For Information

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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

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8888 UNIVERSITY DRIVE

http://www.sfu.ca/biology/ ?

BURNABY, BRITISH COLUMBIA

CANADA V5A 1S6

Telephone: (604) 2914475

Fax: (604) 291-3496

25/04/05

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Alison Watt

University Secretariat

Office of the President

SFU

Dear Alison,

Please find attached, a copy of the SCUTL Annual Report for 2004-5. I can attend the May

Senate meeting to answer questions regarding the report if that is necessary.

Sincerely,

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Bernard D. Roitberg

Professor

Chair, SCUlL

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(604) 291-3585, 291-4512

http://www.sfu.cal —roitberg

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Senate Committee on University Teaching and Learning (SCUTL)

Report to Senate (August 2004-April 2005)

Submitted by

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Dr. Bernard Roitberg, Chair & Professor, Biology Department & Dr. David Kaufman, 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:

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Meetings

SCUTL met seven times on a monthly basis between August, 2004-April, 2005

Guests

The following individuals met with SCUTL during this period:

IVisitor

Date

Topic

Bill Krane, Associate,

Aug. 18, 2004

Learning Technologies

VP Academic

Coordinating Committee (LTCC)

Report Consultation

Christine Kurbis,

Jan. 17, 2005

Consultation re: Symposium on

John Moore, LIDC

Innovative Teaching

Jon Driver, Dean, Graduate

Feb. 21, 2005

Discussion on graduate student

Studies

supervision

Amrit Mundy, MA

Mar. 14, 2005

Discussion on evaluation of

Candidate & Coop Grad

teaching forms

Student, LIDC

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Highlights of Activities Completed (2004-05)

This was a busy year for SCUTL, providing advice and feedback to a variety of individuals and groups.

These are listed below:

1.

Provided initial consultation followed by written feedback on the Learning Technologies

Coordinating Committee (LTCC) report.

2.

Revised the SCUTL Terms of Reference; Chair met with Vice-President Academic; and

submitted to Senate for approval.

3.

Reviewed policy for course outlines and submitted a generic course outline; the outline was

subsequently submitted to SCUS.

4.

Participated in a demonstration of the course redesign workshop given by Cheryl Amundsen

(SCUTL member), and provided feedback.

5.

Did further analysis on Faculty Survey in collaboration with Academic Relations.

6.

Provided feedback to the LIDC Annual Report.

7.

Analyzed and provided a written response to the Student Learning Support Services Task Force

on their report.

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8.

Initiated survey of grading policy to Departmental Chairs and School Directors.

9.

Discussed issues related to graduate student supervision, including: research supervision,

teaching assistant training, and evaluation of graduate courses.

10.

Provided consultation on the theme of the SFU 2005 Annual Symposium on innovative

Teaching. Helped define the theme of "Rethinking Teaching and Curriculum".

11.

Several committee members attended curriculum initiative workshops and reported back to

SCUTL.

12.

Initiated development of new Teaching Evaluation protocols including review of existing

standardized forms. Dr. Carl Schwarz, Chair of Statistics and Actuarial Science has joined this

initiative.

13.

Provided feedback on the LIDC/eLINC merger and subsequent strategic plan.

14.

Reviewed the 2004 Draft Academic Resources Year End Report.

Activities to be Undertaken (2005-06)

Based on its discussions during the past academic year, SCUTL will engage in the following activities

in the 2005-06 academic year:

1.

Create a standardized (and flexible) teaching evaluation questionnaire and process.

2.

Interpret the results from the SFU Faculty Survey and provide recommendations for action.

3.

Provide continuing consultation on the Curriculum Implementation process.

4.

Provide input into the design of the 2006 Symposium on Innovative Teaching.

5.

Develop a proactive approach to nominating faculty and assisting them to prepare their teaching

file for submission, e.g., Excellence in Teaching Award at SFU, 3M Award in Canada.

6.

Provide input on the final draft of the LIDC Strategic Plan.

7.

Prepare a report of the survey of Chairs/Directors on grading policies.

8.

Look into and publicize what teaching resources are available to faculty.

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Standing (Reporting Category B)

Membership in 2004-05

Conditions

Term

Date

Name

members

Chair. Elected

of SCUTLby

years

2

1,2005

May 31,

Bernard Roitberg

Years

3

IMay

12007

31,

Ted Kirkpatrick

3

zMay 31,

Nicole (Nicky)

years 2005

Didicher

3

'May 31,

Anne

Elected by Senate

years 12007

MacDonald

3

!May 31,

Cheryl

years

2006

Amundsen

years

3

IMay3i,

12005

Charmaine Dean

3

years

12005

Bernard Roitberg

Elected by Senate

1 year

1May 31,

12005

:Titus Gregory

! May 31,

1 year

2005

Marie Krbavac

(voting)

Secretary, Ex-officio

David Kaufman

Ex-officio (voting)

Tim Rahilly

Members

Faculty Member of SCUTL

Faculty Member (Applied

Sciences)

Faculty Member (Arts)

Faculty Member (Business

Admin)

Faculty Member (Education)

Faculty Member (Health

Sciences)

Faculty Member (Science)

Undergraduate Student

Graduate Student

Director, Learning and

Instructional Development Centre

Acting Director, Student

Academic Resources

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Terms of Reference:

2.1.

To

To

review

provide

periodically,

advice on matters

and provide

pertaining

advice

to Learning

on, grading

Outcomes

practices

and

and

Prior

standards

Learning

in the

Assessment.Faculties.

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3.

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

in use in the University.

4.

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.

5.

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.

6.

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

learning environments.

7.

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.

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