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HLC Criterion 3 Meeting Notes

March 10, 2004

            The HLC Criterion 3 Subcommittee met February 23, 2004.  In attendance were Mike Mitchell, Chair;  Joy Fitzpatrick; Kristin Anderson; Lily Kang; John Arle; Liz O’Brien; Ofelia Canez; and Don Richardson. 

                Mike began the meeting by distributing a rough draft outline for the HLC final report and for Criterion 3—Student Learning and Effective Teaching--which was drafted by Nancy Matte and Patricia Zaccardo.  The purposes of this template outline are to get the subcommittees thinking in parallel and to produce a structure which will be easy for a reader to follow.

            Mike also welcomed Adriana Loera, NCA secretary for chair meetings, etc.  Adriana is a full-time resource person who will be housed in HC3, the Resource Room; all hard copy documents will be located in HC3 also.

            The members agreed to spend the time brainstorming about resources useful for demonstrating compliance with criterion 3b, “The organization values and supports effective teaching.”

            Using the Examples of Evidence (or bullet points), the members came up with the following:

• “Qualified faculty determine curricular content and strategies for instruction.

“curricular content”—Curriculum committee, dean Tadano and faculty

                                    Instructional councils

                                    Advisory councils

                                    Policies for curriculum development and changes—Don to provide web link  http://www.dist.maricopa.edu/academic/curric/cphb/

            current practice—Faculty and Dept. chairs—Curric. Committee and Ics

            “strategies for instruction”—What is the NCA definition of “qualified faculty”?  Mike to confer with Dean Tadano on this.

            Methods, delivery

                        LTD

                        Dept Chairs

                        Deans (classroom observations)

                        Student surveys

                        Ocotillo

                        MCLI              [These are correlative, support services only]

                                    No campus organization is devoted to this

                                    Department oversight?  Department chairs, specifically.  Department initiatives to modify or improve methods or delivery of instruction.

                                    Are faculty making their own decisions?

• The organization supports professional development designed to facilitate teaching suited to varied learning environments.

LTD—Summers projects, grants, etc.

MCLI

Ocotillo—faculty driven

Professional growth

District sponsored training/education opportunities

International education exchanges (fellowships:  China, Mexico, Australia,

Netherlands)

                        Sabbaticals

                        District Awareness initiatives

Innovation of the Year

Tuition Reinbursement

NOTE:             Reassigned (released) time for faculty—ubiquitous.  Faculty reassigned to DSSC for administrative projects.

• The organization evaluates teaching and recognizes effective teaching.

FEP

Distinguished Teacher of the Year

Department chair—includes in-class evaluations

Student evaluations

NISOD awards

Marketing campaign

Presidential bulletins

Innovation of the year

• The organization produces services to support improved pedagogies.

Learning communities

Tools/supplemental materials, re: infusing technology

Library resources

• The organization demonstrates openness to innovative practices that enhance learning.

Creative Pathways—Learning M & G

Diversity

LTD

Ocotillo

Flexibility of content delivery

Practice of various teaching style

Online courses

NFO—be risk takers

Support for new classes/software

Renewal program

Days of learning/Day of learning for adjuncts

Tuition waivers for MCCCD classes

Hybrid classes

Web CT

“No seating”

Express classes, Late Start classes, OE/OE

Creative Scheduling

CTE

http://www.dist.maricopa.edu/training/

http://www.dist.maricopa.edu/eod/

• The organization supports faculty in keeping abreast of the research on teaching and learning, and of technological advances that can positively affect student learning and the delivery of instruction.

Technological advances

Opportunity for workshops/seminars

$ for travel—conference fees, registrations

sabbaticals

$ for journals, newsletters

$ tech equipment/software

Library products support

Research and purchasing supplies

Budget

• Faculty members actively participate in professional organizations relevant to the disciplines they teach.

Current resumes

FEP reports

Professional growth/conference registrations

$ for district memberships in professional organizations

Travel support

Conferences/workshops/seminars

Faculty convocation

Day of learning

Conversation & cuisine

NOTE:  Faculty includes both residential and adjunct

3b could be a listing of relevant items with examples archived in the resource center.  Maybe it does not need to be text based.  We could list all seven bullets with the points of evidence beneath them.

            Members agreed that the next meeting will focus on 3c after assigning responsibilities for gathering evidence for 3b. 

            The next meetings are scheduled for April 5, April 19, and May 5.  The committee goal is to conclude brainstorming this semester.

Respectfully submitted,

Don Richardson