Converging on Transformative Learning

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Academic Plan
Transformative Learning
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Transformative Learning

• Experiential Education (Traditional vs
  Progressive)
• - John Dewey (1938)
• Perspective Transformation (Disorientation)
• - Jack Mezirow (1978)
• Practice-Oriented Education (The Third Way)
• - Richard Freeland (2004)

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Transformative Learning _at_ UCO

• Leadership,
• Research, Scholarly Creative Activities,
• Service Learning Civic Engagement
• Global Cultural Competency

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Research (Functional Definition) Student-ce
ntered activities, mentored by one or more
faculty members, that lead to products
(publications, performances, etc.) recognized as
legitimate scholarly or creative contributions to
the discipline fostering these activities.
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Components of Faculty-Student Learning
Faculty Development
Student-Centered
Student Learning
New Knowledge
(Elgren, 2004)
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Benefits of Undergraduate Research
(Seymour et al. 2004 - from Lopatto, 2004)
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UCO 1st Year Retention vs Summer Bridge
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• "There was a time not so long ago when the great
  faculty divide was between faculty who performed
  research and faculty who did not. Now, however,
  with most faculty engaged in research, the new
  line of demarcation is instead between faculty
  who engage students in their research and those
  who do not.
• (Malachowski, 2005)

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Transformative Learning _at_ UCO

• Leadership,
• Research, Scholarly Creative Activities,
• Service Learning Civic Engagement
• Global Cultural Competency

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Leadership at UCOFrom Marquee to Meaning

• Preparing college graduates for effective
  citizenship and leadership is a primary goal of
  American higher education.
• Marcia Baxter Magolda
• Scholarship and Research Updates Concepts and
  Connections

• Leadership development has been a focus of higher
  education since the inception of colleges and
  universities.
• John Shertzer John Schuh (2004). College
  Student Perceptions of Leadership Empowering
  and Constraining Beliefs NASPA Journal.

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LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SUPPORTS THE
ACADEMIC MISSION
Academic Mission
Global and Cultural Competency
Service Learning and Civic Engagement
Research and Creative Activities
Leadership
opportunities in leadership development broaden
the academic component of higher education.
(Buckner Williams, 1995)
student leadership programs should be an
integral part of academic and co-curricular
offerings. (Roberts Ullom, 1989)
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UCOs Leadership LENS
Systemic Relevant Authentic Meaningful Collaborat
ive Developmental Intradisciplinary Interdisciplin
ary

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• Leaderships Contributions to
• Transformative Education
• Raise Awareness
• Demonstrate Relevance
• Increase Commitment
• Empower People
• Develop and Support Programs
• Develop Leadership Skills
• Create Partnerships

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In isolation and without context, leadership is
meaningless. Woven into the tapestry of
transformative education, leadership informs our
work and becomes for students who they are and
thus broadens the academic component of higher
education. (Buckner and Williams, 1995)
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Transformative Learning _at_ UCO

• Leadership,
• Research, Scholarly Creative Activities,
• Service Learning Civic Engagement
• Global Cultural Competency