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The Drake Curriculum Task Force has worked this spring to develop more detail on four possible revisions to the general education programs: 1) a 100-level integrative seminar entitled Global Issues and Ethics that brings students together from across different majors to analyze critical global issues; 2) an Electronic Portfolio that provides for student reflection and documents their learning; and 3) a requirement for Experiential Learning for all students that may be satisfied in either major or general education courses, aided by 4) establishing a January session to create space in the academic calendar for enhancing opportunities for study away from campus, service learning, student research, and other intensive experiences. The full drafts were sent out to the entire campus and will be posted on the Drake Curriculum web page. Note that this is not a full proposal: we are continuing a parallel conversation on AOI outcomes with faculty on campus and later in the summer will return to the discussions on how to combine the AOIs with these possible revisions. But we are seeking your input on these draft concepts and will use your responses in crafting a final proposal during the Fall 2009.

You are welcome to respond to the any or all of questions below either from your perspectives on student learning, or from your role as a faculty member, or from the point of view of your program (or all three). Thanks for participating in this important discussion.

1. Provide us with your comments on the concept of a 100-level integrative seminar on Global Issues and Ethics. Do you see value in the learning outcomes proposed for the seminar? What do you see as the greatest opportunities and/or biggest challenges in creating this type of seminar?

2. Provide us with your comments on the concept of a self-reflective electronic portfolio? Do you see value in the learning outcomes proposed for the portfolio? What do you see as the greatest opportunities and/or biggest challenges in creating this type of portfolio?

3. Provide us with your comments on the concept of requiring experiential learning for all students. Do you see value in extending an experiential requirement to those programs that do not already have one? What do you see as the greatest opportunities and/or biggest challenges in requiring this type of learning?

4. Provide us with your comments on modifying the academic calendar by creating a three-week January session? Do you see value for both the general education program and your program in creating a space within the regular academic calendar for more experiential or intensive learning experiences? What do you see as the greatest opportunities and/or biggest challenges in establishing a January session?