Gordon Rule Committee
Committee Members:
John Adkins, Co-Chair; Amnel Molina, Co-Chair; Victor Calderin;;
Mollie DeHart; Miriam Del Campo; Paola Documet; Rulx JeanBart; Walter Mackey; Pam Menke; Elaine Ludovici; Alan Lopez ;
David McGuirk; Ninon Rodriguez; Emily Sendin; Peter Townsend;
Adam Vellone
Gordon Rule Committee Summary
Highlights
– Created a comprehensive format for opting in
and opting out of the Gordon Rule designation
– Reviewed ECO2013 for opting out and voted to
not allow this course to be removed.
– Put together a detailed questionnaire for faculty
and received feedback
– Outlined structures for support of Gordon Rule
faculty and students
– Consensus on formal recommendations
Gordon Rule Committee Summary
Committee first met January 10, 2007.
– Committee was charged with responsibilities
– Selected Co-Chairs
– Discussed Gordon Rule Writing Orientation
Status
Gordon Rule Committee Summary
February 2007 Meeting
– Covered the basics and organizational structure of the
committee and better defined roles and responsibilities:
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Time Keeper
Minutes
Process of disseminating information
Development of SharePoint Site
Possibility of Web page
Software to support faculty – Criterion
Role of the Rubric
– Dr. Gail Hawks presented on Opting out of Gordon Rule
requirements for ECO2013
• Additional Information was requested
• The beginning of a formal process for opting in and out were discussed
• Time lines were requested to determine the whole process
Gordon Rule Committee Summary
March 2007 Meeting
– Went over action items from February meeting
– Discussed the proposal by Business on
ECO2013 and additional information provided
to the committee
– Brainstormed on a form for opting In and or
out. Discussed protocol for voting and how we
would handle future procedural questions.
– Form on next slide
Gordon Rule Committee Summary
March 2007 Meeting Cont. - Form for Opting In/Out – Detail below
Gordon Rule Course Evaluation Form
Date Submitted: __________________________________________
Requested date: __________________________________________
Course Name: ____________________________________________
Course Number: __________________________________________
The course is an:
Addition
Removal
Please respond to the following points in writing:
Faculty capabilities in response to opting in or out of this course?
The benefits to students, department and college?
Impact on department and enrollment? Please provide statistical data and copies of reports.
Reason for change request?
What is the result of this change in course outcomes and core competencies?
What is the student success data for the current course?
Include the following information with this form:
Current course outcomes
Current course description
Current core competencies
Survey of Florida schools on the same course with similarities and differences
Official academic discipline response to this request
If Opting Out - Several examples of current Gordon Rule writing assignments and student papers (Minimum of 5
assignments and 10 papers per assignment for a total of 50)
***Committee will respond in writing to the original request. The committee’s recommendations will be made to the
Academic Deans and, if approved, it will be forwarded for consideration by the Campus and College wide CASSC.
Form: Gordon Rule Course Evaluation Form: Version 3 - 6.5.07
Gordon Rule Committee Summary
April 2007 Meeting
– Voted on ECO2013 Opting out motion – was rejected by the
committee
– Discussed a formal response to the Deans and the Business
Department
– Began the discussion on a Questionnaire to be sent to faculty
teaching Gordon Rule courses
– Discussed more training options and established a sub-committee
to explore options.
– Committee recommends a moratorium on opting In/Out until
January 2008 so committee can focus on resources for the faculty.
– The committee reviewed data of Gordon Rule courses and the
success of taking ENC1101 prior. The data showed no conclusive
outcome in favor of making ENC1101 a pre-requisite.
Gordon Rule Committee Summary
May 2007 Meeting
– Formal recommendation for the ECO2013 course was sent to the
Business discipline with a cc to the Academic Deans
– Discussion of questionnaire for faculty using Gordon Rule
– Developed a list of potential sources of support.
• Peer Reviews
• CTD
•Virtual trainings
• Survey
• Webpage
• Writing centers/labs
• Writing assignments
• Outside consultants
• Campus meetings
• Criterion Software
• Department Chairs
• Conference Day session
• Student to student peer
reviews
• Helpful Hints summary
• Discipline conveners
• Faculty mentoring
•Mini workshops – new
faculty orientation
Gordon Rule Committee Summary
May 2007 Meeting Cont.
– Begin to collect writing assignments and anchor
papers
• Sub-committee formed to manage
Gordon Rule Committee Summary
June, September & October 2007 Meetings
– Questionnaire firmed up and completed
– Feedback received from Joanne Bashford
– Questionnaire was sent out through institutional
research
– Results were provided to the committee
Gordon Rule Committee Summary
November 2007 Meeting
– Survey Results discussed
• 33% feel the rubric did not help in identifying elements of college level writing
• 27% have not reviewed the rubric with their students and 33% have not explained the
rubric
• 40% feel the rubric does not meet the needs of their discipline
• 66% feel the Gordon Rule requirement did not change the way they taught their course(s)
• 55% of faculty have not made changes in their grading policy to include the new
requirement
– Requested Support
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69% of faculty feel on-line workshops would be helpful
66% like face-to-face trainings
73% would like sample papers to use as a guide
76% would like a workshop on holistic grading
– Discussion of revising the survey for the future, due to some inconsistencies and
possible misunderstandings.
– Discussion of the creation of focused groups:
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Training – conference day
Resources – writing center
Technology
Curriculum
Gordon Rule Committee Summary
December 2007 Meeting
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Flush out details on recommendations:
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Training options:
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Dept. Chairpersons to supervise adjuncts.
Writing centers:
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Changes or assistance to students
Committees Administrative resources:
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Live chats through Angel
Criterion
Curriculum:
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Make faculty more aware of this recourse
Make students more aware of this resource
Recommend that resources for writing centers be increased (i.e.: funding/staff)
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Conference day
Face to face
Online/chat
Request for sample papers
Report to Provost:
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Communicate our findings to the Provost
Gordon Rule Committee Summary
January 2008 Meeting
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Committee report out – discussion on what to
include
Set up Dean’s meetings with
Discussion of resources available on each
campus
Issue with Gordon Rule designation on Degree
Audit
Gordon Rule Committee Summary
February, April, May, June Meetings
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ECO2013 – discussed the revisiting of opting
out.
Reporting out – what to include and details
Collection of all campus available resources
Data reports on possibility of ENC as a prerequisite
Dean’s meetings with Gordon Rule committee
members
Gordon Rule Committee Summary
Formal Recommendations – Goals for support
– Additional Training via Web and CTD classes
• Adjuncts would get paid for Gordon Rule workshops and Criterion
workshops
• Retreat by discipline for training
– Web environment with Gordon Rule information and resources
available to faculty and staff – maintained regularly
– Make faculty and students Aware of all current writing resources
– ENC1101 – as a pre-requisite for Gordon Rule courses
– Use of Criterion software College wide by faculty and students
– Writing Centers should be properly staffed and prepared to support
Gordon Rule Faculty and students.