(Re)discovering Educational Purpose: The Common Academic Program (CAP) as an Opportunity for Change
About the Presenter(s)
Elizabeth Mackay, First-Year Humanities Commons Coordinator; Department of English Cassandra Secrease, Principles of Oral Communication (CMM 100) Course Director; Department of Communication Christopher Brough, Social Science Interdisciplinary (SSC 200) Coordinator; Department of Political Science Youssef Farhat, Diversity and Social Justice (DSJ) Coordinator; Department of Political Science
Start Date
6-1-2022 12:00 PM
Abstract/Description
Building on our 2021 Learning Teaching Forum and the Academic Senate’s five-year review of CAP, this panel brings together the four CAP Component Coordinators — Elizabeth Mackay (Humanities Commons), Cassandra Secrease (Principles of Oral Communication, CMM 100), Christopher Brough (Social Science Interdisciplinary SSC 200), and Youssef Farhat (Diversity and Social Justice) — to discuss what we are learning about our components and their values, purposes, and roles in practice.
More specifically, we will think together about how our components help us rediscover our roles as coordinators facilitating these conversations; better understand our institutional learning goals and values; and reflect on what has changed or is changing about our components.
Goals for Attendees
Attendees will be able to: 1) Learn more about the CAP program, its innovative design, and its value in preparing students to understand the complexities of the world and the crises of the now and the future 2) Meet the CAP Component Coordinators and learn about their roles supporting faculty in course design, development, and learning assessments. 3) Have a clearer understanding of how CAP components set a foundation for student engagement with our institutional learning goals.
(Re)discovering Educational Purpose: The Common Academic Program (CAP) as an Opportunity for Change
Building on our 2021 Learning Teaching Forum and the Academic Senate’s five-year review of CAP, this panel brings together the four CAP Component Coordinators — Elizabeth Mackay (Humanities Commons), Cassandra Secrease (Principles of Oral Communication, CMM 100), Christopher Brough (Social Science Interdisciplinary SSC 200), and Youssef Farhat (Diversity and Social Justice) — to discuss what we are learning about our components and their values, purposes, and roles in practice.
More specifically, we will think together about how our components help us rediscover our roles as coordinators facilitating these conversations; better understand our institutional learning goals and values; and reflect on what has changed or is changing about our components.
