1. Enhancing student learning by Improving students’ ability to think critically February 18, 2011

2. Agenda  QEP Overview/Highlights  Focus Activity  QEC Faculty Chair

4. 2011 Faculty Champions  Lynn Grinnell – College of Business  Nathan Heinze & Ron Greenwald – Computer and Information Technology  Bob Hudson & Greg Lewis – Engineering Technology  Shirley Collar – Health Information Management  TBD – Humanities & Fine Arts  Jim Rutledge & Carol Weideman – Mathematics  Carol Rasor – Public Safety Administration  Beth Carlson – Sign Language Interpretation  George Greenlee – Social & Behavioral Sciences

5. Initiatives Assessment Critical Thinking Resources Professional Development Student Success

8. Opening Keynote Address: Dr. Johnny Good

10. Focus Activity: What are your ideas? Keeping It Going Integration with CETL Assessment

11. QEC Faculty Chair The QEC Faculty Chair is a full time faculty member familiar with the QEP, who devotes approximately 4 hours per week outside of their regular hours, working on the critical thinking initiative. The primary responsibility of the Chair is to lead the QEC in providing oversight and strategic direction to the QEP Team. The Chair also works closely with the QEP Director, providing expertise in critical thinking to the Faculty Champions and professional development for faculty college-wide.

12. Candidates  Matthew Bodie Tarpon Springs Campus Librarian  David Monroe Ethics Faculty Member  What is your area of expertise in critical thinking, and based on the job description, please expound on the accomplishment you feel the QEP has made thus far and ideas you have for its future direction.

13. Enhancing student learning by Improving students’ ability to think critically