Meeting Date: 
October 17, 2017
Date: 
10/17/2017 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Location: 
109 Gilkey Hall
Event Description: 

A PDF of the agenda can be found here.

Agenda: 

Membership

Raven Chakerian, Chair ’18        World Languages & Cultures
Vipin Arora ’18                            College of Business
Cheridy Aduviri ’19                     College of Education
Nancy Allen ’19                           College of Agricultural Sciences
Marita Barth ’20                           Chemistry
Stephen Redfield ’20                    Electrical Engineering and Computer Science              

Student Members:

  • TBA (undergrad)
  • TBA (grad)

Ex-Officio Members:

  • Budgets & Fiscal Planning – TBA
  • Curriculum Council – TBA
  • Extended Campus – Lisa Templeton
  • Graduate Council – TBA
  • University Libraries – Stefanie Buck

Executive Committee Liaison – Jon Dorbolo                  

  • Introductions
  • Center for Teaching and Learning member?
  • Student members?

Standing Rules

The Online Education Committee considers and provides recommendations to the Faculty Senate on a wide range of philosophical and technical issues considered important to faculty and students related to the role of online and hybrid education in meeting the academic mission of Oregon State University.

The Committee consists of six Faculty, at least three of whom shall be from units or programs with existing or developing online and/or hybrid education courses, and two Students (preferably with online education experience), one of whom shall be a graduate student, ideally to provide a broad representation of academic disciplines. In addition, ex-officio members, non-voting shall include one representative from each of the following: Budgets and Fiscal Planning Committee, Curriculum Council, Graduate Council, The Valley Library, the Center for Teaching and Learning and the Associate Provost of OSU Extended Campus, or designee.

Goals for this year

  • Distribute survey
  • Survey results
    • “elections” website
    • Marita and E-campus Research Funds for analysis
    • Interest within committee?
  • Finish development of P & T guidelines for online faculty
    • Subcommittee? 
  • Finish development of online peer review guidelines
    • Subcommittee?
  • Increase opportunities for awards/recognition of online teachers/students
    • What awards already exist specifically for online faculty?
    • Do existing awards inadvertently exclude online faculty?
    • Brainstorm ways to recognize online faculty (beyond Ecampus awards)
  • Other goals/ideas?

Potential Committee Merge – from Bob Mason, President, Faculty Senate

  • Background and rationale
  • Discussion
  • Four potential committees to be merged: 
  1. Computing Resources Committee: Reviews and recommends policy concerning technology as used by faculty in instruction, research, and service on campus and off-campus. It assists in planning and advocating for the necessary technology to maximize student learning and enhance faculty research and service activities to OSU and the wider community. It acts to advise other committees and Information Services as well as providing leadership in adoption and effective use of computing for instruction, research, and service.
  1. Advancement of Teaching Committee: Formulates and evaluates statements of policy that influence the teaching process, including (1) teaching effectiveness and efficiency, (2) support, (3) dissemination of information, (4) encouragement of innovation and experimentation, and (5) appropriate recognition of good teaching. The Committee seeks information and opinions from students, faculty, and administrators in formulating statements of policy, and presents to the Faculty Senate recommendations and perspectives useful to that body in determining appropriate actions and positions to be taken in support of the advancement of teaching. In addition, the Committee shall serve in an advisory capacity to the L. L. Stewart Faculty Development Award, the Faculty Recognition and Awards Committee, or to other committees or individuals as designated, in the granting of awards in the field of teaching. The full committee shall participate in the review and recommendations relating to the L. L. Stewart Faculty Development Award. A member of the Committee shall participate in the selection of the Elizabeth P. Ritchie Distinguished Professor Award, the OSU Faculty Teaching Excellence Awards, the OSU Outreach and Engagement Award, and the Richard M. Bressler Senior Faculty Teaching Award.
  1. Library Committee: Advises the University Librarian in (1) meeting the learning, instruction, and resource needs of students, faculty and staff; (2) formulating library policies in relation to circulation, budgets, services, and development of resources for instruction and research; (3) interpreting the needs policies of the library to the University; and 4) identifying and addressing issues regarding scholarly communication (e.g. print and electronic journals and books)
  1. Online Education Committee: Considers and provides recommendations to the Faculty Senate on a wide range of philosophical and technical issues considered important to faculty and students related to the role of online and hybrid education in meeting the academic mission of Oregon State University.
  • Improved representation of online teaching faculty on other committees?

Other Agenda Items?