2.27 G Christopher Newport University Goals of Liberal Learning (Document #1)

2.27 G Christopher Newport University Goals of Liberal Learning (Document #1)

Planning --- Educational

Curriculum development

1. The Essential Learning Outcomes are described as "Beginning in school and continuing at successively higher levels across their college studies, students should prepare for twenty-first century challenges by gaining:"

1.1 Knowledge of Human Cultures and the Physical and Natural World
1.2 -Intellectual and Practical Skills
1.3 Personal and Social Responsibility
1.4 Integrative Learning

2. The Principles of Excellence
2.1 Aim High - and Make Excellence Inclusive
2.2 Give Students a Compass
2.3 Teach the Arts of Inquiry and Innovation
2.4 Engage the Big Questions
2.5 Connect Knowledge with Choices and Action
2.6 Foster Civic, Intercultural, and Ethical Learning
2.7 Assess Students Ability to Apply Learning to Complex Problems

3. Five Dimensions of Personal and Social Responsibility
3.1 Striving for Excellence
3.2 Cultivating personal and academic integrity
3.3 Contributing to a larger community
3.4 Taking seriously the perspectives of others
3.5 Developing competence in ethical and moral reasoning

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