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MIMOSAS WITH MARIA

Discerning Perceptions of General Education

Are we speaking the same language?

Today’s Game Plan

Meet Maria Employer Introduction Faculty Camaraderie Gen Ed Sleuthing You Did What!? Roadmap Mimosas

MARIA

Describe Your Maria

General Education: Importance to Students?

Come up with five words encapsulating what general education means to YOUR Maria.

General Education: Importance to Employers?

Come up with five words encapsulating what general education means to your graduates’ potential employers.

Guiding question: What knowledge, skills, and capabilities will allow your graduates to succeed in a global, ever-changing workforce?

General Education: Importance to Faculty?

Come up with five words encapsulating what general education means to your faculty.

Guiding question: As faculty, what should your students know, or have learned, upon graduation from your institution?

Is this YOUR Gen Ed?

Compare your institution’s description of general education with your 15 words. How are they similar? How are they dissimilar?

Maria thinks of general education as an obstacle. How can we reframe our language to communicate the value of general education to students?

Before Maria: VCCS General Education Goals

• 6. Quantitative Reasoning: A person who is competent in

quantitative reasoning possesses the skills and knowledge necessary to apply the use of logic, numbers, and mathematics to deal effectively with common problems and issues. A person who is quantitatively literate can use numerical, geometric, and measurement data and concepts, mathematical skills, and principles

• f mathematical reasoning to draw logical conclusions and to make

well-reasoned decisions.

VCCS Quantitative Reasoning (cont.)

Graduates will demonstrate the ability to:

• use logical and mathematical reasoning within the context of various

disciplines

• interpret and use mathematical formulas
• interpret mathematical models such as graphs, tables and

schematics and draw inferences from them

• use graphical, symbolic, and numerical methods to analyze,
• rganize, and interpret data
• estimate and consider answers to mathematical problems in order to

determine reasonableness

• represent mathematical information numerically, symbolically, and

visually using graphs and charts

After Maria*: Thomas Nelson Graduate Profile

A Thomas Nelson graduate will be able to:

• Obtain, evaluate, and synthesize information from a variety of resources

utilizing appropriate technologies

• Form logical arguments and distinguish between valid and invalid

arguments

• Value a diverse array of perspectives
• Listen, interpret, create, and adjust messages to multiple audiences
• Develop ethical relationships with people, communities, and organizations

*and lots of mimosas

Thinking About General Education in a Different Light

Creating a General Education Roadmap

In response, your institution will… (informed by Questions #1-4) Value and need for GE Preamble (informed by Maria/Employer Exercises)

QUESTION #1

• It’s 2025; Your school has earned national

recognition as a leader in general education. What did we do to get there?

QUESTION #2

• Your largest local employer testifies to your state

legislature that while they have gotten more graduates from your institution, they find that fewer of them have the employability skills they need (e.g., communication, critical thinking, quantitative reasoning). What went wrong?

QUESTION #3

• Your institution just earned a $100 million grant to

improve general education at the college. What five priorities should be funded from this award?

QUESTION #4

• Your accreditor just put your institution on

warning for concerns over general education. Why did that happen?

Guiding Questions

Instead of thinking of the way things are currently done, what could be done to make improvements and to advance general education at your institution? What differentiates your institution from other colleges in your region? How can you address general education in an innovative, compelling way that serves students and employers in your service area? As faculty, what should your students know, or have learned, upon graduation from your institution? What knowledge, skills, and capabilities will allow your students to succeed in a global, ever-changing workforce? How do you collectively advance the goals of general education and get faculty buy-in across disciplines?

Cheers!

Corey Buttram - buttramc@tncc.edu Justin Horton - hortonj@tncc.edu David Kleinman - kleinmand@tncc.edu Lynsey LeMay - lemayl@tncc.edu