I. PRELIMINARIES

A. Attending: Belzer, Bosworth, Das, Dobson, Hjelm, Kruger, Kunicki, Nitse, Pehrsson, Price, Egger (guest), Bain

Excused:, Enos, Fisher, Jones, Paulson, Wabrek,

Absent: Devine

B. Minutes. MSC to approve CTL Minutes for September 3, 1999

MSC to approve CTL Minutes for April 29, 1999 (previous vote on 5/13/99 was rescinded due to a lack of a quorum on that date)

A. Introduction of new members to the Council for Teaching and Learning: Dr. Joseph Kruger, representative from the College of Arts & Sciences, was introduced. One more member is to be appointed from the College of Arts & Sciences.

B. Structure and function of the Teaching and Learning Resource Center and report from Task Force: Sharolyn asked members what the structure and function should be for the Teaching and Learning Resource Center. One of the council members asked for a brief history of the Center. Briefly, the Council used to be advisory to the Center. Some of the activities conducted through the Center included: awarding approximately four grants for innovative teaching per year, planning and organizing the orientations for new faculty and teaching assistants, conducting workshops on various topics, conducting discussion groups, and providing resources on teaching and learning. When Barbara Lawrence left ISU in 1998, the position of director of the center was not filled. One person asked if there is a position and if there is funding for the Center. Allan Egger responded that he thought there was a vacancy of activity rather than a vacancy of line. The roles and responsibilities of the Council, the Center, and Office of Institutional Research became blurred when Barbara Lawrence, Director of the Center also assumed responsibility for the Office of Institutional Research. (Council members might find the April 5, 1999 "Report to Faculty Senate from the Ad Hoc Task Force to Review the Council for Teaching and Learning" useful in providing historical background information regarding the Council and the Center.)

Allan Egger said that he thought that program review, and program assessment would be overseen by the Office of Institutional Research with faculty involvement. Faculty development seems to be an area that is not currently assigned or assumed by anyone.

The Task Force reported that members had reviewed various Internet sites and identified some Centers for Teaching and Learning at various schools that were doing some interesting activities. A list of sites was distributed to Council members. Members were asked to review these sites as well as others and identify functions/activities that they thought a Center should perform. Members are to send suggestions to Phil who will combine them as a working draft for the next Task Force meeting on October 13, 1999.

The Task Force reported that they were planning to visit campuses as well as attend the Lilly conference in November. Allan said that the registration deadline was October 1, 1999 but that he had requested an extension. Task Force members planning to attend the conference are to submit information to Allan ASAP regarding costs.

Ken Bosworth was added to the Task Force. The Task Force plans to visit a total of 5 institutions to determine how Centers, Councils and Offices of Institutional Research function and interface in other institutions. The suggestion was made for all four members to visit Weber as a means to pilot the visitation process.

Allan Egger suggested that the Council view the process as one of collecting information rather than one of making suggestions.

C. Vice-chair selection: Persons eligible to serve as chair of the Council must be a faculty member. Those eligible to serve are: Joe Kruger, Bob Pehrsson, Richard Wabrek, Sudip Das, and Marcella Enos. Selection of the Vice-chair was deferred until the next meeting.

D. Assessment: Barb Bain presented a brief update on assessment from John Jones who was unable to attend the meeting. Academic programs will be appointing assessment coordinators for degree programs, 2) on campus training will occur October 11-15, 1999, 3) an assessment handbook is being developed and will be distributed at the on-campus training, and 4) a workshop with an external trainer will be held November 9-10, 1999.

E. Faculty internship: Sharolyn asked about the future of the faculty intern. Barb Bain said that her appointment is with the Office of Institutional Research and that her term will be completed in December, 1999. Previous interns (John Sutter, Don Streubel and Ron Hatzenbuehler) have been with the Center for Teaching and Learning. Alan said he thought that future interns would likely be with the Office of Institutional Research.

F. Items deferred for future meetings:

1. Assessment
2. Report summarizing the process used in assessment of Goal 9
3. Revisiting summary reports of 1999 discussion group
4. Assessment of General Education Goals
5. How Council members are selected
6. Matching Faculty Senate description and By-Laws of Council
7. Council's web site
8. Discussion groups for 1999-2000 (Information literacy)

IV. ADJOURNMENT: 2:35 p.m.

Approved: December 3, 1999