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Developing new Honors courses or improving old ones

Saturday, November 9, 2013: 9:30 AM - 11:20 AM
Nottoway (Sheraton New Orleans Hotel)
Carolyn Kuykendall , Mt. San Antonio College
Greg Tomso , University of West Florida
Looking for ways to improve your honors courses? Need to develop your honors curriculum? Still wondering what makes an honors course different from other courses? This workshop will focus on developing honors curricula that embody the NCHC characteristics of a well-developed honors course. We will take a look at skill sets that reflect Bloom's Taxonomy, emergent curricula, integrated curricula and their structural features, stand-alone courses, contract courses, interdisciplinary curricula, and much more. We will also focus on identifying key honors learning outcomes and shaping courses to achieve those outcomes. Discussions will take into account demographics, departmental requirements, and the role of technology, as well as student skills in the areas of writing, speaking, and research.