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Effective Practice And Experiential Education, Janet Eyler
Effective Practice And Experiential Education, Janet Eyler
Mosakowski Institute for Public Enterprise
The central challenge to educators in the liberal arts as in all areas of study is transfer of learning i.e. how can we design learning environments and instruction to that students will be able to use what they learn in appropriate new contexts? Alfred North Whitehead described this as the problem of ‘inert knowledge’ nearly a century ago and Dewey noted that instruction which helps students reproduce what is studied on exams might not produce the depth of understanding that allows for recognizing the relevance of what is known to a particular situation and the ability to apply it. Knowledge …
Engaged Learning: Enabling Self-Authorship And Effective Practice, David C. Hodge, Marcia B. Baxter Magolda, Carolyn A. Haynes
Engaged Learning: Enabling Self-Authorship And Effective Practice, David C. Hodge, Marcia B. Baxter Magolda, Carolyn A. Haynes
Mosakowski Institute for Public Enterprise
There is now broad consensus that higher education must extend beyond content-based knowledge to encompass intellectual and practical skills, personal and social responsibility, and integrative learning. The college learning outcomes needed for success in 21st century life include critical thinking, a coherent sense of self, intercultural maturity, civic engagement, and the capacity for mutual relationships. Yet, research suggests that college students are struggling to achieve these outcomes in part because skills needed to succeed in college are not those needed to succeed upon graduation. One reason for this gap is that these college learning outcomes require complex developmental capacities or …
Liberal Education, Effective Practice, And Diversity, Armando Bengochea, George Kuh, Steve Stemler
Liberal Education, Effective Practice, And Diversity, Armando Bengochea, George Kuh, Steve Stemler
Mosakowski Institute for Public Enterprise
This session will be based on three presentations that focus on the relationship between liberal education, effective practice and diversity from different perspectives. George Kuh will present data indicating that the educational benefits of "high impact" learning experiences (such as experiential education and undergraduate research), which are significant for all students, are often greater for students from underserved and minority backgrounds than for their majority counterparts. Armando Bengochea will discuss the ways in which an emphasis on effective practice can enhance the educational experiences of students of color within a liberal arts curriculum. Steve Stemler will report on research showing …
Toward The Equitable Distribution Of Enriching Educational Experiences: Faculty Engagement With Racial Minority Students, Shaun R. Harper
Toward The Equitable Distribution Of Enriching Educational Experiences: Faculty Engagement With Racial Minority Students, Shaun R. Harper
Mosakowski Institute for Public Enterprise
Peña, Bensimon, and Colyar (2006) noted: “Not only do African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans have lower graduation rates than [do] Whites and Asian Americans, they also experience inequalities in just about every indicator of academic success – from earned grade point average to placement on the dean’s list to graduation rates in competitive majors” (p. 48). While these and other racialized outcomes disparities cannot be attributed to a narrow set of explanatory factors, one thing is known for sure: College students who are actively engaged inside and outside the classroom are considerably more likely than are their disengaged peers …
Academic Intelligence Is Not Enough! Wics: An Expanded Model For Effective Practice In School And In Later Life, Robert J. Sternberg
Academic Intelligence Is Not Enough! Wics: An Expanded Model For Effective Practice In School And In Later Life, Robert J. Sternberg
Mosakowski Institute for Public Enterprise
Is there a psychological basis for teaching and learning in the context of a liberal education, and if so, what might such a psychological basis look like? Traditional teaching and assessment often emphasize remembering facts and, to some extent, analyzing ideas. Such skills are important, but they leave out of the aspects of thinking that are most important not only in liberal education, but in life, in general. In this article, I propose a theory called WICS, which is an acronym for wisdom, intelligence, and creativity, synthesized. The basic idea underlying this theory is that, through liberal education, students need …
Designing A Liberal Arts Curriculum That Develops The Capacity For Effective Practice, Diana Chapman Walsh, Lee Cuba
Designing A Liberal Arts Curriculum That Develops The Capacity For Effective Practice, Diana Chapman Walsh, Lee Cuba
Mosakowski Institute for Public Enterprise
A new agenda has been coalescing for residential liberal arts education in the United States. At its core are various forms of experiential learning that had long been relegated to the margins of institutions in which pure intellectual achievement was largely separated from, and prized above, practical application of knowledge. Recent years have brought growing student interest in opportunities to engage in experiential learning, including community service, internships, student-faculty research partnerships, study abroad, or co-operative education. All types of colleges and universities have been investing in these programs and in curricular modifications intended to begin integrating them into a coherent …