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Assessment of Student
Learning University of Minnesota,
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DATE: Friday, February 16, 2007
SUBJECT: Assessment of Student Learning Committee Minutes
PRESENT: Jim Togeas (Chair), Donna Chollett, Mark Fohl, Nancy
Helsper, Nathan Swanson, Pu Lum Kim, and Dave Loewi
ABSENT: Therese Buchmiller, Paul Myers, Matt Senior, Fang Du,
and Minh Vo
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The meeting began at 8:05 AM
in the Prairie Lounge.
ASLC Minutes
Togeas asked for
corrections/additions/deletions or approval of the ASLC Minutes dated December
5, 2006, minutes unanimously approved.
Discipline Assessment
Activities
Togeas reported that during
the past two months he has talked with many colleagues about discipline
assessment; Togeas distributed the Discipline assessment activities report he
prepared. Togeas summarized the
assessment activities of several disciplines in each of the four divisions.
Elementary Education.
- Togeas noted Elementary Education discipline has a lot
of assessment data and he will meet with G. Rudney next week to discuss how to
use the information for the assessment report.
Humanities
- Togeas said he attended a meeting of discipline
coordinators and explained the needed information for the assessment
report. He reviewed the assessment
activities of several disciplines; noting we have rich assessment information
from the Humanities Division.
Social Sciences
- Togeas summarized meetings he had with disciplines and
summarized assessment activities of disciplines.
Science &
Mathematics
- Togeas summarized assessment activities of several
disciplines in Science and Mathematics
Togeas said we have a lot of
information for meeting our goals (course, major, general education) in the
report. He asked if there were any
concerns in what we were doing.
Helsper commented that she was concerned that faculty are assessing the
course (what they want out of the course), not the goals of the major. A member asked if each discipline has
gone through a process to articulate what the goals are of each discipline,
major, and the information needed for the accreditation report.
Helsper distributed an
excerpt from Faculty Consultative Committee (1/18/06) in regards to seven
Undergraduate Student Learning Outcomes for the Twin Cities campus. Helsper read the statement
- encourages the coordinate campuses to review and
consider the adoption and implementation of these undergraduate learning
outcomes for their campuses, as well.
Helsper asked if we could
work with the Twin Cities; noting she felt it is a good idea to discuss it and
get on board with the TC. Togeas
pointed out that this would need to go to Assembly for adoption.
NCA Report
Togeas discussed the format
of the NCA report. He said it
would be a two-part report. The first part would be a summary major-by-major of
assessment activities (one – two pages each), making the first part
twenty-five to fifty pages in length.
The second part of the report (appended to the report) would consist of
discipline assessment reports received.
Helsper suggested including the CIRP, NSSE, and General Education
reports as campus level assessment.
Members discussed inviting the
discipline coordinator and assessment person to discuss the NCA report. Members agreed to hold a forum, to
inform the discipline coordinator or assessment person of assessment
expectations for the NCA report. Discussion followed.
- Discussed locations (Science 1020, Cow Palace, or
Moccasin Flower room)
- Helsper would show the Assessment Plans on Web –
this would make more of an impression on how to do the reports.
- Togeas and Helsper will discuss/write the invitation,
but it was noted the memo should come from the Interim Dean
- The meeting should be set up after the last class of
the day.
The meeting adjourned at 8:50
AM.
Submitted by:
Linda Pederson