Meeting & Agendas

Many of our adjuncts still need assistance n improving their instructional capabilities. Reed mentioned that very few of the full-time faculty teams have visited classes. Special recognition was given to Kimberly Perkins for visiting and reporting on several adjunct faculty members. Jay mentioned that he was helped by team teaching with a full-time faculty member and by visint classes to observe. Action taken: Develop videos to be reviewed by faculty for teaching techniques. Invite adjuncts to your classroom. Action Assigned to: Sheila Ammons and various other faculty members.

The Taskforce should meet each month. Action taken: Meeting dates were agreed to as follows: November 18, 2011; January 27, 2012; February 24, 2012; March 23, 2012; April 27, 2012. No meeing in October and December 2011 and May 2012. Dates are flexible and jubject to change. Action Assigned to: Reed Peoples and Katy Gott.

Several faculty members want the ability to change the homework, alter dates, and eliminate the pretest. The major concern expressed by Tracie Nobles is that there should be a minimum amount of homework that will accomplished the learning objectives approved by the Taskforce. Action Taken: The Taskforce agreed that faculty shall maintain the minimum homework established by the taskforce but will have the ability to add additional homework and change the assigned grading to each problem. Tracie should set up a master course to be copied. It was also agreed upon that LaTasha Roberts will be assigned to each adjunct faculty blackboard to assist and monitor the establishment of the minimum homework assignments. Action Assigned to: Tracie Nobles and LaTasha Roberts.

The Klooster and Allen General Ledger on Cengage created problems in the setting up procedures. Problems exist in the accuracy in the assignments. Cengage sent disk in order for us to return to the stand alone ledger system that did not have the problems. Action Taken: The stand alone general ledger will be loaded on each lab on the various campuses. Action Assigned To: Reed Peoples and LaTasha Roberts

: Reed Peoples stated that a Master Syllabus must be developed for each course October 14, 2011 and downloadable to the new CurricUNET system. Action Taken: Brian Voss agree to collect all of the syllabi and post to the web by October 14, 2011 Action Assigned To: Brian Voss

Tracie recommended that the Saturday training sessions to include technology and active learning strategies instead of how to teach a particular subject. Action Taken: Tracie Nobles will develop an agenda for training to be presented in November. Action Assigned To: Tracie Nobles

Book orders are due by September 30, 2011 Action Taken: All faculty will submit book orders to Katie by September 30th. Action Assigned to: Katy Gott

All faculty should review the Spring and Summer schedules for accuracy and course selection. Action Taken: All faculty will review the schedules and make recommended changes to Katie Gott Action Assigned To: Reed Peoples and Katy Gott

: Only one faculty member will be allowed take one trip in Accounting or multiple faculty can go to the TSCPA Educators Seminar. Action Taken: Faculty will notify Katie if they wish to attend the TSCPA Educators Seminar Action Assigned to: Katie Gott

All portfolios need to be reviewed for accuracy and completion.. Action Taken: Develop a checklist that could be used for reviewing all portfolios Action Assigned to: Reed Peoples