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HLC Criterion 3 Meeting Notes

January 26, 2004

            The HLC Criterion 3 Subcommittee met January 26, 2004.  In attendance were Mike Mitchell, Chair; Liz O’Brien; Dana Fladhammer; Joy Fitzpatrick; Pam Rogers; Kristin Anderson; Marian Gibney; Lily Kang; Kory Merkel; Vaswati Ghosh; Geof Eroe; Ofelia Canez; John Arle; and Don Richardson. 

                The meeting began with Mike distributing copies of pp. 5.2-1, 5.2-2, 3.1-4, 3.2-8, 3.2-9, 3.2-10, 3.2-11, and 3.2-12.  This was to be a work session, but Mike informed the members that we have been requested to prepare an outline of the way our chapter will be presented in the final report; thus, the writer can assemble a table of contents.  Using p. 3.1-4 which details Criterion Three, Student Learning and Effective Teaching, the members set out to detail the necessary elements in the chapter, organized by core components. 

            There was a very free-flowing discussion which while the result of brainstorming produced some very positive suggestions.  It was proposed that the chapter being with an overview statement followed by a statement of 3a’s core component (abridged).  This was to be followed by a statement of student learning outcomes.  Then would come focus on the campus, program, and course level.  Included would be the history and the approach to incorporating assessment.  At the course level would be the description (what, why, how) followed by measurement; highlighting of best practices; and future plans (including identifying shortcomings and detailing the process for assessment).  It was also proposed that the goals could be included in an appendix.

            One method or organizing could be chronological:  past, present, future.  Or the report could begin with current practices and then revisit the past.  The follow-up to the last self-study could be used to organize the historical perspective.  The last criticisms of the NCA site visit report and our institutional response could be used for this. 

            The future section could include the individual sub-committee reports or the overall perspective as perceived more globally by self-study final writer. 

            Questions for Nancy Matte:  Will you include a global statement on the future?  How much repetition should we include in our report?  Will each sub-committee deal with the “future,” or will you address this globally?

            The organization of our chapter, thus, will resemble the following:

            Overview statement

            3a            Statement of core component (abridged)

                        Bullet points of evidence

I.                    Course

II.                 Program

III.               Institutional

Under each of the Roman numerals above,

a.       What we do

b.      Why we do it

c.       Best practices

d.      Future—identify shortcomings

The a,b,c,d structure above to be used as a template for all 31, 3b, 3c, and 3d.

            3b            Teachers

                                    Professional development (see items 6, 4, 2, 7 [p. 3.1-4])

                                    Evaluate teaching and recognizing excellence (3)

                                    Support services

                                                Resource development (5)

                                                Support faculty development (3.c1 covered here)

                                    Curriculum development (1)

                                    Other

3c            Student services (effective learning environment) for our diverse population

                        Processes

                                    Advising students

                                    Technologies

                                    Assessment results leading to improvements

            3d            Effective learning resources

                                    Budget

                                    Technologies

                                    Availability and usage

                                    Cross reference to criterion 5 (?)

            Where will we refer to the history?  Could it be included in the appendix, thus requiring only one section of the report?

            Each section, 3a, 3b, 3c, and 3d, should offer Best Practices followed by Opportunities for Improvement in each section.

            Then at the end there should be a summary statement.

            The next meeting is scheduled for Monday, February 23, 2004 in the library multi-purpose room.

Respectfully,

Don Richardson