Welcome to the Learning Programs Working Group (LPWG) Website! The LPWG is committed to an open and transparent process to review and bring forward to the Simpson College community any proposals for changes in the general education program and/or the academic structure of the College.
The members of the LPWG are: Kedron Bardwell, John Bolen, Maria DiPalma, Amy Doling, Cyd Dyer, Lora Friedrich, Bill Friedricks, Steve Griffith, Mike Hadden, Jim Hayes, Stephanie Krauth, Sal Meyers, Justin Nostrala, John Pauley, Walter Pearson, Steve Shafer, Del Shepard, Lydia Sinapova, Nancy St. Clair, Murphy Waggoner, Sharon Wilkinson, and Patti Woodward Young.
At the first meeting the LPWG split into two subgroups to address the issues of general education and academic structure. Each group is meeting weekly. The notes from the meetings are posted below.
NOTE: It is important to remember that the meeting notes are simply a record of the meeting. Decisions made by the working groups should not be taken as recommendations for action. They represent the thinking of the group at the time and are likely to change with further discussion. It should also be noted that once the LPWG-Structure group has generated its recommendations, it will bring them to the LPWG-General Education group for additional discussion. Final recommendations will come from the LPWG.
The LPWG anticipates holding open town hall meetings to discuss any potential recommendations before they are sent to EPCC for action.
New Curriculum Proposal Draft Discussion
LPWG - Minutes:
- January 25, 2008
- February 15, 2008
- February 22, 2008
- February 29, 2008
- March 5, 2008
- April 30, 2008
- June 4, 2008
- June 24, 2008
- July 15, 2008
- October 15, 2008
- October 22, 2008
- November 5, 2008
- November 12, 2008
- December 3, 2008
- January 28, 2009
- February 4, 2009
- February 11, 2009
LPWG - Reports:
- FEBRUARY 2008
Principles - JUNE 2008
Writing and Oral Communication
Critical Thinking
General Education Information Literacy Letter
Ethical and Moral Reasoning - JULY 2008
Writing and Oral Communication
Critical Thinking
Information Literacy
Ethical and Moral Reasoning
Teamwork - AUGUST 2008
Critical Thinking
Teamwork/Collaboration
Oral Communication
Quantitative Reasoning
Ethical and Moral Reasoning
Writing Across the Curriculum
Information Literacy at Simpson - Fall 2008 Workshop Report
- SEPTEMBER 2008
The Big Questions - February 2009
Introduction Document
Sample Language Syllabus
Transfer Policy
Special Faculty Meeting Power Point presentation
Foundations Courses:
Global Awareness: Western
Global Awareness: Non-Western
U.S. Culture-Citizenship
U.S. Culture-Minority Perspective/The Other
Scientific Reasoning/Scientific Method
Creative Process/Performance
LPWG - April 2008 Posterboard Notes:
- Essential Learning Outcomes
- Curriculum Model A Design
- Curriculum Model B Design
- Curriculum Model C Design
- General Education Components
- Posterboard Comments
LPWG - General Education meeting notes:
LPWG - Academic Structures meeting notes:
Report to the faculty: