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2023 General Education Academy

Laying Foundations for Student Success

2023 BYU General Education Academy Review

On June 2, the annual General Education Academy event took place in the Maeser Buidling. GE faculty members met to learn from each other and prepare for a new school year. Faculty members presented on a variety of topics, with many focusing on helping the individual student overcome obstacles and achieve success at Brigham Young University.

Information about a new class, “UNIV 101: First-Year Foundations for Student Success”, which will be required for all incoming freshman beginning Winter 2024, was shared with faculty, providing context for the structure and purpose of the new course.

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Chip Oscarson, Director of General Education, provided faculty with additional information about the new required class for all incoming freshman, UNIV 101: First-Year Foundations for Student Success.
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Dean of Undergraduate Education Richard Gill presented on closing equity gaps, providing faculty with strategies to help each student succeed in spite of individual obstacles.
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Dean of Undergraduate Education Richard Gill also introduced faculty to the new required class for incoming freshman, UNIV 101: First-Year Foundations for Student Success.
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Brian Jackson, Writing across the Curriculum Coordinator, counseled faculty on how to adapt their teaching given the advent of Large Language Models like ChatGPT.
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Ursula Sorensen from the BYU Center for Teaching and Learning presented ideas on effectively interpreting student ratings and learning from them to improve teaching.
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Jamie Jensen from the Biology department offered guidance for teaching abstract concepts, as well as discussing how stress can be viewed in a more helpful way.
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Jessica Green, Assistant Director of General Education, and Joseph Hanks, General Education Assessment Specialist, facilitated a discussion about inquiry-based learning.
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Amy Williams, English Department, explained how reflection can be used in the classroom to help students experience deeper learning.
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Robbie Snellman (Math department) and Daniel Zappala (Computer Science department) led a discussion on how to adapt curriculum for student success.
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Phil Rash from BYU CAPS shared thoughts about working with different generations, including being sensitive to the mental health issues that impact the current generation of students.
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A panel discussion took place entitled “What You Need to Know about What Students Don’t Know”. Panel members included Liz Bailey (Biology), Ben Gibbs, (Sociology), Emma Lambert (FYE Peer Mentor) , and Amanda Maloy (FYE Peer Mentor).

Director of General Education Chip Oscarson shared final thoughts.

Presentations from the speakers can be viewed here. GE Academy is held every year in June at the Maeser Building to build a sense of GE community, network, and share ideas. All GE faculty are invited to attend.