MINUTES
COUNCIL FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING
OCTOBER 7, 1998
1.    PRELIMINARIES
  A.    Attending: Sirotnak, Hjelm, Mullin, Nitse, Das, DeJesus, Bain, Enos, Pehrson, Bosworth, Thackray, Belzer, Jones. GUEST: R. Hatzenbuehler.   B.    Introductions and welcome to John Jones, Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning/Office of Institutional Research.


II.    BUSINESS
 

A.    Faculty Senate Ad Hoc Task Force: Mullin announced that Faculty Senate has appointed an ad hoc task force to clarify the responsibilities of and improve the communication between CTL and Faculty Senate. Some confusion exists regarding the difference between the Center for Teaching and Iearning and the Office of Institutional Research and how the Council for Teaching and Learning functions. The ad hoc task force will report its findings to Faculty Senate.

Minutes need to be sent to Faculty Senate for approval. Hatzenbuehler will try to find copies of minutes for recent Council meetings for distribution and approval.

 B.    Fall Discussion Group: Dave Sorensen, Chair of Speech Pathology and Audiology, suggested that CTL sponsor a discussion group devoted to the issue of how to change course evaluation forms to focus on student learning. Hatzenbuehler will confer with Sorensen and report back to CTL at the next meeting. C.    Goal 8 Task Force Report: The report of the Goal 8 (Philosophy 101) Task Force was distributed to members. Members were asked to read the report so that it can be discussed at a later date. D.    Goal 9 Task Force: Discussion ensued relative to whether to form a new task force to assess General Education Goal 9 (U.S. History and Culture). The advantages to forming the task force were: 1) to continue progress toward an assessment of all of the goals; and 2) to start the process before there is a transition in the position of faculty intern. A decision was postponed until people have a chance to read the Goal 8 report.

E.    Assessment in the Major: This year's assessment document was distributed to those attending the meeting. Copies will be distributed by campus mail to everyone on the Council. Discussion on the report was deferred until members have a chance to read it. Hatzenbuehler will prepare a new summary of where programs stand relative to the assessment criteria (p. 6).

 F.    Vice-Chair: Election of a vice-chair for CTL will be held at the next meeting.
      III.    NEXT MEETING: November 6, 1998 at 4: 00 p.m.

    IV.    ADJOURNMENT: 4:00 p.m.

    Approved:

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