Minutes from 11-7-06 Writing Across the Curriculum

Attendance: Barb, Jean, David, Mark, Leonard, Michelle, Alan, Rick

Management of information:

• Academic affairs site for link for proposals: Christine Rener updates
• Changes: deadline 2007-2008 school year, links to criteria
• Email format, syllabi are coming through fine.
• No one computer should effect the files
• Backup: burn to CD
• Letter went to dept. chairs this morning, Jan. 31 is the deadline for filing

Submissions:
• Using criteria of courses in WAC and approval by dept. and workshop attendance
• Looking at criteria of form
• Reviewed as a team three submissions of courses: Math 309 Mark Snavely, English 201 Pam Smiley, Math 200 Aaron Trautwein
• All three approved with some minor questions to address from committee to the individuals.

Updates:

• Some math dept. discussion and supportive attitude from dept.
• Individual instructors coming forward with their proposals.

Problems we might encounter:
• Feedback: what kind and timely for instructor
• Using writing to promote learning of course materials is key
• Formal or informal differences

• In or out of class
• Clarity on form: low stakes/high stakes
• Does is lead to anything?
• Links to syllabi/informal writing
• Connections of formal and informal writings

Future:

• Larger archive to the syllabi: link (Alan’s request)
• Comments on form; only one attachment
• Feedback proceedings
• Next meeting: Nov. 28 10:30-11;30: Proposals, music dept. issues
• Jean: tic list, certifications for graduates, names on blog.

Respectfully submitted,

Barbara J. Short

October 24, 2006
Writing across the Curriculum Committee Meeting
Rick, Leonard, Jean, Barb, David, Mark, Alan, Michele in attendance

1. Minutes approved
2. Mark: Plan B
• Temple and Mark signed letters

• Send out letters all at once for Heritage: Spring and Fall teachers who didn’t atte4nd the August Workshop
• Exceptions for Heritage in a packet: proposal form to cover the absence
3. Outreach:
• No more proposals: Oct. 27 deadline for people teaching Fall 07
• End of January deadlines for people teaching Spring 08
• Paper copies of form

• Review access to database in blog
• Standard campus login: writing curriculum submission
• Click to view
• Hard copies to review?
• Which copy to save, email: look over before the meeting: form, proposals, etc.
• Start as soon as we can to review

• Process: first couple meet as a committee then send to the subgroup to review: Alan, Jean, Rick and Maria (co-chairs)
4. Proposals: Fall schedule:
• Oct. 31 schedules from registrar to dept. chairs
Nov. 14 to division chairs, Nov. 28 back to the registrar. In spring, advisory is mar. 26, April 16 is registration. Get them in by Mar. 26.
• January 31- Feb. 28 review for Spring 07-08
• Letter to the dept.: think about WI courses Oct. 31
• Caps for WI courses 22 students

• Submit a proposal, blog courses, certification list, emergency certification, list of courses.
• May need a separate list for WI courses for students
• Feb. our committee approval and registrar
5. Records: Should we have an archive list and notes to self: Jean and Mark will organize with blog
6. Recognize excellence:
• planning: Leonard: testimonials of positive experience in workshop for next August
7. Assessment:

• Freshman baseline scoring
• Student surveys from other schools
• Faculty survey
• End of the year assessment: non-heritage
• Oral history: where in the curriculum are they getting exposure, methodologies, subject matter, world views
8. Special questions:

• Leonard: Fine arts question: Distribution requirements don’t have to carry WI: role the fine arts into the curriculum/theory/cultural perception
• SPS: physically impossible for those instructors: money to do the SPS workshop: work with Jim I. on this issue: how many and what world be good timing; safety value to pick up adjuncts.

Respectfully submitted,
Barbara Short