Minutes of the Committee on Teaching & Learning
for September 28, 2001

Present: Lynn Carlson, Jerry Greenfield, Laura Gellott, Penny Lyter, Fay Akindes. Excused: Mary Power, Skelly Warren
Guests: Bill Blanchard, Al Crist

The meeting started at 1 p.m.

Minutes to the last meeting were approved.

Lynn Carlson was introduced as the academic staff member of the committee, replacing Jane Pinnow who recently resigned.

Announcements

Jerry circulated information on the 2002-'03 UW Teaching Scholars Program. He also announced an OPID-sponsored faculty workshop on formative assessment on November 9 in Madison. There is an October 19 deadline for nominating participants.

New Business

Al Crist, vice-chancellor for enrollment retention, and Bill Blanchard, director of institutional research and assessment services, joined the committee to discuss ideas for improving the success of first-year students.

Al shared information on two upcoming conferences: The "E" Generation in New Orleans in October and AAHE's Learning in Context conference next March in Chicago.

The committee discussed ideas for a mini-conference to be held on Friday, Nov. 16, 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Galbraith Room. The program would consist of introduction of research data on freshmen (national and Parkside data), a presentation by Bill Blanchard, small group discussions addressing the implications on teaching/learning/advising, followed by a large-group discussion. Information from the mini-conference would be circulated on a Website for subsequent use by faculty.

Conference proceedings would also inform a subsequent mini-conference in spring (Friday, March 1) and, finally, the Third Annual Conference on Teaching/Learning on Friday, May 10.

Laura Gellott volunteered to apply for an OPID conference grant for the Third Annual Conference on Teaching/Learning.

Next meeting to be determined via email. Meeting adjourned at 2 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,
Fay Yokomizo Akindes