COUNCIL FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING

Minutes

(Approved at the CTL meeting on March 2, 2004)

Date: February 3, 2004

Time: 10:00 am

Place: Biological Sciences Seminar Room, Gale Life Sciences Building

Present: Adkison, Devaud, McGinnis, Smith, Reynolds, Packer, Squires

Absent: Bunde, Jones, Kunicki, Watson

Excused: Nuhfer, Reis, Wabrek

1. It was established that a quorum was present -

Minutes of October 31, 2003 and September 19, 2003, October 3, 2003 as amended –

Action: Moved by Devaud and seconded by Adkison to approve the minutes of October 31, 2003 and September 19, 2003, October 3, 2003 as amended. Passed unanimously.

2. Introduction of Dr. Geoffrey Dean, College of Technology

Dean has extensive experience with classroom designs.

3. Update on Goal Course Assessment -

Adkison will recommend to a general education committee to that the goal outcomes be immediately placed into the catalog.

Adkison stated that the student knowledge survey and faculty surveys of what student's learned would be implemented this semester for all of the goal courses. The surveys are not designed to show what the students have learned; they are designed to show what the students and faculty think the students learned. There will be two workshops for faculty/Departmental Assessment Chairs at the end of February or beginning of March. Each Department teaching a goal course will summarize the results from their own courses. The ad hoc committee members (Bunde, Squires, Kunicki and Adkison) will have an executive summary of the results from each goal assessment ready for the last meeting of the semester.

4. Classroom renovation project -

Smith has narrowed down the choices for the two rooms for renovation to LC 10 (lecture center, upper campus) and LAS 339, 327, or 328 (seminar/group learning room, lower campus). LC 10 is an important room; it is used for introductory classes and is one of the first rooms that students (especially in the health professions and biology) see. It is currently in extremely poor condition. The Dept. of Biological Sciences is continuing an effort to upgrade Instructional Technology in various classrooms, and will extend that to Nursing (Beckley) 209.

A discussion ensued about the second classroom. The criteria set in earlier discussions were that it should be on lower campus, will accommodate up to 40 students, and be flexible for use as a seminar room, small lecture, or group work. Packer suggested a room BA 311/312 as an alternative to LAS 339. It is a room used for the Speech course– a general education requirement - and also fits the criteria for a remodel. Council members agree to visit both proposed rooms and make a recommendation to the Chair as to their preference for a remodel.

ACTION: Moved by Adkison and seconded by Squires to select LC 10 as the lecture hall to remodel and BA 311/312 or LAS 339 as the second room. Passed unanimously.

5. Classroom configuration recommendations by Geoffrey Dean -

Supporting the Council's prior discussions, Dean also urged the Council to spearhead an effort come up with a comprehensive (campus-wide) plan to analyze all ISU classrooms, including deficiencies, and generate a priority list for remodels. The plan should include all classrooms, classified by College, location, room capacity, and current instructional technology. The plan should also address collaboration and a balance between departments in the renovation schedule, and a plan to support standardized uniform presentation for instructional technology, supplies and maintenance. Classroom environment is a key player in teaching and learning.

Discussion ensued as to whether this would be charged to the CTL or to some other Senate council. The report at this stage would be a recommendation to Faculty Senate that a comprehensive classroom renovation plan should be instituted.

ACTION: Moved by Smith and seconded by Adkison that McGinnis work with Dean to write a proposal to Faculty Senate to advocate standard plans for university classroom upgrades and remodeling. Passed unanimously.

ACTION: Moved by Devaud and seconded by Adkison to appoint Geoffrey Dean to an ad hoc committee to the Council for Teaching and Learning. Passed unanimously.

6. A timeline for future work includes voting for the preferred small classroom, creating CAD drawings of room arrangements, and completing a narrative of the classroom renovation decision process and recommendations to submit to Dr. Lawson. Drafts of this work will be prepared by the next meeting.

7. The next meeting will be on March 2, 2004 at 10:15.

8. Adjourned at 11:20

Respectfully submitted,

Connie Patchin