General Education Sub Meet & Confer
Notes
Present: Ron Nickerson, Co-Chair, Warren
Sandmann, Co-Chair, Jim Rife, Johnson Afolayan, Dick Liebendorfer, Kaye
Herth,
Gretta Handke, Kellian Clink, amanuensis.
I. Introductions
were made
around the table.
II. We reviewed
the
curricular Flow Chart. Warren
Sandmann reminded us to study the forms and suggest improvements for
next
year. Ron Nickerson asked
committee members to ask their college curriculum committees for advice
on improving
the forms.
III. We
discussed progress
of GECCIGs. GECCIG 7 is doing a
final revision, GECCIG 5 is almost complete, Dick will complete GECCIG
6,
without the data from one department, which doesn't seem to be
forthcoming.
IV. We discussed
communication
about the wisdom garnered from the GECCIG reporting process. It is in a multitude of formats.
First, the reports are available from
the Academic Affairs Webpage or go directly to: http://www.mnsu.edu/acadaf/html/GEAssessHome.htm Next, we shared the reports already
completed at the Dean's Meeting last year and anticipate doing so this
year
with those from categories 5, 6 and 7 when they are completed. Last, we are hoping the meeting we are
hosting in Armstrong Hall on November 14 at 1 pm is doing the best kind
of
communication, where people who have, will, or are interested in
teaching
classes in those categories will come to exchange ideas.
We considered having a Reporter
article written about Gen Ed assessment activities.
We will invite
Tracy Pellett
to attend Gen Ed meetings when assessment is an agenda item to give us
ideas
about assessment and improving the campus climate for assessment.
V. We discussed
anecdotal
evidence that some general education classes are no longer being taught
that
way. We are going to think of
mechanisms to remind faculty of the importance of incorporating the
general
education goals and objectives in the courses taught within the
respective
General Education categories. We don't want to be the policing faction,
but an
educating, encouraging faction that periodically reminds faculty of the
overall
goals of the general education program.
Adjourned at
1:50 PM