gear up kentucky 3.0 summer academy@uk - thank you to instructors and support staff
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Presentation by Dr. Ben Withers, Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education, University of Kentucky, at Final Showcase Event, July 11, 2014. Slides include names of instructors who participated in the Summer Academy@UK and their courses' relationships to the UK Core Program.TRANSCRIPT
GUK 3.0 SUMMER ACADEMY AND TRANSITIONS TO UK CORE
A Great Big Thank You to all instructors and staff Dr. Ben Withers,Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education
By end of Summer Academy@UK, students will be able to show:•College readiness with original research-based projects•An increase in academic and professional skills for college or job•Confidence in ability to succeed in college when you are ready to go
UK CORE LEARNING OUTCOMES
All UK undergraduates will show:•an understanding of and ability to employ processes of intellectual inquiry.
•competent written, oral, and visual communication skills both as producers and consumers of information.
UK CORE LEARNING OUTCOMES
•an understanding of and ability to employ methods of quantitative reasoning.
•an understanding of the complexities of citizenship and the process for making informed choices as engaged citizens in a diverse, multilingual world.
Composition & Communication (written, oral, and visual)
UK CORE STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOME
Summer Academy@UK General Studies Core
Dr. Laurie Henry, EducationDr. Christina Munson, EducationAllyson DeVito, Comm. & Info.Rachel Steckler, Comm. & InfoCheyenne Hohman, A&S The HiveNeena Khanna, A&S The HiveAndy McDonald, A&S The HiveNicole Sand, A&S The HiveDr. Deb Castiglione, CELTCara Worick, CELTJeff Gray, KET Media LabJamie Burton, UK LibrariesShane Tedder, Sustainability
Composition & Communication (written, oral, and visual)
UK CORE STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOME
Summer Academy@UK General Studies Core
Teaching Assistants:
Rachel AllgeierMandee AzeltonColby BlairKerry HancockZack HardinZack HughesEmbry JacobsChelsea Kauffeld
Codi MeltonSianna MitchellYasuka MiuraEmily NjosRebecca PhillipsRyan Walker
General Studies Core:Become competent with written, oral, and visual communication skills both as producers and consumers of information.1.Research Focus and Digital Citizenship
2.Argumentative Essay Writing
3.Producing a Video--Public Service Announcement
Intellectual Inquiry in Creativity and the Arts
UK CORE STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOME
Summer Academy@UK Arts & Creativity
Deborah Borrowdale-Cox, UK Art MuseumRob Dickes, Fine ArtsDerek Eggers, CELTBeth Ettensohn, Fine ArtsMarty Henton, Fine ArtsKara Hill, Ricoh USAMatthew Johnson, Fine ArtsErin Walker-Bliss, Fine ArtsCara Worick, CELT
Intellectual Inquiry in Arts & Creativity:•Performing World Music
•Creativity and the Art of Acting
•Introduction to Photographic Literacy and Image Analysis
Visual Arts and Literacy:
•Art Out of the Box! & Digital Design and Fabrication Technologies – transform 2D team drawing to 3D
•Artifacts-in-Action – visual studies in UK Art Museum, Sculpture Garden
•Remix Audio/Video – digital media and reuse as per copyright, intellectual property
Local to Global Dynamics
UK CORE STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOME
Summer Academy@UK Global Citizenship
Karen Slaymaker, International CtrMaher Al-khateeb, Arabic Zumrad Kataeva, RussianYasuka Miura, JapaneseDamarias Moore, French
Global Citizenship:•Russian Language and Culture
•Arabic Languages and Muslim Cultures
•Japanese Language and Culture
•4th of July focus on connections for French & American Revolutions
Intellectual Inquiry in Social Sciences and in the Sciences
UK CORE STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOME
Summer Academy@UK More Focus Areas
Matt Anderkin, Business & EconDr. Don Frazier, MedicineJason Headrick, Agriculture (CAFE)Margaret McConnell, Sci Outreach Ctr
Intro to Business and Economics:•Leadership skills•Different disciplines in UK’s Gatton School of Business & Economics•Global economy
Following our Food, Learning to Lead:Leadership skills in settings related to sciences associated with agriculture, food and environment with field trips to Winchester Dairy, Ale-8-One, Food Chain/Seed Leaf
Problem-solving Utilizing the Tools of Science:Use the tools of chemistry, physics, math and deduction/reasoning to reach solutions to biological questions; group work focusing on the four systems of the human body
Quantitative Reasoning
UK CORE STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOME
Summer Academy@UK More Focus Areas
Seth Anderson, UK Healthcare CEDr. Bruce Walcott, Engineering
Engineering and Autonomous Systems (Robotics):•Learn about the disciplines and careers associated with the field of engineering•Learn engineering teamwork skills•Program and test robotics
Scratch Programming:•Introduction to computational thinking•create interactive stories, games and animations using coding principles in design goals and solutions for fixing programming “bugs”
College Café College/career readiness programming to discuss the culture of college, the life of a college student at UK including a Common Reading Experience, Sustainability tours, Stuckert Career Center workshops
Site CoordinatorsKelsey Carew (UK)Omari Gletten, (GUK)… also,Tony Bartley (GUK)Beth Lawson (GUK)
RAsJess Cooper (UK)Brian Hudson (Transylvania)SDAsJuliea Crumes (UofL)Liam Dellagnello (UK)Jessica Espinoza (UK)Nandi Imani (UofL)Taylor Moody (UK)Alicia Riley (Berea)Brooke Stewart (UK)
Residence Hall staff