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BRIDGE 101. The Foundations of (Re)Imagining General Education. History. Objectives Steering Committee Statement of Objectives for the Baccalaureate Degree Faculty Senate Plan to Reconsider GE Requirements BRIDGE.htm http://www.siue.edu/UGOV/FACULTY/BRIDGE.htm. Process. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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BRIDGE 101
The Foundations of (Re)Imagining
General Education
History
Objectives Steering Committee Statement of Objectives for the
Baccalaureate Degree Faculty Senate Plan to Reconsider GE Requirements BRIDGE.htm
http://www.siue.edu/UGOV/FACULTY/BRIDGE.htm
Process
Open and transparent Dialogic Democratic Iterative Constructive Affirmative
Basic Principle:
Build on the heritage of the institution and harness its strengths to re-imagine a general education program relevant to the 21st century
Timeline: Phase IFall 2005 and Spring 2006 BRIDGE Workshops
Sep. 7 Sep. 15 Sep. 23 Sep. 26 Oct. 4
Call for Designs: October 3 Letter of Intent to Submit Design: October 14
Proposed Team Members Preliminary Proposals Due: November 11
Abstract and Approach Open Meetings for Proposal Feedback: Jan-Feb 2006 Complete Design Proposals Due: March 15
Timeline: Phase II Spring, Summer, and Fall 2006
BRIDGE Committee Audit: March 16 Publication of Designs: April Peer Review Process Begins Public Comment on
Proposed Designs Phase II Plans Selected
or Created
Guidelines/Broad Criteria Consistent with University Values:
(SIUE —- Values) Designed around the Statement of Objectives for the
Baccalaureate Degree: (Statement of Objectives)
Builds on Existing University Commitments Includes Interdisciplinary Studies classes or
equivalent, New Student Seminar, and Senior Assignment or Capstone Experience
Considers the diverse range of SIUE’s student body and the special needs of the various professional and academic programs
Design Teams At least 3 members Faculty, students, staff, and community
members Teams that represent a variety of groups
and interests across the community are especially encouraged
Please post on faculty and staff list-serves if you are interested in forming or joining a design team
Current GE Requirements
Current GE Requirements SIUE Undergraduate Catalogs
Possible Curricular Roles of a General Education Program
to provide a disciplinary foundation to provide an interdisciplinary
foundation to provide an integrated investigation
of a series of topics to integrate general and disciplinary
knowledge to apply theoretical knowledge to
societal problems(from Andrea Leskes)
Types of General Education Programs
Core Programs Distribution Programs Goals Across the Curriculum Competency-based Complex Models Writing Across the Curriculum
Models of GE Core Programs
St. John's CollegeColgate UniversityFairleigh Dickinson University
Distribution Models Yale University
Western Carolina University Goals-across-the-curriculum Programs
King's College (The Core Curriculum, with core courses)Northeastern University (Academic Common Experience/Core Curriculum)Duke University (Curriculum 2000, without core courses)
(from Andrea Leskes and UNC Asheville)
Models of GE Competency-based Programs
Alverno College Complex Models
Wagner College (The Wagner Plan for the Practical Liberal Arts)Portland State University (University Studies)
Learning Communities Evergreen State University
Writing Across the Curriculum Cornell University (The John S. Knight Institute for
Writing in the Disciplines)Elon UniversityMary Washington College (scroll down to "Across the Curriculum" requirements; see also links to General Education and to the Liberal Arts degree for more information)
(from Andrea Leskes and UNC Asheville)
Models of GE
Miami University of Ohio Miami Plan
University of California San Diego Undergraduate Colleges
University of Chicago Integrated Sequences