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S.07-79

Senate Committee on University Teaching and Learning (SCUTL)

Report to Senate (May 2006-May 2007)

(For Information)

Submitted by

Dr. Ted Kirkpatrick, Chair & Assistant Professor, Computer Science Department

& Dr. David Kaufman, Secretary & Director, LIDC

Membership and Terms of Reference

SCUTL is a standing committee of Senate. Its Membership and Terms of Reference are given in

Appendix I, which also is available at http://www.sfu.calsenate/SenateComms/SCUTL/index.html

Meetings

SCUTL met 9 times on a monthly basis between May, 2006 and May, 2007.

Guests

The following individuals met with SCUTL during this period:

Guest

Meeting Date

Topic

Jan Flagel

Sep, 2006

Contents of report from Student

Services

Mitchell Stoddard, Center

Nov, 2006

Services offered by CSD, future

for Students with

initiatives planned by Center.

Disabilities

Christine Kurbis,

Nov, 2006

Consultation on theme for 2007

Malgorzata Dubiel, Susan

Symposium on Innovative Teaching

Rhodes

Elaine Fairey

Jan, 2007

Services offered by Student

Learning Commons and summary

of 2006 results

Elizabeth Wallace

April, 2007

New SFU Teaching enhancement

program

Highlights of Activities Completed

This year, SCUTL provided advice and feedback to a variety of individuals and groups. These are

listed below:

Provided feedback to the Director, LIDC on the LIDC Annual Report.

Provided feedback to Sarah Dench re ongoing maintenance of curriculum reform.

Provided consultation on the theme of the SFU 2007 Annual Symposium on Innovative

Teaching. Helped define the theme of "Q courses".

Surveyed current Teaching Evaluation protocols at SFU. Report to be submitted to Vice

President, Academic in summer 2007.

Activities to be Undertaken

the coming year(2007-08)

After two years with Dr. Kirkpatrick as chair, the Committee has elected a new chair, Paul Neufeld,

and will have several new members in the next year. The plans for the coming year will be made by

the new committee in September of 2007.

Arthur Kirkpatrick

Chair, SCUTL

APPENDIX I

Senate Committee on University Teaching and Learning (SCUTL)

Standing (Reporting Category B)

Updated on 26 January 2007

Members

Conditions

Term

Expiry

Date

Name

Faculty Member of SCUTL

Faculty Member (Applied

Member (Arts and Social

years

2008

May 31,

Nicole (Nicky) Didicher

Faculty Member (Education)

Faculty Member (Science)

Undergraduate Student

Secretary, Ex-officio ?

(or designate)Learning

Terms of Reference:

1. To provide advice on matters pertaining to Learning Outcomes and Prior Learning Assessment.

• 2.

To review periodically, and provide advice on, grading practices and standards in the Faculties.

To provide advice and guidance on development and upgrading of teaching evaluation instruments

in use in the University.

To review periodically, and to provide advice on, the instructional development needs of faculty,

laboratory and sessional instructors and teaching assistants including teaching enhancement initiatives

and professional development.

To review and recommend learning support services for instructional staff including graduate

teaching and graduate training evaluation, as well as receive and comment on the annual reports of

various groups including: the Learning and Instructional Development Centre, the Centre for Online

and Distance Education, Academic Computing Services, and Student Academic Resources. Also to

review annual undergraduate surveys.

To provide advice on the efficacy of various teaching strategies in relation to changing teaching and

learning environments.

To consider such matters, related to teaching and learning, referred to the Committee by Senate and

its committees.

Quorum - 5 members

Reports to Senate annually in May.