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Enrich Your Mind: Exploring Gen Ed Foundations

Dive into General Education at Oakland University to expand your knowledge base, develop basic analytical skills, and build a foundation for a successful future. Through courses in Writing Foundation, Arts, Global Perspectives, Social Sciences, and more, you'll enhance your understanding of the world around you. Discover the three-part structure of Gen Ed, from Knowledge Foundations to Knowledge Explorations, culminating in Knowledge Integration. Learn about additional requirements such as effective communication and critical thinking while exploring cross-cutting capacities. If you're interested in teaching a Gen Ed course, find out more about syllabi, learning outcomes, and assessment plans to make a positive impact. Reach out to your department chair or assessment committee for further guidance. Embrace the opportunities Gen Ed offers for personal and academic growth.

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Enrich Your Mind: Exploring Gen Ed Foundations

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  1. Images from http://www.invitrogen.com/site/us/en/home/support/Research-Tools/Image-Gallery.html General Education at Oakland University

  2. Expand knowledge base • Develop basic analytical skills • Build a foundation for future • Leadership • Innovation • Service Goals of Gen Ed

  3. Foundations • Explorations • Integration Gen Ed – Three Part Structure

  4. Writing Foundation • Composition II (WRT 160) • Formal Reasoning • Math • Statistics • Logic • Linguistics • Computer Science Knowledge Foundations

  5. Arts Foreign Language and Culture Global Perspectives Literature Natural Sciences and Technology Social Science Western Civilization Knowledge Explorations

  6. Knowledge Application • Apply knowledge from a Knowledge Exploration • Not in Major • Capstone Course • Integration of knowledge in Major Knowledge Integration

  7. Writing intensive in the Major (WIM) • Writing intensive in Gen Ed (WIGE) • US Diversity • These may double count with other Gen Ed courses Additional Requirements

  8. Effective communication Critical Thinking Social Awareness Information Literacy Cross-cutting Capacities

  9. You may teach a Gen Ed course • Syllabus • Specific Gen Ed language • Gen Ed Learning Outcomes (GESLOs) • Cross-cutting capacities • Your course may need to be assessed • Gen Ed Assessment Plan How does this impact you?

  10. Your department Chair Your department Assessment and/or Curriculum Committee Chair(s) Who to contact about your Gen Ed course?

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