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(Not sure if this went out the first time. Apologies if it's
an encore.)

>From the 10/1/02 *CSM*:

"New models for higher education"

Excerpts:

"A 'practical liberal education' is not a 'utopian dream'
for institutions of higher learning, the report argues.
Instead of graduating students with mediocre analytical and
communications skills, colleges need to insist on crafting
students who may become:

• 'Empowered learners' with strong oral, written, and
quantitative skills they can use to evaluate a flood of information.
• 'Informed learners' who understand global and
cross-cultural relationships, know a second language, and
value the history underlying US democracy.
• 'Responsible learners' who understand the ethical
consequences of actions and are active participants in democracy."

[snip]

"Richard Hersh, the new president of Trinity College in
Hartford, Conn., ... sits on the panel of educators that
developed the new 'Greater Expectations' report, which calls
for an 'invigorated and practical liberal education.'"

[snip]

"The report is intended as a road map for policymakers to
create a 'learner-centered' approach in college – focusing
on what and how students learn, not just on what teachers
wish to teach. To create engaged 'intentional learners,' it advises:

• Having faculty members across disciplines and departments
assume collective responsibility for the curriculum, to
ensure that every student has an enriching liberal education.
• Regularly assessing student progress in achieving goals.
• Creating faculty reward systems that value
learning-centered education.
• Placing the institution's vision of a liberal education at
the center of strategic planning and resource allocation.

We do not need more vocational-type teaching in college, Dr.
Hersh says.

'The much more important and more powerful form of education
for the 21st century is about getting people to deal with
masses of information, make sense of it, and to be able to
think, write,  articulate, and have a moral compass – so
we're not left just waiting for the next Enron moment.'"

Full text:

http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/1001/p11s02-lehl.html

John McMahon
LMC
.