COUNCIL FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING

Minutes

(Approved by the CTL on April 2, 2004)

Date: March 2, 2004

Time: 10:15 am

Place: Biological Sciences Seminar Room, Gale Life Sciences Building

Present: Bunde, Kunicki, McGinnis, Smith, Packer, Reis, Squires, and Dean

Absent: Adkison, Devaud, Jones, Nuhfer, Reynolds, Watson, and Wabrek

Guest: Barbara Adamcik

1. It was established that a quorum was present -

Minutes of February 3, 2004 –

Action: Moved by Reis and seconded by Bunde to approve the minutes of February 3, 2004. Passed unanimously.

2. Introduction of Dr. Barbara Adamcik, Assistant Vice-President for Academic Affairs-

Adamcik stated that the two classrooms that will be renovated by this project will become models for the classrooms in the Rendezvous Building.

She also stated that the Technology Oversight Committee (TOC) is exploring equipment inventory in classrooms as well as who will be assigned to maintain each classroom.

3. Classroom renovation project -

ACTION: Moved by McGinnis and seconded by Packer to select LA 328 as the smaller of the two classrooms to renovate. Passed unanimously.

Discussion: The council will recommend to Dr. Lawson that a university wide

standardization of technology be put into place for all classrooms.

Smith brought a draft report on the renovation project for review.

It was further discussed that every department may choose to renovate a classroom as their “ideal room”.

4. Classroom configuration recommendations -

Dean will have CAD drawings and layouts of classrooms LA 328 and LC 10 for the next meeting. These will be appended to the report to Dr. Lawson.

Dean is also working on on-line evaluation forms for classrooms to determine priority of renovations. This will give the council an overview of the classrooms.

The recommendation for an overall plan is also being written by a sub-committee.

5. Smith will set a deadline for the end of March to have drafts of the above, so that Council members can have read them (and approve them?) by the next meeting.

6. The next meeting will be on April 6, 2004 at 10:15.

7. Adjourned at 11:15

Respectfully submitted,

Connie Patchin