General Education General Education Outcomes (GEOs)Outcomes (GEOs)

JOE TERRERIJOE TERRERI

Professor of MathematicsProfessor of Mathematics

General Education Outcomes General Education Outcomes CoordinatorCoordinator

Main Objectives of GEO Main Objectives of GEO InitiativeInitiative

1. Improve our General Education 1. Improve our General Education curriculum to benefit our students.curriculum to benefit our students.

What is General Education?What is General Education?General Education is the distinguishing General Education is the distinguishing feature of higher education. It is a broadly-feature of higher education. It is a broadly-based core of humanistic knowledge and based core of humanistic knowledge and abilities, the acquisition of which is the abilities, the acquisition of which is the distinctive characteristic of the educated distinctive characteristic of the educated person.person.

NoteNote: Refer to Philosophy Statement in the : Refer to Philosophy Statement in the “ “General Education Requirements” General Education Requirements”

handout.handout.

Main Objectives of GEO Main Objectives of GEO InitiativeInitiative

2. Measure our institutional 2. Measure our institutional effectiveness.effectiveness.

Relevant part of the Mt. SAC Mission Statement: Relevant part of the Mt. SAC Mission Statement:

““Provide quality transfer, career, and lifelong Provide quality transfer, career, and lifelong learning programs that prepare students learning programs that prepare students with the knowledge and skills needed for with the knowledge and skills needed for success in an interconnected world.”success in an interconnected world.”

GEO Committee MembersGEO Committee Members Joe Terreri - General Education Outcomes Coordinator Joe Terreri - General Education Outcomes Coordinator

(Co-Chair) (Co-Chair) Barbara McNeice-Stallard - Director, Research & Barbara McNeice-Stallard - Director, Research &

Institutional Effectiveness (Co-Chair) Institutional Effectiveness (Co-Chair) Debbie Boroch - Interim Dean, Instructional Services Debbie Boroch - Interim Dean, Instructional Services Darrow Soares - Student Learning Outcomes Darrow Soares - Student Learning Outcomes

Coordinator Coordinator Priya Chaplot - Educational Research Assessment Priya Chaplot - Educational Research Assessment

Analyst Analyst Kate Scott - Information Technology Representative Kate Scott - Information Technology Representative John Vitullo - Faculty Representative Area A John Vitullo - Faculty Representative Area A VACANCYVACANCY – Faculty Representative Area B – Faculty Representative Area B Kristine Allende - Faculty Representative Area CKristine Allende - Faculty Representative Area C VACANCYVACANCY – Faculty Representative Area D – Faculty Representative Area D Melinda Bowen - Faculty Representative Area EMelinda Bowen - Faculty Representative Area E Terry Krider – Vocational Area RepresentativeTerry Krider – Vocational Area Representative

Today’s ObjectivesToday’s Objectives

Promote understanding of the Promote understanding of the GEOs Initiative.GEOs Initiative.

Obtain input for establishing Obtain input for establishing GEOs at Mt. SAC.GEOs at Mt. SAC.

What is a GEO?What is a GEO? Student Learning Outcome (SLO)Student Learning Outcome (SLO): a statement : a statement

about what a student will think, know, feel, or about what a student will think, know, feel, or be able to do as a result of an educational be able to do as a result of an educational experience. experience.

General Education Outcome (GEO)General Education Outcome (GEO): a : a statement that defines the characteristics that statement that defines the characteristics that we would like to see in a student who satisfies we would like to see in a student who satisfies our general education requirements. They our general education requirements. They can be classified as relating to content can be classified as relating to content knowledge from a range of disciplines, to knowledge from a range of disciplines, to expected intellectual abilities or to the expected intellectual abilities or to the development of values commensurate with development of values commensurate with those of an educated citizen in a democratic those of an educated citizen in a democratic society. society. *A GEO IS A TYPE OF AN SLO.**A GEO IS A TYPE OF AN SLO.*

Life Cycle of a GEOLife Cycle of a GEO

GEO

Gather Evidence

Interpretation

Use of Results

Reassess/ Revise

Course-level SLOCourse-level SLO

MATH

Math ___ Math 181 Math ___

SLO: Students will be able to compute a fluid force integral.

SLO: __________SLO: __________ SLO: __________

NOTE: SLOs stay within

the discipline!

GEOGEO

GEO

Discipline A:GE Course

Discipline B: GE Course

Discipline C:GE Course

SLO: __________ SLO: __________ SLO: __________ SLO: __________

NOTE: GEOs cross

disciplinary boundaries!

Characteristics of a GEOCharacteristics of a GEO

Shared - reinforced throughout and Shared - reinforced throughout and across the GE curriculumacross the GE curriculum

Central to role of GE curriculum in Central to role of GE curriculum in accordance with the college missionaccordance with the college mission

Quantifiable - assessableQuantifiable - assessable Well-definedWell-defined ReviseableReviseable

Activity 1Activity 1

Length: 10 minutesLength: 10 minutes Purpose: data collection.Purpose: data collection. Task: Break out into groups. Discuss Task: Break out into groups. Discuss

material so far. Come up with 3-5 material so far. Come up with 3-5 key GEOs, guided by commonalities key GEOs, guided by commonalities of what is taught. Record results.of what is taught. Record results.

Report out.Report out.

GEOs and AccreditationGEOs and Accreditation

““General Education has General Education has comprehensive learning outcomes comprehensive learning outcomes for the students who complete it, for the students who complete it, including the following:...”including the following:...”

NoteNote: Refer to the “GEO Accreditation : Refer to the “GEO Accreditation Standard II.A.3” handout.Standard II.A.3” handout.

Solano Community CollegeSolano Community College

Upon completion of Solano Community Upon completion of Solano Community College’s General Education program, a College’s General Education program, a student will demonstrate competency in the student will demonstrate competency in the following areas:following areas:

1. Communication1. Communication

2. Critical Thinking and Information 2. Critical Thinking and Information CompetencyCompetency

3. Global Awareness3. Global Awareness

4. Personal Responsibility and Professional 4. Personal Responsibility and Professional DevelopmentDevelopment

Reference: Reference: www.mtsac.edu/administration/research/pdf/SolanoCC-www.mtsac.edu/administration/research/pdf/SolanoCC-CoreCompetenciesforGeneralEducation.pdf CoreCompetenciesforGeneralEducation.pdf

SCC: A Core CompetencySCC: A Core Competency CommunicationCommunication

– ReadRead Students will be able to comprehend and interpret Students will be able to comprehend and interpret

various types of written information in (1) expository various types of written information in (1) expository prose...prose...

– WriteWrite Students demonstrate the ability to communicate Students demonstrate the ability to communicate

thoughts, ideas, information, and messages in writingthoughts, ideas, information, and messages in writing

– ListenListen Students will be able to receive, attend to, interpret, Students will be able to receive, attend to, interpret,

and respond appropriately to (1) verbal and/or (2) and respond appropriately to (1) verbal and/or (2) nonverbal...nonverbal...

– Speak and ConverseSpeak and Converse Students have the ability to organize ideas and Students have the ability to organize ideas and

communicate verbal or non-verbal messages communicate verbal or non-verbal messages appropriate to the audience and the situationappropriate to the audience and the situation

Activity 2Activity 2

Length: 10 minutesLength: 10 minutes Task: Break out into “interest Task: Break out into “interest

groups” to further define GEOs groups” to further define GEOs created during Activity 1. Record created during Activity 1. Record results.results.

Report out.Report out.

Tentative TimelineTentative Timeline

November survey results + Flex Day inputs November survey results + Flex Day inputs

Presentation of initial draft to Senate by Presentation of initial draft to Senate by late Marchlate March

Dissemination through the campus Dissemination through the campus

community for review and inputcommunity for review and input

Senate adoption of GEOs for Mt. SAC by Senate adoption of GEOs for Mt. SAC by the end of Spring 2008the end of Spring 2008

Contact InformationContact Information

Joseph TerreriJoseph Terreri

Professor of MathematicsProfessor of Mathematics

General Education Outcomes CoordinatorGeneral Education Outcomes Coordinator

ext. 4642ext. 4642

General Education Outcomes Committee General Education Outcomes Committee webpage: webpage: http://inside.mtsac.edu/organization/commhttp://inside.mtsac.edu/organization/committees/generaled/ittees/generaled/