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MINUTES: Curriculum Committee Meeting 3-16-15

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Curriculum Committee Minutes

March 16, 2015

Members:

Joni Dunlap

Heather Johnson

Jarrod Hanson

Nancy Shanklin

Scott Schaefle

Staff:

Shakira Anderson – Recorder

Hilary Bruce

 

GENERAL BUSINESS & REVIEW/DISCUSSIONS:

Committee Chairs for April: Joni Dunlap and Jarrod Hanson

Curriculum meeting dates for the remainder of 2014-2015 academic year:

  • April 6th
  • April 20th
  • May 4th

COURSE PROPOSAL/REVISION REQUESTS:

Status                                     Proposal                                                        Requestor

Approved                                         INTE 4340/5340                                                            Brent Wilson

  • Learning with Digital Stories
  • Proposed syllabus updates
  • Under Course Policies & Procedures – “Assignments are to be turned in on their due dates” – May want to consider “on or before” their due dates.
  • The incomplete policy is missing the preface paragraph.
  • Consider updating the points total to over 100. This allows for more flexibility when grading.
  • Updated syllabus received 3/17

 

Pending                                             LCRT Name Changes                                                      Rich Argys

  • LCRT 3720 – Introduction to Writing Dev & Teaching
  • Add schedule of reading/course sessions or description of assignments to the syllabus
  • The disability statement is incorrect.
  • Please use the syllabus template on SEHD Impact for updates
  • LCRT 5720 – Writing Dev, Instruction & Assessment
  • The syllabus does not follow the template. Course objectives, course description, course schedule and grading scale are missing.
  • SEHD policies are missing (incomplete policy, honor code, and accommodation language)
  • Please use the syllabus template on SEHD Impact for revisions.
  • Revisions will need to go back to the curriculum committee for approval.

 

Approved                                          UEDU 4052/5052                                                          Nancy Shanklin

  • English and Social Studies Capstone
  • This is a reworking of the initial licensure Pedagogy II course offering as per the TELT team. The course is being broken down into different courses/sections for elementary, secondary STEM, and secondary English/LA & Social Studies.

 

GRADUATE FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:

All appointments approved

OTHER ITEMS/UPDATES

Course Updates:

  • HDFR 4930: Field Experience – Field Studies/Practicum courses need to have a course number between 4910-4919, updated course number is HDFR 4910.
  • SPED 5400: Seminar in Special Education – Course number will be changed to SPED 5401, effective fall 2015.
  • SPED 5000 will be cross listed course with SPED 4400, effective fall 2015.
  • TLED code is deactivated in ISIS. Courses with the TLED prefix will be changed to EDHD, effective summer 2015.