Minutes of 2005 ABE Social Science Articulation Committee
March 18, 2005 Draft 2, with changes by Ron, Marina and Sandi
Present: Ron Smallwood, NLC; Lynda Sampson, CAP; Linda McMillan, Thompson; Dan
Hinman-Smith, North Island; Keith Germaine, Okanagan; Wayne Avery, VCC; Sandi
Lavallie, Northwest; Marina Tobin, CNC; Gord Buzzard, Malaspina; Noelle Hanuse, IIG.
1. College Reports:
Northern Lights: Significant loss of student numbers, two sections holding are Law
50 (provincial) and Socials 40 (advanced). New course proposed, combining poli sci,
political ideology and structure of Canadian government.
Capiliano: Report focused on Mt. Currie. Good student numbers, due to high
regional unemployment and prospect of 2010 Olympics. Working on a mixed mode
course to be developed and delivered at two campuses. Most students are First
Nations, but some other community students from Pemberton/Whistler now
appearing.
Thompson Rivers: Department now named “University Prep.” Numbers holding,
emphasis on Advanced Psych and a four part course that gives a brief overview of
several humanities – anthropology (cultural and physical), history, poli sci, and
economics.
North Island: Numbers down, but holding. Developing on-line history for BC
Campus.
Okanagan: Some Socials in Salmon Arm, but none at main campus. Student
numbers are really falling, as are prerequisite standards.
VCC: Overall, institutional numbers are holding, but ABE English and Humanities
lowest in 10 years. Sciences are holding, mostly due to premed training and dental
hygene.
Northwest: Numbers stable in programs.. Advanced Social Science is often taken for
credit towards the Adult Dogwood. Need to update Provincial Level Geography and
History. Judy Thompson is writing a provincial level online course for a First Nations
Studies course.
New Caledonia: Numbers still strong, esp in upper levels science and math.
Continuing to run social science courses, but no Intermediate last year, expects to run
it again this year.
Malaspina: Very little social science activity. Some discussion of idea of suggesting
wording recommending social science ABE courses in calendar, but no action taken
on that idea.
2. Provincial Level History Online Project – Dan Hinman-Smith
Discussion with Dan on ideas and approaches to the project. Group was very
appreciative of Dan’s presence, and his openness to accept suggestions. The course
will be widely used, and Dan is hoping to collect a range of ideas before he begins
setting outcomes and writing. Discussion on availability of resources discovered that
there is a very limited budget for the project, but that the project has major provincial
implications in the social sciences. A letter from the chair to the online consortium
(the OPDF and cc Barbara Bynczyk at the Min.) suggesting the project needs to be
open to receiving further resources was suggested. (See attachment)
3. Articulation of New Courses
1. The committee welcomed Noelle Hanuse from the Institute of Indigenous
Government’s All Nations’ Institute. Noelle was seeking approval for FNST
1200 - First Nations Studies 1200. As presented, the course seemed to lack the
required depth of study to fully qualify as a provincial level course, and there was
little apparent linking from the expected outcomes in the Articulation Guide to the
course content. However, Noelle was not the course author, and she agreed to
take the course back in order that the course author so the author will be able to
increase the apparent depth of study and to provide linkings to the stated
outcomes in the Guide. Once that is done, she intends to resubmit by e-mail.
2. Ron Smallwood from Northern Lights presented PSYC 050 – Introduction to
Psychology. The outline presented was seen to be generic in nature, and lacked
specific information about assignments, outcomes, and expectations. Given the
totally generic nature of the topic list, the committee felt it was unable to accept
the course as proposed. Ron asked for time to return to NLC and prepare a more
comprehensive outline that would better describe the course and its intent. He
will resubmit by e-mail.
3. Articulation of Online Courses
Members of the committee were unsure about the nature of articulation for online
courses…were they to be articulated as new courses, or were they to be covered under
the articulation already granted to the institutions who authored them, under existing
articulation of the course numbers? If the latter was true, were the courses so
changed by being delivered in an online format that they needed re-articulation? It
was clear the committee needed direction on this issue. As two of the committee
members are also representatives on the BC Campus ABE Committee they agreed to
take the discussion forward to the April 8 BC Campus ABE Committee meeting . The
discussion should also go to Steering Committee for a system–wide response.
Membership Changes
In each case, remove existing member, and substitute:
(Note that all italicized print is editorial and is not to appear in final text)
1. BCOU (Now part of Thompson. No longer represented as separate college)
2. North Island College
Dan Hinman-Smith
2300 Ryan Road
Courtenay, B.C. V9N 8N6
Tel: (250) 337-8518
Fax: (250) 334-5274
E-mail: dhinman@telus.net
3. Northern Lights College
Ron Smallwood
Box 860
Fort Nelson, B.C. V0C 1R0
Tel: (250) 774-2741
Fax: (250) 774-2750
E-mail: rsmallwd@nlc.bc.ca
4. Institute of Indigenous Government (new listing)
Noelle Hanuse
342 Water Street
Vancouver, B.C. V6B 1B6
Tel: (604) 602-9555
Fax: (604) 602-3400
E-mail: nhanuse@indigenous.ca
5.Vancouver Community College
John Patterson
King Edward Campus
1155 E. Broadway, Box 24620, Stn. F
Vancouver, B.C. V5N 5T9
Tel: (604) 871-7289
Fax: (604) 871-7100
E-mail: jpatterson@vcc.ca
5. Thompson Rivers University (replaces U/C Cariboo)
Linda McMillan
Box 3010
Kamloops, B.C. V2C 5N3
Tel: (250) 828-5317
Fax: (250) 371-5514
E-mail: lmcmillan@cariboo.bc.ca