Charge For The General Education Assessment Committee (geac) For Ay

Charge for the General Education Assessment Committee (GEAC) for AY 09-10: The ad hoc GEAC was established in Spring 2008 to coordinate annual assessment for General Education courses through AY 10-11, including serving as a continued resource in the coordination, development, and implementation of assessment tools by departments. For GEAC’s second year (09-10), the GEC (with faculty Senate approval) charges them with the following:

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ensuring that all General Education courses being taught during the academic year are assessed. For courses already assessed in AY 08-09, the same SLO could be assessed for a second time or the department could offer a rationale for changing SLOs. continuing to ensure that appropriate assessment tools are developed for each SLO. aiding departments in the revision and improvement of assessment tools, perhaps by arranging workshops. modifying the web site and/or reporting forms as necessary based on experiences in AY 08-09. collecting assessment results from departments at the end of the academic year. preparing a report for the GEC by the end of the 09-10 academic year, including a summary of the departmental analyses and discussions of assessment results, and a spreadsheet that includes a list of the SLOs that have been addressed in the 2-year assessment of General Education. gathering any additional information that is deemed necessary by GEC.

Note: For further information the GEAC should consult The University Core Assessment Plan prepared by the General Education Assessment Task Force on October 2007 available at http://www.uwlax.edu/FacultySenate/42nd/FS%20Mtgs/11-15-07/GEd%20Assessment%20Plan%201007.htm