WAC Meeting Minutes:

Steege, Snavely, Matthews, Hannah, Montenarro, Cassidy, Cronovich, Short, Preston, Keller

Thursday, March 18th, 8:10 a.m. CC 203

I. Approval of minutes from February 15th

https://wac.carthage.edu/)

II. Course Proposals:

a. Marianne Unger (revised): ALASKAN NATIVES: SOCIAL AND CULTURAL PATTERNS AND TRENDS:

A few minor revisions: passed

b. Sandy Bisciglia: Understandings of Religion

Religion 100: passed

III. WAC Workshops, 2010: August 30, Monday (half day Jean, new to writing pm) Tuesday (parallel sessions) and Wednesday (parallel sessions) (T,W full day sessions morning and afternoon). Barbara Walvoord coming through CADRE but presenting one session for WAC: effective grading: Wed. afternoon open to everyone on grading and assessment. Topic for parallel sessions so far: evaluation with rubrics, feedback, restructuring a writing intensive class, writing center and using the writing manual (Rules for Writers in customized format) in classes, etc.

WATF: Chris Renaud is working on student assessment.

IV. Unfinished Business:

Barbara Walvoord’s books:

Assessment: Clear and Simple.

Effective Grading: A Tool for Learning and Assessment in College

http://books.google.com/books?id=EJxy06yX_NoC&printsec=frontcover&dq=barbara+walvoord&source=bl&ots=Ui__raqbFz&sig=4vs5iWmLcqqWOiECAcNTvfnocNI&hl=en&ei=XimiS_r9K5KyNq2CvMcI&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CB8Q6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=&f=false

V. New Business: Next meeting is April 12, Monday, at 12:10pm CC203