Speaker: Dr. David Kent | Milwaukee School of Engineering
The General Studies department at the Milwaukee School of Engineering offers the institution’s communications, humanities and social science courses. We’re embarking upon a major revision of our four, institutionally required first year courses, incorporating elements of (among other things) experiential and problem-based learning. Using as our design framework the essential learning outcomes from the Association of American Colleges and Universities’ LEAP (Liberal Education and America’s Promise) project, our goal is to employ as many high-impact educational practices (eg.first year seminars, learning communities, community-based learning, and collaborative projects) as possible. In short, we’re looking to push the general education component of engineering education in exciting new directions. We will explore the challenges and opportunities associated with such a major curriculum revision, as well as the possible implications for other institutions looking to re-imagine the general education component of engineering education.