CommitteeonAcademicDevelopment
Monday,March22,2010
3:15pm
Present:ReuvainZahavy,MaryAnnRosa,MelanieSehman,UrszulaGolebiewska,KarenSteele,TedRosen
Excused:EileenWhite
I.ApprovalofMinutesfromDecember16,2009meeting
A.Unanimousapproval
II.ResultsoftheSurveyontheFacultyEvaluationFormtoChairpersons
A.Rosa(chair)distributedacompilationoftheresponsesreceivedsofar;notallchairsresponded
B.Discussion/interpretationofthesurveyresponses 1.Manychairstendedtowardtheprevious,narrative‐drivenforms
2.Needresponsesfromallthechairsforthesurveytobeofuse
a.Rosa(chair)willcontactremainingdepartmentchairpersonsforresponsesand
possiblyincludeanareafor“suggestions”
3.Discussedthepossibilityandfeasibilityofgettinginputfromsomeorallfaculty
4.Discussedthefutureofonlineevaluationsandtheimplicationsthatcouldhaveonthe
FacultyEvaluationform,inthewayofweightedquestions
C.DiscussionofmodificationsorimprovementsthatcouldbemadetothecurrentFaculty
Evaulationform
1.Re‐wordtheinstructionsforopen‐endedquestionstobemoredirect
a.“Pleaseanswerthesequestionshonestlyandfully”
2.Omitopen‐endedquestion#1andre‐word#2
a.“Wouldyourecommendthisinstructortoafriend.Why?”
3.Moveopen‐endedquestionstothebeginningoftheform
a.Itisunclearifthiswouldhaveanimpact
4.Possiblyconvertsomeratedquestionstoopen‐endedquestions(#6,8,9)
a.Aconcernregardingthiswaskeepingtheevaluationbrief
5.ConvertsomeratedquestionstoYes/No/Sometimes
a.Simplifyingtheresponsechoicesmaymakefillingoutanaccurateevaluation
easierforstudentsforwhomEnglishisasecondlanguage,i.e.many.
III.OnlineSurveys
A.Tableduntilnextmeeting
IV.ContinuingDiscussionoftheCommittee’sCharges
A.Muchoverlapwithothercommittees/departmentintheExistingCharge,especiallyasregards
ElectivePrograms
B.Charge“a”willberevisedtoread:“Arrangeforthepresentationoflectures,seminars,
workshops,andexhibitstopromoteacademicdevelopmentoffacultyandstudents.”
1.Significantdiscussiononexactlywhomthecommitteeismeanttoservedirectly,faculty
orstudents.
2.Couldbemoreinvolvedinfacultyprograms
C.Proposalforcommitteetitlechangewillbeincluded;changefrom“Academic
Development/ElectiveAcademicPrograms”to“AcademicDevelopment”,toreflectthechangein
charges
D.Partofthecommittee’sfutureagendawillbetoworkmorecloselywithCETL
1.Rosa(chair)willcontactMegTarafdarinCETLregardingattendingournextmeeting
2.Rosensuggestedco‐sponsoringaneventwithCETLeachyear
3.Steelesuggestedworkingonacademicdevelopmentasitappliestocornerstonecourses
E.RosenwillmakethechangesdiscussedandsendtoEmilyTaioftheSteeringCommittee
V.Possibilityofa“Fishbowl”Event
A.Tableduntilnextmeeting
Meetingadjourned4:55pm