University General Education Committee on 05/13/2022 at 09:00 amMeeting will take place at 52 Bascom Hall,1. Announcements2. Approval of notes – April 8, 20223. Continued discussion of Assessment and General Education: Updating the UW-Madison General Education Assessment PlanBackground Materials (all previously distributed):• UW – Madison General Education Assessment Plan (attachment D, 2015 UGEC annual report)• General Education Learning Outcomes (updated Spring 2021)• The Wisconsin Experiencea. Background on General Education Assessment Strategies https://gened.wisc.edu/administration-and-assessment/assessment-reports/
b. General Education Assessment as a “Data Empowered Educational Practice”c. Discussion: Updating the General Education Assessment PlanPrompts:a. How might we assess whether students are achieving Gen Ed learning outcomesb. What is the right flow/frequency/timing of assessment activities for each Gen Ed requirement? (e.g.: assess each requirement annually? schedule/spread out across a 2 or 3 year cycle?)c. What do we (institution, UGEC, subcommittees, instructors) hope to gain from assessment in Gen Ed?Open to the public