2022 Fall Symposium
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2022 Fall Symposium
Identifying & Overcoming Barriers to Success in General Education
Thursday, August 11, 2022
Zoom: https://eku.zoom.us/j/98964322273
The EngaGE Symposium welcomes faculty back for the fall 2022 semester. Through this three-part workshop, faculty will identify and discuss common barriers to student learning and success in General Education courses. Presenters will then introduce the super courses framework for teaching and learning. Finally, faculty will identify strategies for using the framework to overcome barriers in General Education courses. All participants will leave with an actionable set of strategies they can use this fall.
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Schedule
| Time | Description | Outcome(s) | Facilitator(s) |
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9:00am |
Introduction - General Education at EKU - Identifying Barriers | Define the barriers of teaching and learning in GE courses | |
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9:30am |
Part I - Designing General Education Courses as Super Courses: Focusing on Deep Learning and Students as Learners |
1. Define the Super Courses Framework 2. Apply the Super Courses Framework to EKU General Education courses 3. Plan Super Coursed Framework for use in your General Education Course |
Ben Freed Shirley O’Brien Carl Root Kristin Sajadi Matthew Winslow Michael Lane |
| 10:30am - 11:15am | Part II - Applying the Super Courses Framework to Overcome Barriers |
In small groups, faculty will generate approaches for applying the Super Courses framework to their GE classes to help students overcome barriers to success. Faculty use the concepts discussed in the presentation to brainstorm ways to overcome common barriers. All faculty leave with approaches for engaging students in learning. |
Breakout Room Facilitators: Ben Freed Shirley O’Brien Carl Root Kristin Sajadi Matthew Winslow Michael Lane |
| 11:15-11:30am | Debrief & Planning |
