Assessing Spring 2025 Courses
Every faculty member teaching a GEP class should include at least one assignment measuring at least one of the GEP learning outcomes with the GEP rubric. The deadline to submit Spring 2025 assessments is March 28.
Visit the General Education Faculty Learning Community webcourse for information about the assessment process and learning outcomes.
If you have questions about GEP assessments, please email Annabelle Conroy or Amanda Pacheco.
Wayne H. Bowen, Ph.D.
Interim Dean,
College of Undergraduate Studies
Message from the INTERIM DEAN
UCF is committed to making students’ experience in the General Education Program (GEP) a positive and productive experience. It will enable them to connect learning outcomes between foundational and degree program courses.
2024-2025 GEP Task FORCES Chairs
Assessment
Task Force
Annabelle Conroy, Ph.D.
Awards Committee
Task Force
Amanda Pacheco, Ph.D.
Professional Development
Task Force
Adam Parrish, Ph.D.
2024 GEP AWARDS
Congratulations to this year’s GEP Award for professional development recipients! Each individual or team will receive $1,000 as recognition of their innovative projects and commitment to enhancing the university’s GEP.
- Dr. Alicia Duffy and Dr. Kristina Tollefson will develop an interdisciplinary approach to AMH 2010/2020, where students will design and create period-accurate clothing, offering a hands-on, immersive experience that bridges history and the arts.
- Dr. Martha Hubertz and Dr. Alisha Janowsky will attend the AAC&U Conference on Learning and Student Success in Puerto Rico and, pending proposal acceptance, co-present “Game On: Exploring the Impact and Extent of Gamification in Higher Education,” focusing on the integration of AI-driven gamification in PSY2012 to enhance student engagement and inclusivity while sharing insights to improve learning outcomes across the GEP.
- Dr. Adam Parrish will establish a media literacy library to support the development of a new online GEP course in the Communication Foundation, equipping students with critical skills in media literacy, ethics, and digital literacy.
- Dr. Richard Tyre will develop location-based content for the course Physical Geography (GEO 1200), leveraging Florida’s diverse landscapes to create engaging materials that connect geographic concepts to students’ academic and professional interests.
General Education Program Updates
October 2024 Newsletter
- Fall 2024 GEP Assessments Due on November 1
- GEP Professional Development Award Application Deadline Extended to October 25!
- Introducing the 2024 GEP Task Forces
- Take a 2-minute Survey on AI Usage!
- Bites and Banter Keeps Growing—Join Us for the Next Session!
- WEBINAR: Demystifying SAS Letters: Exploring the GEP Faculty Role in Course Accessibility
August 2024 Newsletter
For older articles or previous editions of our newsletter, visit the GEP Newsletter Archive page.
Integrative General Education Experience
Five program-level learning outcomes will provide students with a cohesive learning experience that will enable them to plan, connect and reflect as they move through their foundational learning experiences.
Cultural Interactions
Per Danielsson, Ph.D.
Understand common human themes, have an awareness of diverse cultures, and understand the cultural, historical, economic, and social implications of what they learn. READ MORE
Communication
Andrea Scott, Ph.D.
Become successful writers, speakers, and producers of digital materials in their academic, civic, and professional worlds. READ MORE
Knowledge Application
Bo Chen, Ph.D.
Understand scientific methods and connect and apply them to challenges facing society. READ MORE
Problem Solving
Rachid Ait Maalem, Ph.D.
Be well-informed citizens who can reason and apply analytical, statistical, and computational methods to the challenges of a globally-diverse and technologically rich environment. READ MORE
Interpretation and Evaluation
Patricia Farless, Ph.D.
Assess and decipher information in a world full of conflicting sources. READ MORE
Annabelle Conroy, Ph.D.
Faculty Fellow
Lecturer
School of Politics, Security,
and International Affairs (SPSIA)
Amanda Pacheco, Ed.D.
GEP Instructional Specialist
Instructional Specialist
Interdisciplinary Studies