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Links and Resources Regarding Core Curriculum

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Association of American Colleges and Universities General Education resources that include a practical guide for assessing core, general education for global learning, and quantitative literacy AACU Resource Page
Association of American Colleges and Universities Liberal Education and America's Promise Resource page includes research and reviews of pilot projects LEAP Resource Page
Association of American Colleges and Universities College Learning for the New Global Century "The recommendations in this report are informed and
grounded by the many promising examples of educational change identified through these
collaborations." 		Report (pdf)
Florida Gulf Coast University Some of this material was shared at a recent educational conference General Education Initiatives and Assessments

The Chronicle of Higher Education by Elyse Ashburn

Article about Miami Dade College's assessment of their curriculum One of the Nation’s Largest Colleges Is Re-Examining Its Entire Curriculum
Miami Dade College Web page with a list of what every student who graduates from the college will be able to demonstrate. Learning Outcomes
Miami Dade College Additional page of resources General Education
Southern Illinois University (Carbondale) This site has links to goals, process, and assessment tools. SIU Core Curriculum Page

Rick Reis blog and link to a recent article that "looks at teaching for integration that builds on breadth and depth of learning"

reis@stanford.edu > 10/25/2007 10:53 AM Sponsored by THE STANFORD UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING
http://ctl.stanford.edu  An archive of all past postings (with a two week delay) can be found at:http://ctl.stanford.edu/Tomprof/postings.html

"The posting below, a bit longer than most, looks at teaching for integration that builds on breadth and depth of learning. It is by Mary Taylor Huber, senior scholar, Pat Hutchings vice president, Richard Gale senior scholar, and Molly Breen program associate at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and Ross Miller, director of programs in the Office of Quality, Curriculum, and Assessment at the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U). The article appeared in the Spring, 2007 issue of Liberal Education, Vol. 93, No. 2. http://www.aacu.org/liberaleducation/ ). ©2007 AAC&U, all rights reserved. Reprinted with permission.
Regards, Rick Reis"

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USA Today Article

Employers want new way to judge graduates beyond tests, grades

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