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The Gift Of Signature Work, Mike Egan, Stephanie Fuhr, Shara Stough, Anne Earel, Connie Ghinazzi

Center for Faculty Enrichment

The September 25, 2015 Center for Faculty Enrichment program was a GIFT session (Great Ideas For Teaching) focused on the theme of fostering Signature Work (SW). As defined by the AAC&U, "Signature Work" represents a culminating production by students that reflects each student's personal interests, builds on a student's unique experiences, integrates multiple components of a student's educational journey, and projects toward each student's personal goals. Presenters will share teaching strategies that can help prepare novice students to produce a future piece of SW or that can help experienced students identify a meaningful SW project and integrate prior …

Leaping Into Signature Work

Center for Faculty Enrichment

Augustana College was one of eight highly selective higher education institutions invited by the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) to participate in the LEAP Challenge. The LEAP Challenge calls on colleges and universities to provide opportunities for all students to produce a meaningful piece of "Signature Work."

This session focused on the meaning of "Signature Work," the goals of the LEAP Challenge, the degree to which Augustana's efforts already align to the goals of the LEAP Challenge, and steps that we might take as a campus in moving even closer to fulling realizing the vision of "Signature Work …