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Infusing Civic Engagement across the Curriculum
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Freedland, Cassia; Lieberman, Devorah – Liberal Education, 2010
An effective higher education curriculum is woven from threads that unite into a whole cloth for students, as demonstrated by the new Civic Innovations program at Wagner College on Staten Island in New York City. Civic Innovations embodies an intensive system of college and community collaborations that focus the college's commitment to civic…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, School Community Relationship, Experiential Learning, Learner Engagement
International Education and Liberal Learning.
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Lamson, Howard; O'Maley, Patricia – Liberal Education, 1995
Development of a more integrated and globally focused curriculum at Earlham College (Indiana) is chronicled, focusing on development of interdisciplinary cooperation; internationalization of the curriculum; use of visiting scholars; and redesign of study-abroad programs to incorporate predeparture orientation, a structured ethnographic or…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Faculty Development, Higher Education
On Balance: Promoting the Liberal Arts.
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Kolenbrander, Harold M. – Liberal Education, 1982
The problem in promoting general education across the college curriculum is fundamentally attitudinal. Faculty must (1) recognize that general education coupled with a major is good vocational education, (2) prepare themselves to teach general education, and (3) convince students of its value. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Faculty, College Instruction, Curriculum Development
"Critical Thinking" in the Baccalaureate Curriculum.
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Arons, Arnold B. – Liberal Education, 1985
Approaches to developing the college curriculum and teaching techniques to cultivate or enhance the student's capacity for abstract logical reasoning are discussed, and their implications for testing and faculty development are explored briefly. (MSE)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Processes, College Curriculum, Course Content
The One and the Many: A Colloquia Program in Humanities at Dominican College of San Rafael.
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Bundy, Barbara K. – Liberal Education, 1979
Dominican College's colloquia consist of courses from diverse disciplines clustered around a central topic or great figure from history, emphasizing the interrelatedness of all areas of knowledge. Opportunities for student involvement and the need for faculty development are discussed. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Colleges, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Faculty Development
Japan: Faculty and Curriculum Development Seminar.
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Johnston, Joseph, Jr.; Hurst, G. Cameron, III; Coble, Parks; Ruder, Philip J.; Knippling, Alpana Sharma – Liberal Education, 1998
Describes the Association of American Colleges and Universities' Faculty and Curriculum Development Seminar, held in Japan and designed to open faculty minds to global issues. The year-long seminar involves three-person teams from eight institutions, competitively selected through proposals. Its three phases include preparatory reading and…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Cooperation, Curriculum Development, Faculty Development
Enhancing Critical-Thinking Skills in Traditional Liberal Arts Courses: Report on a Faculty Workshop.
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Michalak, Stanley J., Jr. – Liberal Education, 1986
The structure and results of a college faculty workshop in designing subject-area courses to promote critical thinking skills and intellectual development are reported. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives
Teacher Preparation: Integrating the Humanities.
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Nolan, Ernest – Liberal Education, 1994
A new program at Madonna University (Michigan) builds on the institution's existing emphasis on the humanities in teacher education by creating faculty development activities that promote an interdisciplinary learning community and developing courses to forge formal curricular links between key humanities general education courses and required…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Degree Requirements