General Education Summit 2024
May 23, 2024 in the Buchanan Alumni House McIntire Room
The National Conversation Regarding General Education Reform and Integrative Learning (Eddie Watson)
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Sharing Our Gen Ed Story: How Assessment Can Empower Faculty and Promote Learning in Ways Others Can Understand (Kate McConnell)
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Agenda
Welcome and Overview (9:00am)
Interactive Morning Sessions (9:15am – 12:15pm)
Complimentary Lunch & Celebration of Recent Gen Ed Reforms at UMaine (12:15pm – 1:00pm)
Afternoon Facilitated Conversations (1:00pm – 4:00pm)
Concurrent sessions of facilitated conversation:
- The Role of Chairs, Directors, and Advisors in General Education Reform (1pm)
- Pathways Models for General Education (1pm)
- General Education Assessment/Course Reaffirmation (2pm)
- Putting the New Gen Ed Model into Practice (2pm)
- Open Q&A Session (3pm)
Invited Speakers/Facilitators
Kate Drezek McConnell, PhD
Vice President for Curricular and Pedagogical Innovation and
Executive Director, VALUE, AAC&U
C. Edward “Eddie” Watson, PhD
Vice President for
Digital Innovation,
AAC&U
Resources
The Reason to Celebrate: Summary of Recent General Education Revisions