Big Ideas Project

For additional materials (relevant assignments, etc.) and information on follow-up activities for this ongoing project please contact Bill Moore, Coordinator, Assessment, Teaching & Learning, SBCTC at bmoore@sbctc.edu or 360-704-4346.

Project Description: Focuses on introductory college-level course/s with a central question: “Assuming for the moment that this introductory course is the LAST course the students will ever take in the area (as opposed to the first in a series of courses), what core discipline-specific ideas/concepts do you want ALL students taking the course to understand deeply; i.e., be able to apply and even transfer to other settings five years later?” The overview includes a) Project Findings, b) Plans for Pursuing in 2003-04, c) Possible Campus Project Ideas, and d) an Appendix that highlights the Big Ideas Disciplinary Discussions during winter and spring of 2003 (see Discussion Summaries by Discipline below for a more complete overview).

Big Ideas Follow-up Projects 2003-04

Discussion Summaries by Discipline: An overview of the discussions held by faculty from various disciplines across the system. Summaries reflect faculty perceptions around Big Ideas/Core Concepts, identify possible assignments, talk about possible next steps, etc.

Addressing Context, Content, and Correctness
Biology
Computer Science
Interdisciplinary Studies
Literature
Mathematics
Social Sciences
Speech
Visual Arts
Project Participants
A list of participants by discipline, college and email address
Why We Teach What We Teach – April 22-23, 2005
Meeting Agenda
Assignment Design Teams
Ingredients of a Good Assignment
Big Ideas in Literature – Notes from Retreat
Composition in the New Millennium – April 29-30, 2004
Synthesis of notes from Spring 2004 English Composition Retreat: Re-Thinking First Quarter Composition facilitated by Jennifer Whetham, Green River
Composition/Literature Retreat
List of participants
Addressing Context, Content, and Correctness
An invitation to faculty in Washington colleges and universities to attend a two-day retreat at Dumas Bay Retreat Center in Federal Way, April 21-22, 2006

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