PREVIOUS BUCCS CONVERSATIONS

Spring 2007

BUCCS 1 – The Bradley Graduate of the Class of 2010
• what are the skills, attributes and core knowledge that should define a Bradley graduate?
• what are the courses and experiences needed to develop these skills, attributes and core knowledge?

• Report
• Notes
• Discussion Seeds

BUCCS 2 – Transformations: What will a Bradley Education be in 2010?
• where we are now vs. where we are going
• enablers and barriers

• Report
• Notes
• Discussion Seeds

BUCCS 3 – Bradley Core Curriculum of 2010
• imagineering core models
• vetting models

• Report
• Notes
• Discussion Seeds

BUCCS 4 – Connecting Models to Student Learning Outcomes
• core/general education models
• mapping attributes of Bradley graduate of 2010 to models

• Report
• Discussion Seeds

Fall 2007

BUCCS 5 – Focus on Critical Thinking
• What is critical thinking?
• How is it measured?

• Report
• Notes
• Discussion Seeds

BUCCS 6 – Focus on Basic Skills
• effective communication
• quantitative literacy
• technological literacy

• Report
• Notes
• Discussion Seeds

BUCCS 7 – Focus on Developing Emerging Professionals in a Global World
• leadership and collaboration
• ethical thinking and behavior
• citizenship

• Report
• Notes
• Discussion Seeds
  

Spring 2008

BUCCS 8 Spring Forum – Focus on Common Experiences
• service learning
• freshman seminar
• capstone experiences

• Notes
• Discussion Seeds

BUCCS 9 – Focus on Core Curriculum/General Education Structures
• course-based models
• problem-based models

• Summary
• Discussion Seeds

BUCCS 10 – Focus on the Bradley Brand
• What are the distinctive things that are Bradley?
• Have we built them into the Core?

• Summary
• Discussion Seeds
• College Tags
• "Alive at the Core"

BUCCS 11 – Focus on Implementation
• What do we need to do in order to build the best core?
• What do we need to have in order to build the best core?

• Report
• Discussion Seeds

BUCCS 12 – Vetting the White Paper

Click here to view the white paper: The Bradley Core Experience

FALL 2008

BUCCS 13:The Bradley Core Experience: A Synthesis from the Bradley University Campus-wide Conversation Series
August 25th (Fall Forum)

• Notes

BUCCS 14 - Measuring Outcomes
• What should Bradley provide to faculty members to help you achieve your assesment goals?
• What would the virtual Assessment Lab provide?
• What are the key institutional assessment needs that we should focus on for the four years?

• Notes
  

BUCCS 15 - Learning Beyond the Classroom
• What do students do outside of the classroom?
• How do these out-of-class activities contribute to their learning? How can we increase this learning?
• How do we know if these out-of-class activities are having positive impacts on student learning?

• Notes
  

BUCCS 16 - Supporting Students and Learning using Technology
• What are the advantages and disadvantages of using technology?
• How can we effectively use technology to connect with and engage students?
• Which of the technologies do you use? How is BU using them to support students and learning?

• Report (.pdf)
• Notes (.pdf)
• Wikis in Higher Education
• Blogging (.ppt)
• Get a Second Life (.ppt)

BUCCS 17: Assessing the Bradley University Core Experience

• BUCCS 17: Assessing the Bradley University Core Experience (.ppt)
• BU Assessment Cycle (.pdf)
• BU Core Competencies (.pdf)
• Report (.pdf)

 

Spring 2009

BUCCS 18: What Bradley Values; Making the Invisible Visible

 

BUCCS 19: Faculty Development to Meet the Learning Needs of Our Students

• Notes (.pdf)

BUCCS 20: What are we not talking about that we should be

• Notes (.pdf)

Fall 2009

BUCCS 21: Achieving National Distinction: Implications for BU

BUCCS 22: BUCCS what it is and what it has accomplished" AND "A panel discussion on what does it mean to be fluent in the literature of a discipline?"

• Discussion Questions (.pdf)
• Notes (.pdf)

BUCCS 23: The National Survey of Student Engagement: Implications on the Bradley Experience

• Notes (.pdf)
• BUCCS 23: The National Survey of Student Engagement: Implications on the Bradley Experience (.pdf)

 

To access updated assessment documents and a blog to give input, please visit the Assessment website at http://blogs.bradley.edu/hlcacademy/about-us/