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Integrating the
Seven Revolutions
content into GEP 101
Presented by
Kathy Nordyke, Graduate Teaching Assistant – First Year Programs; Practicum – Department of Public Affairs
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ADP and the Seven Revolutions
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Utilizing the 7 Revolutions as our Framework exposes students to a variety of academic
areas, ethical leadership, cultural competencies & community engagement.
The Seven Revolutions –
Shaping our World by 2025
Population Growth
Resource Management
Technology
Information Global
Economic Integration
Conflict Resolution
Governance
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Connecting the 7 Revolutions
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ETHICAL LEADERSHIP
CULTURAL COMPETENCE
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
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The 7 Revolutions
Competencies
7 Revolutions
Knowledge
Skills
Attitudes
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The Seven Revolutions –
Knowledge Competency • Describe important global issues
• Understand and analyze issues in
the contexts of world geography,
history and political science
• Describe the current global nation
state system
• Explain the interdependence of
events and systems
• Understand how local events relate
to world trends
• Describe how one’s culture and
history affects one’s world view
and perspective
Knowledge
Ethical Leadership
Cultural Competence
Community Engagement
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The Seven Revolutions –
Skills Competency • Obtain relative information related to
global issues
• Analyze and evaluate the quality of
information obtained
• Think critically about problems and issues
• Make decisions with a worldwide perspective
• Engage in forecasting and forward thinking
• Communicate effectively both in writing and
verbally
• Communicate and interact effectively across
cultures
• Take action to promote positive change locally,
nationally and internationally
Skills
Ethical Leadership
Cultural Competence
Community Engagement
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The Seven Revolutions –
Attitudes Competency • Be open to new ideas and
perspectives
• Value differences in people and
cultures
• Be intellectually curious about the
world
• Reflect on one’s place in the world
in connection with humanity
• Engage in an ethical analysis of
issues and have an empathy for
one’s fellow human beings
• Feel a sense of responsibility to
serve as an agent of change
Attitudes
Ethical Leadership
Cultural Competence
Community Engagement
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• Students will become engaged, responsible and
effective members of a globally interdependent
society
• Public Affairs Mission
• Ethical Leadership, Cultural Competence & Community
Engagement
• Utilization of learning resources
• Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
• The New York Times
Utilizing the Seven Revolutions as
our GEP 101 Course Framework
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• Students will be exposed to multiple academic
fields of study including, but not limited to:
• Communication, History, Sociology, Government,
Mathematics, Agriculture, Health and Human Services,
Physical & Biological Sciences, Education, Business,
Leadership, Diversity, Economics, etc.
• Exposure allows students to select academic areas
and career goals based on their interests and knowledge
Utilizing the Seven Revolutions as
our GEP 101 Course Framework - Continued
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First-Year Programs
Public Affairs
Mission
• Ethical Leadership
• Cultural Competence
• Community Engagement
Common Reader
• Three Cups of Tea
• 2010/2011
• The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
• 2011/1012
Foundation Material
• Step By Step
• Focus
First Year
Programs
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Integration for First-Year
Programs
Public Affairs
Mission
Common Reader
The 7 Revolutions
Foundation Material
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7 Revolutions Integration
Revolution 3: Technology Computation
Genetics & Biotechnology
Nanotechnology
Information Technology
Convergence of technologies
Human Health
Step By Step / Focus
Common Reader
Suggested Activities: Discussion on Healthy Living; Compare health care in
the United States to health care in developing countries; Raise money for a
charitable organization that promotes disease research and prevention.
• Healthy Living
• Reading & Study Skills
• Managing Time & Energy
• Research Skills
• Communication Skills
• Community Engagement
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7 Revolutions Integration
Revolution 4: Information
Connectivity
Lifelong Learning
Information Integrity
Step By Step / Focus
Common Reader
Suggested Activities: Work with literacy councils to promote reading skills.
• Research Skills
• Communication Skills
• Academic Integrity
• Community Engagement
• Leadership Skills
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7 Revolutions Integration
Revolution 5: Economic Integration
Globalization Characteristics
BRIC economies: the changing global
balance of productivity
Continuation of extreme poverty
Step By Step / Focus
Common Reader
Suggested Activities: Compare and contrast the economy in the US
with a developing country; Look at ways to reduce poverty in the US –
collect canned/boxed food for Ozarks Food Harvest.
• Diversity
• Cultural Competence
• Research Skills
• Communication Skills
• Personal Financial Management
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• Develop and implement creative and innovative syllabi
that:
• Meets the goals and objectives of the program
• Integrative and interdisciplinary curriculum
• Address Public Affairs issues
• Engage students in the University’s Public Affairs Mission
• Allow for individual choices
• Promotes academic success and life-long learning
• Research, Critical Thinking, Communication Skills, Leadership,
Learning Styles, Goal Setting, Time Management, Study Skills,
Personal Financial Management, and Academic & Career Planning
• Academic Specific Skills – English, Communications, History,
Mathematics, the Sciences, Government, Health, etc.
The Key to Successful Integration
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• Utilize content, material and activities that
integrates
• 7 Revolutions Framework
• CSIS & The New York Times
• Foundation Material
• Step By Step or Focus
• Common Reader
• Campus Resources & Academic Disciplines
• Faculty & Staff, Academic Advisors, Library, Career Center,
Financial Aid, Office of Student Engagement
The Key to Successful Integration - Continued
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• Utilizing the framework of the 7 Revolutions
allows our students:
• Engage in Ethical Leadership, Cultural
Competence & Community Engagement
• Develop an appreciation for multiple academic
areas
• Acquire necessary skills, knowledge and
abilities to become successful throughout life in
a global world
Conclusion