ARTS and SCIENCES IE GOALS 2002 – 2003

Distance Education Initiatives Increase distance education offerings Extend online tutoring service to all students Implement online advising for college transfer students Develop online study guide for the Psychological Service Bureau test

Distance Education Initiatives Continued Form subcommittees to improve student evaluation forms Compare and track student performance in traditional and non- traditional courses Provide training for education students to work on PRAXIS I

Offerings in College Transfer Courses NumberCourse Title ACA 090Study Skills ACA 111College Student Success ART 214Portfolio and Resume ART 262 Photography II ART 271Computer Art II COM 111Voice and Diction I DRA 130Acting I DRA 140Stagecraft I DRA 260Directing ENG 111AExpository Writing Lab New Courses

New Courses… Prefix & Number Course Title ENG 132Introduction to Drama ENG 133Introduction to the Novel HUM 115Critical Thinking HUM 161Advanced Film Studies MUS 131Chorus I MUS 132Chorus II MUS 135Jazz Ensemble I MUS 136Jazz Ensemble II

New Courses…. Prefix & NumberCourse Title MUS 141Ensemble I MUS 142Ensemble II MUS 151Class Music I MUS 152Class Music II PED 147Soccer

Deleted Courses 1.AST 111/111A—Descriptive Astronomy/Descriptive Astronomy Lab 2.ENG 115—Oral Communication 3.GEL 111—Introductory Geology 4.PED 152—Swimming-Beginning 5.PED 166—Sailing-Beginning 6.PED 167—Sailing-Intermediate 7.POL 130—State and Local Government 8.PSY 255—Intro to Exceptionality

Provide/Identify More Faculty Development Opportunities Require new distance education faculty to take the online course Provide more training in the use of SmartCarts Encourage more faculty involvement in on- campus activities Help new part-time instructors: –Course development –English Department Handbook –Developmental English and Reading Handbook Develop a teaching unit on plagiarism for instructors outside the English Department Start research for the TRIO grant

Explore Ways to Improve Retention Develop a Learning Community Continue to track NCs and WPs –Compare last year’s “NCs” to future “NCs” –Find out what happens to students Extend Supplemental Instruction Introduce Accelerated Learning Groups Obtain College Reading and Learning Association Certification

Summary SI Continued…

Explore Ways to Improve Retention Introduce Accelerated Learning Groups Obtain College Reading and Learning Association Certification Develop a Learning Community Continue to track NCs and WPs –Compare last year’s “NCs” to future “NCs” –Find out what happens to students Extend Supplemental Instruction

The Customer is Always Right ? ?… By The Learning Lab