Fulton Curriculum Reform
WELCOME TO
THE FULTON SCHOOL OF LIBERAL ARTS CURRICULUM REFORM WEBSITE!
The purpose of this site is to serve as a home base and resource
for all things related to the Fulton Curriculum Reform
initiative, particularly for Fulton faculty who are thinking
about how they might enhance their courses within the reformed
curriculum.
As of Tuesday, May 6,
2008, this site contains the following items,
all listed under "Resources," to the left:
*Basic documents concerning the Fulton Reform,
including:
-
the March 2007 Fulton Reform proposal
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A brief summary sheet regarding the Reform, including the
Reform's effect on SU's General Education model
-
the Fulton Curriculum Reform Enhancement
Menu and COMAR regulations
-
the Fulton
Reform Syllabus Cover Sheet (also available via its own link)
*The
Fulton Curriculum Reform Resource Binder.
This
is an online PDF version of the binder
distributed to faculty at the August
Fulton Curriculum Reform Workshops. The binder is not a
manual, but a resource book to which other items will be added.
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"Frequently Asked Questions,"
listed under
"FAQ."
*Sample
syllabus cover sheets and enhanced syllabi from
colleagues across Fulton, listed as
"Sample Syllabi" under
"Resources" to the left.
*The
Fulton Reform Syllabus Cover Sheet.
This document is also available
within the "Documents" item listed to the left as well, but it
is also provided here under its own title with one-click access
for greater convenience to Fulton faculty.
*The
Fulton Reform Universal Syllabus Statement.
This
statement, or one similar to it, must appear on all Fulton enhanced syllabi.
To
access the
information we are currently providing to students regarding the
Reform via their own website, please click
here.
A POST-WORKSHOP MESSAGE TO
ALL FULTON FACULTY:
Dear colleagues,
Thank you all for your invested and
spirited participation in the Fulton Curriculum Reform
workshops.
We spent, and rightfully so, a good deal
of time talking about the seven course enhancement options,
the requirements of an enhanced syllabus packet, and of
course, everyone's new friend, COMAR! But Craig Clarke
hit the nail on the head during the Monday morning panel when
he said that we all need to begin by asking ourselves,
"How can we make our courses better?" That's
what it comes down to, that's what we're trying to do.
We have to do it by adopting, adding and incorporating one or
more of the seven enhancement options, and we needed to talk
about these and the mechanics of converting our courses from
three to four credits during the workshops. But bottom
line, it's all about, as last summer's original reform
proposal said, moving from providing our students with a GOOD
education to providing them with a GREAT one, via both our
individual courses and our programs.
This is truly an exciting time to be a
Fulton faculty member, as we embark on the biggest project in
the School's history. As the March proposal says, we
promise to "invigorate the liberal arts at Salisbury
University and revolutionize how both our students and faculty
work--and work together...." We are, indeed,
setting out to transform the whole Fulton School setting.
That's pretty nice work, if you can get it...and we've got it!
It will take some heavy lifting, but with us all lifting
together, as the workshops showed, we'll get it done...and as
the Provost put it, "done right!"
So Happy Reforming to all! And
thank you again.
Please check back to this site often, as
more information will be added in the coming days, weeks and months, as the
Fulton Reform moves forward, and please feel
free, as well, to make suggestions and comments regarding the
site to Dr. Keith Brower, Associate Dean,
Fulton School of Liberal Arts (khbrower@salisbury.edu).
Thank you!
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