Category: General Education

The re-envisioning of our Clemson General Education curriculum has reached an important milestone!

We have created a new model entitled “Crossings.” New students in fall 2022 will be following the new curriculum.

We will be moving forward with a new learning outcome area focused on Global Challenges – global, local, regional, national, international, virtual or philosophical. We have strengthened our Ways of Knowing (disciplinary courses in arts & humanities, mathematics, natural science, and social sciences) and Communication student learning outcomes and courses. We have created a productive assessment plan, and we have created opportunities for professional teaching development with OTEI.

These are great milestones, but we still have a lot to collectively accomplish! It’s time to move to a new home. (**Update – the new home is clemson.edu/crossings.) We are working now on creating a new website to communicate information and opportunities to students, faculty, advisors, staff, parents, transfer partners, and more. Stay tuned for a launch in March 2021.

As always, thank you to the 600+ colleagues who have contributed to and shaped our collective work.

If you have questions or comments in the mean time, please contact Associate Dean Dr. Bridget Trogden (trogden@clemson.edu).

We are at the final stages of the multi-year planning process for general education revisions and look forward to implementation in the coming semesters.

The General Education Committee invites Clemson faculty, staff, and students to two open meetings about general education.

Because our originally planned August 2020 retreat was cancelled, we split the content into two sessions. Both are designed to allow for attendee discussion and collaboration. Registration is requested, and the information and pertinent background for each meeting is below.

Open Meeting 1 – Proposal & Transition Plan

Wednesday, November 11 from 2:30-4:30 p.m. Meeting has now passed, and recorded information is below.

At this meeting, we discussed the proposal for general education revision (effective fall 2022), with an overview of changes and breakouts with committee members. Zoom recording and the copies of proposals and catalog changes are available by contacting Trogden@Clemson.edu

Open Meeting 2 – Pedagogy, Assessment, and Course Review

Thursday, December 3 from 2:00-3:30 p.m.

At this meeting, we reviewed and discussed results from last year’s general education program assessment and effective pedagogies. We also discussed and addressed questions about this year’s assessment plans and upcoming course review. Breakout sessions were included on the summaries from AY 19-20 assessment. Zoom recording and copies of summaries are available by contacting Trogden@Clemson.edu.

Additional information:

• Want to enroll in the assignment design course? Here is a direct link.
• Want to give more specific feedback on the AY19-20 assessment summaries? We welcome it via this Qualtrics survey.
• Other information about general education pedagogy, assessment, and review can be found on the current general education website.

Questions or comments can be directed to Associate Dean Bridget Trogden – Trogden@Clemson.edu.