College Committee - ARTS

Details

Date
2007-02-12
Time
Location
Agenda
3:30-5, 105 Brown

Agenda:
Approval of Meeting Minutes
Course Re-Design - Guests Randy Smith, Ed Adelson, Alexis Collier
Curricular Requests below
Notes

Present: Harned, Tupman, Florman, Proctor, Mercerhill, Mockabee, Ward, Thompson, Fox, Palazzi, Gill

 

  1. Minutes from Jan 8 approved (1 abstention)

 

  1. History of Art 330 - approved
    1. Effort to correct loss of student enrollment. Honors students no longer took the course
    2. New syllabi will be submitted demonstrating the difference between the levels

 

  1. College of the Arts 730 & 755 - approved
    1. Removal of pre-reqs
    2. New syllabi will be submitted with minor changes

 

  1. Music 215.02 -  sent back
    1. Ensemble for non-majors
    2. Concern expressed over number since majors can take 215.01
    3. Grading can not only be based on attendance if preparation for rehearsals and participation are also noted

 

  1. Update on CCI items
    1. B.S. template presented to ASC Senate – vote will be Feb. 28

                                                               i.      Foreign Language requirement dropped to 103

    1. CCI voted to decrease minimum hours to BS degree to 181
    2. Cluster proposal should be available soon
    3. Insight Areas being discussed

 

  1. Video Arts Minor
    1. Draft reviewed
    2. Send any comments/corrections to Valarie as soon as possible

 

  1. Art 299 & 399 – approved
    1. Provides a way to monitor student portfolio review and to make note on student records to designate the pre-requisite
    2. Val will create a cover letter to be included with proposal

 

  1. Art H795 will be voted on via email

 

  1. Course re-design – guests Ed Adelson, Alexis Collier and Randy Smith
    1. OSU part of national level program funded through Pew Foundation to redesign introductory courses, Statistics 135 received grant to redesign course that is taught to 3000 students per year. Established learning outcomes and divided them into modules; students took learning style evaluation at beginning of course and complete each module at own pace; focus is now on smaller group work and technology than large lectures; lower drop out rates and higher success rates than previous course – has won national awards
    2. Courses across the country have redesigned their courses and are now available to serve as models
    3. Funding is being requested to allow other courses on campus to be redesigned
    4. Chosen course faculty would travel to other campuses to see how they redesigned similar courses
    5. Randy Smith on National Re-Design Alliance as board member
    6. Proposals will be solicited in the next few weeks
Department Course Title Type Latest Committee Latest Status
History of Art 330 American Art Change Request Completed
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Arts, College of the 730 Concept Development for Sequential Imaging Change Registrar's Office N/A
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Arts, College of the 755 Advanced Digital Cinematography Change Registrar's Office N/A
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Art 299 BA Portfolio Review New Registrar's Office N/A
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Art 399 BFA Portfolio Review New Registrar's Office N/A
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Music 215.02 First Year Orchestra New Registrar's Office N/A
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