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From D-List to A-List: Using Student Learning Outcomes to Standardize Honors Option Contracts

Saturday, November 9, 2013: 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM
Oak Alley (Sheraton New Orleans Hotel)
Shirley Myers , Gallaudet University
Geoffrey Whitebread , Gallaudet University
Broad, descriptive guidelines make the extraordinarily personalized learning of honors option contracts seem more of a burden than a benefit. Standardizing expectations and assessment through student learning outcomes reduces difficulties for faculty, increases student appreciation, and aids honors administrators in tracking, reporting and featuring contracts as A-list honors education.