1. Rob Schneiderman, Orange Coast College Beth Smith, Grossmont College
Honors Programs
Rob Schneiderman, Orange Coast College
Beth Smith, Grossmont College
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Plan for the Breakout
Review Options for Conducting Honors Courses
Discuss Responsibilities for Curriculum Committees
Gather issues regarding honors programs today
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3. Options for Honors Courses
Create separate honors courses with separate course numbers, descriptions and CORs
Identify some sections of a course as honors; syllabi for those sections must reflect more rigorous expectations for students
Student contracts with an individual teacher of a section to perform readings, tasks and assignments at a higher level than other students
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4. List of 17 Items for Honors
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5. Honors and Curriculum Committees
If honors courses are separate courses, then curriculum committees need to approve them like any other course; who reviews syllabi?
If your college establishes an honors program, then programs can have limitations on enrollment which allow for setting criteria for students to participate. What about program review?
Need data on students in honors programs, especially demographics of the students and success rates.
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6. What’s Working? What’s Not?
How are honors courses reviewed for consistency and level of rigor?
How are faculty trained and assigned to teach honors courses?
How are limitations on enrollment applied equitably for students?
What are the curriculum committees responsibilities regarding honors courses and programs?
What works for faculty, students, the program?
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