University of Minnesota Rochester, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: The Big Picture 1. Gen Ed 2.0: Integrative Models 2. Gen Ed 3.0:
High Impact Models Part 2: General Education at the Course Level 3.
Designing Effective General Education Courses 4. How the Purposes of
General Education Can Reshape a Course Part 3: General Education at the
Assignment Level 5. Designing Appropriate Assignments for General Education
Part 4: Structuring an Effective Revision Process 6. Leading Gen Ed
Conversations: An Overview and the Early Stages 7. Leading Gen Ed
Conversations: Developing Models Curricular Models 8. Leading Gen Ed
Conversations: Deciding on and Implementing A New Model 9. Creating
Meaningful Assessment of General Education Conclusion

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Foreword xi

About the Author xv

Acknowledgments xvii

Introduction 1

PART ONE: THE BIG PICTURE 9

1 Structuring General Education 11

2 Some Examples of Integrative Curricular Models 25

PART TWO: GENERAL EDUCATION AT THE COURSE LEVEL 43

3 Designing Effective General Education Courses 45

4 How the Purposes of General Education Can Reshape a Course: Case Studies 54

PART THREE: GENERAL EDUCATION AT THE ASSIGNMENT AND ASSESSMENT LEVEL 73

5 Designing Appropriate Assignments for General Education 75

6 The Chapter You May Want to Skip: Institutional Assessment and General Education 94

Conclusion 107

Appendix A: Syllabus for Artistic and Literary Responses to Science and Technology 109

Appendix B: Syllabus for The Way Things Work: Sky Diving and Deep Sea Diving 117

Appendix C: Syllabus for Traveling Without Leaving: Global Sociology 125

Appendix D: Syllabus for Elite Deviance: Crime in the Suites 137

Appendix E: Syllabus for Does Gun Control Save Lives? 145

Appendix F: Syllabus for Statistics and Botany 151

References 157

Index 161

Rezensionen

"There are so many things I could say about this book:
* It is THE ONE BOOK for academics to get up to speed aboutreforming general education.
* It is written by a faculty member for faculty members whoaspire to educational leadership.
* It is written in the language, and with the perspectives, offaculty.
* It is an excellent primer--short, easy to read, andeminently useful.
* Faculty leaders should be required to read this book beforespeaking publicly about curriculum change.
* Academic administrators ought to buy a copy for every facultymember serving on a general education review or revisioncommittee."

--Jerry Gaff, senior scholar at Association of AmericanColleges and Universities

"In this thoughtful and useful overview of generaleducation, its premises, values, and practices, Paul Hanstedtoffers a guide to framing programs that are engaging and effectivefor both students and faculty members. Thinking about generaleducation and its role in liberal learning has come a long waywithin the past two decades, and Hanstedt enables us to follow andappreciate what has emerged as an increasingly broadconsensus."
--Paul Gaston, Trustees Professor, Kent State University, andauthor of The Challenge of Bologna

"Finally, a thoughtful book, designed specifically forfaculty, on General Education curricula and programs. Whilemuch has been written about general education over the past severaldecades, Hanstedt cuts to the chase and speaks directly to facultyabout the theoretical underpinnings and conceptualization of GE andthe powerful opportunities for learning that it presents toundergraduate students."
--Susan Gano-Phillips, professor and chair, Department ofPsychology, University of Michigan - Flint, and author of AProcess Approach to General Education Reform: TransformingInstitutional Culture

"At last! For those of us in higher education who havestruggled through attempted revisions of core curriculum withlittle or no success, Paul Hanstedt's General EducationEssentials provides a framework that blends theory andpractice, helping us rethink the purpose and meaning of liberaleducation. Through curriculum that facilitates connectionsamong the disciplines rather than the acquisition of knowledgeisolated in proverbial 'silos,' Dr. Hanstedt describes ways toconstruct general education models as well as individual coursesthat hone the critical and creative thinking competencies needed todevelop global citizens for the 21st century. Dr.Hanstedt's intelligent approach is grounded in experience,and he speaks in an authentic voice that faculty will recognize ofthe opportunities inherent in a revitalized liberal educationprogram. In outlining concrete models of integrated learning andmeaningful assignments and assessments, Dr. Hanstedt'sresearch and practice can assist any campus in taking that firststep into what can become a transformative experience for facultyand students alike."
--Patricia Dwyer, Vice-President for Academic Affairs, WesleyCollege