fyc-81607

8/16/07
 * FYC Committee**
 * Minutes from Shelley's Memory**
 * 1) Eddie Webb announced the interdisciplinary Native Studies Certificate program that he has been working on with other folks and departments the past couple of years. He mentioned that he both has, and is continuing to develop, special sections of ENG101, 102, and 071.
 * 2) 2007-8 Agenda Items
 * Department Strategic Planning (based on our Agenda)
 * **Action item**: Shelley develop a draft based on Agenda items and post to a wiki so that we can all work on it
 * FYC Program Assessment—we'll be working on developing a rubric to then work through the submissions from the spring 2007 pre-pilot. We'll then prepare to roll out a full pilot for spring 2008.
 * **Action item**: anyone who did not submit their pre-pilot eng102 portfolio cover letters, please do so!
 * Courses-in-a-Box for Adjunct Instructors—now that part-time faculty are allowed to use any textbook that a full time faculty member is using, we are asking that full time faculty members volunteer to develop detailed course materials to share with adjuncts. (suggested materials: syllabi, major writing assignment prompts, activity prompts, lesson plans, grading rubrics, weekly guidelines/notes, etc.)
 * **Action item**: Shelley send out email to everyone asking for volunteers to carefully collect and document your courses this semester so that we can share the "boxes" with adjuncts during the next couple of years.
 * Writing Certificate (not to be confused with a Creative Writing Certificate)—we want to look at the development of a writing certificate program that we will probably first "market" to vocational programs (as opposed to transfer students).
 * Pedagogy Discussions in Department Meetings—we want to suggest that the first 20 minutes of department meetings be dedicated to pedagogical discussion. We hope that faculty members would offer to present something (5-10 minutes) that the department can then talk about.
 * Class Size Caps—We want to be available to support Jeff in any campus or district discussions about course size.
 * **Action item**: Anyone who knows "those" articles that talk about how/why small course sizes better facilitate the learning of writing (preferably based on empirical studies), send the citation to Jeff!
 * 1) Committee Name—since we will be working on the Writing Certificate…Shelley proposed that we might want to call ourselves the Writing Committee (again, not to conflict with the Creative Writing Committee).

1st & 3rd Wednesdays @ 12 noon, in the EO Lounge
 * Fall 2007 Schedule of Meetings**
 * 9/5/07
 * 9/19/07
 * 10/3/07
 * 10/170/07
 * 11/7/07
 * 11/21/07 (before Thanksgiving weekend)
 * 12/5/07