Assessing General Education
In 2013, the faculty approved changes to the general education curriculum, adopting the new College ("COLL") Curriculum. Beginning with its implementation in the fall of 2015, the COLL Curriculum is monitored through periodic assessments of each course.
Goals for assessing COLL requirements are to (1) assist the A&S Educational Policy Committee (EPC) in monitoring the COLL Curriculum, (2) provide departments, programs, and faculty with information that can be used to improve and enhance COLL courses, and (3) address internal and external reporting requirements.
Each COLL assessment takes place during an academic year. The general steps are listed below. To access information and support documents for upcoming assessments, click on the links under each COLL.
- Collect Student Work: Facultymembersteaching relevant COLL courses submit work from enrolled students.
- Collect Course Portfolios: Faculty members teaching relevant COLL courses submit course portfolios.
- Review Student Work: A working group of faculty and administrators scores a sample of student work using a relevant set of rubrics. Reports are distributed to the A&S Educational Policy Committee, relevant department chairs and program directors, Center for the Liberal Arts Fellows, and faculty teaching the COLL courses. When applicable, results also are presented in reports to SACSCOC, SCHEV, and others, as appropriate.
- Review Course Portfolios: A working group of faculty and administrators reviews course portfolios using a rating guide and submit a report for distribution to the A&S Educational Policy Committee, relevant department chairs, and program directors, Center for the Liberal Arts Fellows, and faculty teaching the COLL courses. When applicable, results also are presented in reports to SACSCOC, SCHEV, and others, as appropriate.
For questions about the COLL assessments, contact [[drridl, Denise Ridley-Johnston]] (1-2608), [[mvreyes, Mav Reyes]] (1-1648), or [[rmbryan, Roger Bryan]] (1-6225) in IAE.
