TLAC Minutes10/4/17 10:00- 11:30 am, LRC 106
Members
Amy Barnsley – Chair
Abby Cameron-Standerford –Secretary
TawniFerrarini (absent)
David Helton
LaMart Hightower (absent)
Katherine (Katie) Menard
Josh Sharp (absent)
Kathryn Johnson
Margaret (Margo) Vroman
Tom Gillespie – CTL
Gary Stark – CTL Teaching Scholar
Christi Edge, Extended Learning Scholar – Guest
Announcements
Old Items
- Peer observation program
- Amy said that there are non-responders. Suggestion to reach out to each individually – David Helton will work on this; Amy will send a list of names to David.
- Refresher course was offered; consider offering a one-hour refresher in the spring?
- New observer training in May.
- Peer Observation Subcommittee (David, LaMart, and Margo)
- Chair will put the request in the system, which sends an automated response to the peer observers asking for volunteers to conduct the observation.
- Subcommittee will monitor the Share site and reach out to individuals requesting their service.
- Tom volunteered to create a video to instruct volunteers on the logistical process of conducting peer observations using the Share Drive.
- Christi Edge – the university is in the process of articulating how we are evaluating our online teaching in response to the HLC Report.
- Suggestions – Online Fellows document created by Matt Smock to guide observations of online classes
- Quality Matters Framework – consider asking Online Fellows II or others who have completed other online professional development
- Applying Quality Matters Rubric (APPQMR) Workshop – CTL is offering this training on 10/14/17
- Amy will send an email to promote this workshop.
- Peer observer training will be a requirement for new and renewing second termTLAC members after this year
- Update TLAC Operating Procedures to reflect this new expectation
- Conference Grant (Katie, Josh, and Katherine)
- Advertisement was sent for this fall; 3 grants will be awarded.
- Abby prepared the TLAC Google Drivefor the sub-committee which includes resources (call for application, rubric, ranking spreadsheet, conference grant reporting spreadsheet) and a file for new applications for the fall cycle
- Applications will be uploaded to Share Drive by the Chair; the sub-committee will determine how and in what way to use the Google Drive
- Please promote this within the departments
- TLAC website needs updating (Amy)
- Abby will review changes.
- Clarifying the Roles of the CTL, TLAC, and the Extended Learning Committee Scholar
- Document was created by Gary, Matt, and Katie. The committee will revisit this in the future to clearly articulate how we can work together in our separate missions.
- Update from the CTL Teaching Scholar (Gary)
- Teaching events will follow a more discussion-based format rather than structured presentations. Gary is requesting support from the TLAC to attend and share information about these.
- Drop policy for non-attendance for online class: Katie asked Kim Rotundo
- Request for revisions go through Academic and Admission Policy Committee (AAPC) – Michael Crumb, Chair
- Amy will construct a draft of this proposal to bring forward to TLAC
- Teaching Excellence Award
- Encourage departments to nominate others for this award
- Amy is asking for volunteers to participate on the sub-committee to review applications (David Helton); Amy will reach out to Josh or LaMart directly to request help.
Upcoming meetings: 11/8 (grants due 11/1), 11/29 10:00- 11:30 am, LRC 106
Rem: Post agenda & minutes to website