Council for Teaching and Learning
Minutes of May 11,
2001
A. Attending: Belzer (Chair), Enos, Hjelm, House, Kruger, Kunicki, Nitse, Sato
Absent: Das, McKnight (excused), Pehrsson, Reynolds (excused), Wabrek (excused)
B. Minutes of April 13, 2001
Motion: Moved by Sato and seconded by House to approve the minutes of April 13, 2001 with corrections.
Action: Passed unanimously.
II. Business
A. Discussion on Approval of April 13, 2001 - Hjelm discussed why grades are not used as legitimate in assessment this is from a report of South Carolina that AAHE assessed. Hejlm would like the final sentence in the second paragraph removed from the minutes of April 13, 2001. This is in regards to the Final Report from Assessment Handbook Task Force.
B. Update on Center Activities and Innovation Teaching Grant– House commented
that the Innovated Teaching Grant that was part of Institutional Research did not
have money set aside for the grant. House will ask Dr. Lawson for money next
year. Council had questions about setting date on the revision of the guidelines.
House thought that could be an advantage and maybe ask for $1000 besides the
grant for travel expenses.
Motion: Moved, seconded and carried to table the Innovation Teaching Grant
until next Fall.
C. Update on Technical Round Table – There was not enough interest for summer
for ITRC to host the on-line conference it will more likely be in the fall. This is
to enhance the use of technology by faculty, so they can better teach and learn.
There will be a joint newsletter from Center for Teaching and Learning and
ITRC for next Fall.
1. Belzer did report that the Center for Teaching and Learning website is now
more user friendly.
2. Information literature for general education: There will be an Orientation offered for adjunct faculty and teaching assistants on August 27, 2001 in the Wood River Room, 8:30 am and includes lunch.
3. Workshop for Plagiarism:
Fifteen people attended the workshop on plagarism. It was beneficial and
promoted thru ‘News and Notes’. Title III claimed faculty did not know
about the workshop. The center should be more well known in the next year
and it will help spread the word to faculty about available workshops.
4. Tinto CLASS meeting will be emailed next fall so the good ideas do not die.
5. August 22, 2001 is the Teaching Assistants Orientation. It is being planned by Tate and Francfort.
D. Chair appointment:
Action: Moved by Sato and seconded by Kunicki to appoint Patricia Dean as
Chair and Joe Kruger as Vice
Chair. Motion carried.
1. The council did not set a day or time for Fall meetings. The council did
mutually agree to not hold them on late Friday afternoons.
E. Goals 6 and 10a have been evaluated and are completed for this year.
F. Center for Teaching and Learning:
1. Next year there will be a new Director since Janet House is retiring.
2. Innovation Ting Grant:
The grant is to help define the role of the Council. Review by Faculty Senate to see how ITRC/Center/Council/OIR interact with each other and to see the role they play with respect to each other.