Curriculum Committee Minutes
November 2,2015
Members
- Jarrod Hanson
- Heather Johnson
- Joni Dunlap
- Nancy Shanklin
- Scott Schaefle
- Christina Gillanders
Staff
- Shakira Anderson – Recorder
- Hilary Bruce
I. GENERAL BUSINESS & REVIEW/DISCUSSION:
Course updates for the 2016 – 2017 Academic Catalog. Course proposals due to the committee for review by program:
- CLDE: 4
- EDHD and HDFR: 8
- INTE: 1
- LCRT: 4
- SPED: 1
Curriculum Committee members will reach out to program leaders regarding courses that need reviewing before they can be offered for the fall 2016 semester.
II. COURSE PROPOSAL/REVISION REQUEST:
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[row_column]Pending[/row_column]
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EDFN 5260/7260-Education Advocacy
- Course will be a concentration area option for the Critical Pedagogy MA, EdD and PhD students.
- Also a course option for the Teacher Leadership Certificate
- Syllabus needs updating and brought back to the committee for review:
- Edit syllabus for typos and clarity.
- Use syllabus template for SEHD policies and procedures.
- Trim down course description expectations for the catalog to 40 words.
- Consistency in assignment expectation for online postings, Friday or Saturday for the initial post?
- More Clarity in the Advocacy Action Plan & Analysis and Field Advocacy Reflection.
- Clarify participation and discussion points, the assignments do not appear to have measurable outcomes.
- Explain differentation; are EdD students required to do differentiated work?
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[row_column]Suzanne Arnold[/row_column]
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[row_column]Approved[/row_column]
[row_column]Early Literacy Certificate Online – Title Change
- Update title to Early Literacy Certificate.
- When the certificate was first approved, it was offered only online.
- Removing Online from the title allows for courses to be offered in different formats (i.e. face-to-face, hybrid or online).
[/row_column][row_column]Sherry Taylor[/row_column]
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III. GRADUATE FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
V. OTHER ITEMS/UPDATES: