We ask that instructors of tagged Information Literacy (IL) courses take extra care in ensuring that students are clearly aware of their grade status not just for the course, but for the IL component, too. We note that of all courses that our students take, a tagged IL course is the only one they’ll experience… Read more »
Info for Instructors
GenEd Assessment for Spring 2024
Groupings within our General Education curriculum are assessed on a rotating basis so that each component is reviewed every 3rd semester. The following components will be assessed during the Spring 2024 semester, with each component listed below providing a hyperlink to download the corresponding Rubric Worksheet in .XSLX format: Extended Literacies: Computer Literacy Extended Literacies:… Read more »
GenEd Assessment for Fall 2023
Groupings within our General Education curriculum are assessed on a rotating basis so that each component is reviewed every 3rd semester, with a subset of individual courses being selected via systematic sampling — we strive to obtain assessment data from at least 50% of the relevant offerings during each assessment cycle. The Student Learning Outcomes… Read more »
GenEd Assessment for Spring 2023
Groupings within our General Education curriculum are assessed on a rotating basis so that each component is reviewed every 3rd semester, with a subset of individual courses being selected via systematic sampling. The Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) to be assessed for each component (e.g., Quantitative Reasoning within the Fundamental Literacies category) should be identical for… Read more »
Gen-Ed and FYS Director Announcements at September 2022 Senate Meeting
Gen-Ed Co-Directors Jennifer Muñiz & Henry Scott and FYS Director Betsy Local Updates to Academic Affairs Gen-Ed website: Student petition forms (for substitutions or exceptions) revised to reflect curriculum as of Fall 2021 New Course Proposal forms, and procedures, moved to Gen-Ed Blog under Info for Instructors Updated to reflect curriculum as of Fall 2021… Read more »
GenEd Assessment for Fall 2022
Groupings within our General Education curriculum are assessed on a rotating basis so that each area is reviewed every 3rd semester, with individual courses being selected via systematic sampling. The Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) to be assessed for each component (e.g., Quantitative Reasoning within the Fundamental Literacies category) should be identical for all offerings, and… Read more »
GenEd Assessment for Spring 2022
Groupings within our General Education curriculum are assessed on a rotating basis so that each area is reviewed every 3rd semester, with individual courses being selected via systematic sampling. The Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) to be assessed for each area (e.g., Fundamental Literacies – Quantitative Reasoning) should be identical for all offerings that satisfy that… Read more »
Procedures for Tagged Information Literacy Courses
Information Literacy (IL) is part of our campus-wide general-education requirements. Prior to Fall 2021, IL was under the Fundamental Literacies category of our general-education curriculum, and all students were to satisfy it by taking COAS-Q 110, Introduction to Information Literacy (1 credit). Starting in Fall 2021, however, IL is now categorized under Additional Requirements, and… Read more »
Co-Director Announcements at January 2022 Senate Meeting
January 2022 Gen-Ed Co-Director Announcements at Academic Senate: Still working on the Gen-Ed website: https://academics.iusb.edu/general-education/index.html New Gen-Ed Blog: https://blogs.iu.edu/iusbgened/ Historical listing of approved Common Core courses: Blog Post Blanket Approval for All Existing HPER Courses to Satisfy Health & Wellness: Blog Post Faculty can now add their own “Class Descriptions” to their courses that will show up… Read more »
FAQ Regarding Syllabus Collection for Gen-Ed Courses
Q: Why are faculty being asked to provide copies of their gen-ed syllabi each semester? A: We understand that being asked to provide a syllabus each semester can be inconvenient, so we’d like to offer an explanation. Justification: We (i.e., the Gen-Ed Co-Directors) are being asked to collect syllabi for all general-education offerings by the… Read more »