Curriculum Committee Minutes 11/04/24

Curriculum Committee Minutes

Date: November 4, 2024

Members:

  • Jorge Chavez – co chair
  • Ester de Jong
  • Troyann Gentile
  • Andrea Laser – co chair
  • Julia Mahfouz
  • Dane Stickney

Staff:

  • Shakira Anderson
  • Shannon Hagerman (CPE)
  1. GENERAL BUSINESS & REVIEW/DISCUSSIONS: Work with the tech team to add the syllabus checklist as part of the course proposal form.
  2. COURSE PROPOSAL/REVISION REQUESTS:

Status                     Item(s)                                                 Presenter

 

Approved          SPSY 5900 Revision                                  Bryn Harris

  • Updating title to: Identity, Power, and Privilege in Educational and Mental Health Contexts
  • Class will now be a 1st year class, modifying the class to include more foundational content, and less practitioner focused.
  • Approved by the SEHD curriculum committee, the University Curriculum Committee (UCC) has final approval.

 

Approved         EDFN 7500                                       Robin Brandehoff

  • Title: Critical Race Theory for Justice, Equity, and Diverse Identities
    • 8-week course for students in the JEDI EdD concentration.
    • Course is a spin-off of CLDE 7310, which focuses on Latine populations.
    • EDFN 7500 will have a JEDI lens with a wider focus for students.
    • CLDE 7310 may still be offered for the other PhD/EdD concentrations.
  • Approved by the SEHD curriculum committee, the UCC has final approval.

 

Pending       EDHD-BA Education & Learning Science   Jung-In Kim

  • LDFS 4600/6600 & LDFS 4750/6750
    • Clarify differentiation between MA and UG courses.
    • Think about assignments that are more field based for UG students.
    • Check for more recent readings.
    • Find different media for learning, Ted Talks, webinars.
    • Will be offered as a special topics course in spring 2025 to allow time to work on the syllabus.