Instruction Team Meeting

Attendees: Joan, Carol, Ruby, Evan, Wade, Jill, Lonna, Peggy, Fran

Excused: Art

• As May Arise - Joan announced that she had heard Dave Eisler rave enthusiastically about an FYE session that Fran had done.

• 2010 and FYE   - Carol is still working on revising

• Systems Issues: Chris wants to know when PC's crash in classrooms. John is looking into getting Lanskool and hopefully new overhead will be installed in room 31 in the next couple of weeks. Fran will not schedule anything in else in room 31 from October 21 to 26, if possible.

2. Discussion

• Untangling the Web - the following ideas/plans for Spring semester schedule included:

  • John Lamborn is interested in doing one on disabilities issues and another with Kathryn McKay on gay and Lesbian resources

  • Brad Davis in resources for small business and entrepreneurship

  • Angelica Pagel on Art History and museums

  • Jill on TV and radio, could include downloading MP3, listening to music

  • Jill and another Allied health faculty on consumer health

  • Wade on archaeology

  • Judy Elsley on Shakespeare

  • Someone from Botany on Gardening

  • Al Harris on retirement planning

  Carol will follow up and see who is available and will ask for assistance from individual team members as needed

• Other general sessions for faculty/staff for Spring

  • Carol will organize an informal session for New faculty and another on getting connected at home for later in the semester

  • Team will look into organizing a session for WSU staff for spring semester. Lonna has agreed to chair a subcommittee to plan this. Fran has agreed to assist and I think Peggy will too, as she has time, according to her new schedule. Anyone else is invited to join, just let Lonna know. They may feel free to ask any of us to help in any way.

• Instruction Planning Assumptions  and planning process

  We discussed each of the planning assumptions. After a lengthy discussion, Carol's interpretation of the assumptions that were accepted by the team include the following:

  1. The need/demand for subject specific and general instruction (English 2010 - FYE, etc.) will continue to increase. Meeting this need is a priority.

  2. Internal and external use of the library classrooms will increase. Private funding will be sought to create an additional classroom.

  3. Enrollment growth in LS2210 - Internet Navigator - will more than double, requiring additional proctors.

  4. An Online section of LS2201 - Library Skills, Resources... will be developed. The possibility of developing an online sections of  HU1115 - Humanities on the Internet , and the possibility of developing a face to face version of the Internet Navigator will be assessed.

  5. For-credit courses currently offered will continue to be offered. The number of sections offered will be demand-driven.

  6. Few new for-credit courses will be developed. There will need to be significant demand and enrollment for any new course developed.

  7.  Library instruction  will be provide for distance learners

  8. Using technology effectively to enhance instruction will continue to be emphasized.

  9. All library instruction will be systematically assessed, including the use  of standardized evaluation forms as needed.

  10. Library Instruction team will continue to be involved in in library and off campus professional development activities to continually improve teaching effectiveness and student learning

  11. Subject Bibliographers will  remain involved in general instruction at approximately 8 to 10 hours a year. Professional staff will continue to assist with general instruction.

  12. Instruction team will remain active in the activities and leadership of the Web Team

  13. The Instruction team activities will support the activities and planning for subject specific instruction in cooperation with the Collection Management team

  14. The Instruction team will work with reference to coordinate reference/instruction activities and human resource planning

• Please let Carol know if you feel any of the wording needs to be changed to better reflect your understanding of the discussion and team's vision

• As may arise - Jill mentioned she noticed a comment in the friends minutes about cooperative instruction with Ogden Public Library. Instruction team is happy to cooperate as (and if) Friends plans develop.

Faculty Issues

• 2000/2001 Draft Teaching Schedule/instruction needs - Carol received some input from faculty, a new draft schedule will be sent out next week

• Student end of course evaluation form - comments and suggestions on form were made (and have been redistributed, 10/15 version, with comments from students on form)

• Instruction Staffing needs - Carol distributed a very rough draft of a possible job description for reference/instruction personnel that she had discussed with Wade. There was a long discussion. In summary, support was expressed both for a full time evening/weekend reference/instruction professional staff and for a 9 month reference/instruction faculty member (as the reference/instruction support included in Ruby's previous faculty position has been lost). Joan said this will be decided in Library Council.

• Web Team update - Web Team is still working on Home page redesign.

• Information Literacy Competencies Exam Subcommittee - Carol would always like additional questions to add....

Please send corrections or additions to Carol    
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