2nd Edition

General Education Essentials A Guide for College Faculty

By Paul Hanstedt Copyright 2024
204 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

204 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

204 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Supplying an insightful introduction to current trends in general education reform, this second edition of General Education Essentials: A Guide for College Faculty gives an important, timely overview of general education curricular design. General education curricula provide students with the intellectual flexibility they need to adapt thoughtfully and productively to the rapid changes of... Read more

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                                                                     

Biography

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

"This is THE ONE BOOK for academics to get up to speed about reforming general education."

Jerry Gaff, Senior Scholar, Association of American Colleges and Universities, USA