Four named General Education 教师 Scholars

教师 Scholars work to improve General Education throughout the University
Old Main Bell on JDB电子 Park campus

的 Old Main Bell on JDB电子 Park campus.

Credit: Penn State / Haley Kerstetter
2022年8月16日
肖恩·约德

宾州大学公园. — 的 Penn State Office for General Education announced four faculty who will serve as leaders to help to elevate General Education across the University.  

的 four new members will serve three-year terms as part of a team of 16 General Education 教师 Scholars.  

的 new 教师 Scholars are: 

  • Kira 洗澡, assistant teaching professor of mathematics, Penn State Mont Alto 

  • 莫莉马丁, associate professor of sociology and demography, College of the Liberal Arts, (starting term in January 2023) 

  • 恩典Lee-Amuzie, assistant teaching professor of applied linguistics and coordinator of academic integration courses, 宾州州立大学阿宾顿分校 

  • 米歇尔·拉姆齐, associate professor of communication arts and sciences and women’s, gender and sexuality studies; Penn State Berks

“的 General Education Scholars have been integral in several important projects supporting General Education teaching and learning,” said Maggie Slattery, director and assistant dean for General Education. “的 scholars helped in the development of the recently launched OL 1400 course, contribute to the rubrics used for General Education assessment, and are preparing to launch a website for teaching engagement.” 

Previous and current projects undertaken by 教师 Scholars include the creation of professional development opportunities for teaching General Education, supporting General Education assessment efforts in collaboration with the Office for Planning, 评估, and Institutional Research, creating community around civic engagement teaching across the University, and supporting experiential learning projects for the University. 

洗澡, who was recently selected as a 教师 Scholar, said she will be focusing on the GQ (quantification) curriculum during her term. She explained that General Education often begins and ends with MATH 21, 22 and 26 at many Penn State campuses. 的se courses frustrate many students, she said, and leave them without strong qualitative skills. 

“I would like to work with my colleagues in math across the University to decrease the number of students taking 21, 22 and 26 as General Education courses,” except for those who must take those courses as part of the calculus sequence, 她补充说. 

而不是, 洗澡 wants to see more students take the “thirties” courses such as Mathematics for Sustainability and Mathematics of Money. Her project will focus on providing logistical and pedagogical support to faculty who would like to offer these courses. 

的 Office for General Education 是的一部分 Penn State Undergraduate Education.