QEP Team Meeting
Minutes
9/5/2012
Attended (via SPOC): David Monroe, Ashley Caron, Tim Godcharles, Janice Thiel
Next meetings: October 3, November 7, December 5, 11:30-12:30
All College Day presentations – Janice followed-up with Matt about his. Janice will consider presenting, for example about how accreditation relates to areas in the College, using Fifth-Year Interim Report as an outline “Why are we here?”
Topics:
I) Assessment
A) QEP Impact Report
1) First draft was presented/discussed at QEC Meeting on 8/31/12
2) Areas to complete
(a) Instructional Portfolio samples
(b) Use of student performance data
(c) Determine SSI data placement and update
(d) Student activities piece
3) Second draft will be presented/discussed at QEC Meeting Friday,
November 2, 1:00-3:00 p.m.
4) Draft for external reviewers due in Content Management System (CMS) by November 16.
B) Critical Thinking Assessment Test
1) Vet Tech CATs – Ashley will forward to Tennessee Tech as soon as she writes session report.
C) Assessment Rubric for Critical Thinking (ARC)
1) Fall administration
(a) ARC was discussed at the Ethics faculty meeting on 8/16/12
(b) Dave notified selected PHI 1600 Ethics faculty
(c) Scoring workshop – Friday, November 9, 2012, 8:00-5:00 p.m.,
EpiCenter - 1-324 (2 registrants)
(d) Dave will follow-up with selected faculty to determine how they plan to submit their students’ papers.
(e) Janice will send reminder to SPC faculty about registering to attend.
(f) Order lunch from the Wave
D) SACS Working Group
1) Next meetings are scheduled for:
(a) Wednesday, September 26, 3:30-4:30
(b) Wednesday, October 10, 3:30-4:30
II) Student Success
A) Classroom Activities
B) Rubrics
C) ePortfolio
D) Student Activities
1) Great Debate 2012
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(a) Ashley has compiled notes, and will write a report from the audience poll and student survey.
2) Student Life & Leadership
(a) Janice will send copies of the survey to campus coordinators to encourage use.
3) Opportunities to collect data
(a)
“Demystifying the Constitutional Amendments” panel discussion –
October 3, 2012, 6:00-8:00 p.m., Seminole Campus Digitorium.
Dave spoke with Susan Demers about this. Ashley will follow-up with David Klement next week. Dave is planning to attend the event. Ashley and Dave will work on crafting an assessment.
(b) “What was I thinking?” weekly workshop series September 4 through November 6, Seminole Campus. Janice met with Sheree
Greer on 8/22/12.
Sheree created an introductory handout, and is working on a student survey.
(c) Other Ideas
(i) Gibbs Political Science Club, and Eatz, the SPC Culinary
Club downtown – Terrance Aschenge
(ii) SGA Executive Board – Stephanie Henningsen
(iii) Sustainability Net Impact Club – Lynn Grinnell
III) Professional Development
A) Quality Enhancement Committee (QEC)
1) Meeting held 8/31/12
2) Next meeting: November 2, 1:00-3:00 p.m., EpiCenter - 1-324
(a) Agenda: Review QEP Impact Report
3) The QEC will probably not meet in the spring, pending external reviewers feedback on the QEP Impact Report.
B) Critical Thinking Institutes
1) 2012 Fall Critical Thinking Institute
(a) Friday, October 5, 2012 (Gerald Nosich is unable to attend.)
(b) Seminole Campus – Digitorium
(c) Janice met with Lillien Tunceren, David Monroe, Andrea Kelly,
Eric Carver, and Jennifer Haber on 8/15/12 to begin planning opening session.
(d) David, Andrea, Eric, and Jennifer will each also conduct sessions during both break-outs.
(e) Break-out sessions are also expected from Critical Thinking Grant recipients – Joseph Smith, Sheree Greer, and Julie Rawa – and also Sue Blanchard who lead the book study “Making Thinking
Visible.”
(f) Agenda
(i) 8:30-9:00 – Morning Munchies
(ii) 9:00-9:15 – Welcome – Lynda Womer, Li-Lee
(iii) 9:15-9:45 – Wheel…of…Thinking!! – Eric, Jennifer,
Andrea, Dave
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(iv) 9:45-10:00 – Wrap-Up/Break Out Session Overview –
Janice
(v) 10:00-10:10 – Break
(vi) 10:10-11:00 – Break-Out Session 1
(vii) 11:00-11:10 – Break
(viii) 11:10-12:00 – Break-Out Session 2
(ix) 12:00-1:00 – Lunch on your own
(x) 1:00-4:00 – WITS Learning Event – Developing Critical
Thinking Activities Using Reusable Learning Objects
(g) Janice will draft a B&W article and also send an email reminder to register.
C) Faculty Champions
1) Survey for Faculty – Ashley presented a draft to the QEC and is updating based on feedback. Ashley will present to Provost/Deans Council on
Thursday, September 13, 3:00 p.m., EpiCenter - 2-429.
2) CETL-CT Bridge
(a) CETL Critical Thinking Grants call for applications has gone out.
(b) A draft of the classroom poster incorporating Paul-Elder framework and SPC CT definition has been forwarded to Linda
Elder.
D) Academic Roundtables
IV) Critical Thinking Resources
A) Gateway Website
B)
RLO’s
1) Janice met with Tim and Karen Fritch on 8/22/12 to discuss the WITS
Learning Event “Developing Critical Thinking Activities Using
Reusable Learning Objects” that The Instructional Design
Technologists will present on Friday, October 5. The morning session will be held at the EpiCenter, and the afternoon will be held at the
Seminole Campus.
C) Instructional Portfolios
1) Humanities, Public Safety, HIM, Math, Business, and Computer/Info Tech portfolios are complete. Janice will continue to follow-up with Sign
Language and Social & Behavioral Sciences.
2) Epilogue (Reflection) Proposal; Janice will check on stipend for faculty
(a) In reviewing your original instructional portfolio, how have you modified or improved your initial method(s) for cultivating critical thinking in your students?
(b) What were some obstacles or challenges, and how did you (do you plan to) overcome them?
(c) Summarize what you are doing to help your students be better thinkers.
(d) Describe how you know what you’re doing is working. How are you assessing your students’ critical thinking? Provide data, examples, samples, etc.
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(e) What is your action plan, moving forward, particularly how to improve methods and also to promote best practice among your colleagues?
D) Critical Thinking Resource Centers
1) The updated link that Shannon Chamberlain provided requires a login, so
Janice has asked Matt will look into providing a one-click link.
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