October 2023
The current Gen Ed Program, implemented in the Fall of 2019, includes the requirement of “a universal use of Electronic Portfolios to facilitate students’ thinking across their Gen Ed and Major courses.” The decision was made to use Google Sites for this purpose, across all programs. More information about ePortfolios as part of the Gen Ed Program can be found here.
All Gen Ed course proposals submitted to CAPC, regardless of reason for submission, will be expected to identify in the syllabus one assessment artifact addressing each relevant Gen Ed goal that students will be expected to upload to their Gen Ed Google Sites ePortfolio (which students create in FYE or first transfer semester). Once the course is approved, it is expected that students will be required to submit the identified artifacts to their ePortfolios beginning the next term that the course is taught. You can find more details here.
Here is some syllabus language you can use to ensure that students comply with uploading documents to their ePortfolio: "This assignment should be uploaded to your Gen Ed Google Sites ePortfolio."
If you have any questions about identifying an artifact suitable for upload to ePortfolio, please contact Gen Ed Committee Chair, Karen Mitchell (kmitchell@wcupa.edu), or the chair of the relevant subcommittee (member lists can be found here).
Beginning Fall 2023, any proposal that does not identify specific ePortfolio artifacts will be rolled back to the preparer without further review.
The suspension of course proposals (both new and revised) for J courses continues for Fall 2023:
The J Goal and SLOs have been revised, as below, and were approved by CAPC Assembly on September 28, 2023. The suspension of J proposals will continue as we wait for the Handbook and Criteria Checklist to be revised, and for the CIM process for course proposals to come back up. When that happens, there will be a call for J revalidations. At that time, all J courses (previously approved and new) will need to be submitted and reviewed for inclusion of the new Goal and SLOs:
DIVERSE COMMUNITIES GOAL (GEN ED GOAL 5):
Examine the workings of power, oppression, and resistance in a diverse society.
DIVERSE COMMUNITIES SLOs. Address all of the following:
a) Analyze the role that social structures have historically played or continue to play in maintaining disparities within and/or across diverse groups.
b) Discuss the varied ways peoples from marginalized groups resist oppression and wield agency despite structural exclusion and discrimination.
c) Identify relevant tools or strategies to challenge oppression and help create a more just and equitable world.
The suspension of course proposals (both new and revised) for I courses continues for Fall 2023. We are continuing to work on a new Goal and SLOs and to bring our I curriculum into the 21st century. Until then, all new proposals (revised or new) are suspended,
To provide useful information for reviewers at every level as they consider Gen Ed course proposals and the role the course may play in the WCU Gen Ed curriculum, a new "Narrative" form is required for any new or revised course that checks any of the following boxes in the CIM shell:
· Additional Baccalaureate Requirement 2019+
· General Education 2019+
· General Education Pathways
The form can be found linked to the CIM page at submission or here (please be sure to download the file and save to your own computer to complete--do not complete the form in Google Drive or Sharepoint).
Beginning Fall 2023, any proposal that does not include the new Gen Ed Narrative Form will be rolled back to the preparer without review.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Gen Ed Chair, Karen Mitchell (kmitchell@wcupa.edu).