A January posting in the Chronicle discusses how to motivate educators to improve teaching. The link is: http://chronicle.com/article/Educators-Mull-How-to-Motiv/63718/
["Effective assessment is critical to ensure that our colleges and universities are delivering the kinds of educational experiences that we believe we actually provide for students," said Ronald A. Crutcher, president of Wheaton College, in Massachusetts, during the opening plenary. "That data is also vital to addressing the skepticism that society has about the value of a liberal education."]
An interesting statement to say the least. I would invite you to read this article if you have not done so already. It parallels many of the things we have been discussing in class and provides additional insight to other campuses with similar challenges.
The main theme of active and engaging students to improve student learning is very evident. I would have enjoyed attending the session the article refers to.
One burning question I continue to have is: "If industry wants a highly skilled independent graduate, how can we justify a graduate who comes from a well rounded liberally educated college?" Even if we are actively engaging, assessing learning, and providing the students with a quality education, it may not be enough to prepare them for the working world. I feel we have the best educational system available, but maybe we are missing something.
Any thoughts? Kory
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