April 25, 2007

8:00 a.m.
Livingston Lord Library 120D

Present: Jean Sando, chair; Ellen Brisch, Tim Decker, Ellen Hill, Mike McCord,
Margaret Sankey, Brian Smith

Absent: Rajiv Kalra, Stacy Voeller (sabbatical)

Minutes: Moved by Hill, seconded by Decker to approve the April 18, 2007, minutes. The motion was approved unanimously.

Fall Work Day Planning: Discussion ensued regarding materials for the Advance Packet, the format for the day, work group instructions, what the faculty will be expected to accomplish, and supplies.

Advance Packet:

• Agenda
• Competency Area Student Competencies
• Approved Dragon Core Course List
• Rubrics developed by the IPESL Grant Groups
• DC 4-7 Student Competency Cross Walk
• Description of sample assessment strategies

Work Group Instructions:

• Options for assessment are open
• Consider using the rubric format/process
• Consider whether a short explanation or the actual assignment be included with the submitted artifacts and which Student Competency the assignment addresses

Work Group Assignment:

• Discuss assessment strategies that will be useful to the faculty
• Discuss the barriers to assessment of some types of artifacts
• Discuss the challenges of assessing across disciplines
• Develop a list of assessment strategies with pros and cons for each strategy and present a recommended list to DCAC

Supplies:

• Easels and large flip charts
• DCAC member to serve as facilitator
• Post-It Notes
• Pens

It was suggested that two 2-hour meetings during Orientation Week should be scheduled for the Work Groups to meet. Discussion was held on whether students should be made aware that their assignments are being assessed for Dragon Core. 

Foundation Four Work Groups: Sando stated that she would present assessment results at Mathematics, English, Communication Studies, and Corrick Center department meetings. A meeting for faculty teaching Critical and Multicultural Thinking courses will be scheduled during Orientation Week to present the CMT assessment results.

It was suggested the committee hold an open forum on Dragon Core Assessment on the fall non-instruction day.

The meeting adjourned at 8:45 a.m. 
 

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