Minutes of previous meeting approved.

Potential Concepts for SCEs

Members of the task force were presented a list of potential concepts from
which to derive specific SCE questions.  The goal was not to create specific
questions for the SCE.  Rather, it was to identify concepts associated with
good teaching and then to create questions based on those concepts.

Members reviewed the list and decided in favor of using the following concepts:

• Time Management.

• Starts and ends class on time? Follows course objectives? Etc.?

• Perhaps change wording…

• Concern whether unrealistic student expectations (expecting
  immediate responses to emails, etc.) might skew results.

• Communication Skills.

• Encouragement and Involvement of Students.

• Learning Activities and Assessment.

• Does this mean/include accommodating diverse learning styles? 
  If so, problem is that certain courses require specific skills that
  may not fit with certain styles.

• Ask if students learn anything?  Ask if expectations of faculty
  clear?

• Encourages Student-Faculty Communications.

• Does this fall under communication skills? Involvement/
  encouragement?

• Gives Timely Feedback.

• Changed from “prompt” to timely

•  Communicates (High?) Expectations.

Members voted against using the following:

• Openness/Fairness

• How to define fairness? Open to other points of view?

• Concern whether student that receives lower grade might accuse
  faculty of being “unfair”?

• Perhaps alter wording?

• Subsume under involvement and encouragement of students.

• Develops Collaborative Environment.

• Overly restrictive; violates academic freedom; faculty may not
  be familiar enough with collaborative learning techniques to use
  them effectively.

• Encourages Active Learning.

• Concerns similar to “Develops Collaborative Environment.”

• Emphasizes Time on Task

• Addressed elsewhere.

• Accepts Diverse Learning Styles.

• Addressed elsewhere. (See “Learning Activities and Assessment”
  above.)

“Straw Man” Arguments

Members agreed to draft suggestions on SCEs administration (Howard Erdman),
interpretation (Jim Bowen), use (Craig Steenberg), and misuse (Chris Riggs).