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College-wide Governance Meeting. November 20, 2013 – 12:45 PM Gateway A & B. Photo from: SUNY-ESF Facebook Page. AGENDA Opening Remarks/Announcements (Donaghy) Grading Policy (IQAS/Donaghy) Seamless Transfer ( Bongarten ) Open SUNY ( Spuches ). Announcements. Next President
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College-wide Governance Meeting November 20, 2013 – 12:45 PM Gateway A & B Photo from: SUNY-ESF Facebook Page
AGENDA • Opening Remarks/Announcements (Donaghy) • Grading Policy (IQAS/Donaghy) • Seamless Transfer (Bongarten) • Open SUNY (Spuches)
Announcements • Next President • Curriculum Committee
Curriculum Committee Report to Faculty Governance 11/20/2013
Announcements • Course Proposals • New form, streamlined, reduces redundancy, improves consideration of affected parties • New instructions and guidance • Communications • Website http://www.esf.edu/coc/ • Email: curriculum@esf.edu • Proposal Review • Staff review for completeness: Barbara Newman • Committee review for consistency with policy, appropriateness and impacts on resources, programs or units
Grading Policy Instructional Quality and Academic Standards Committee Shannon Farrell, EFB LindiQuackenbush, ERE and SCME Nasri Abdel-Aziz, FNRM Paul Caluwe, FCH and PBE Susan Dieterlen, LSA and ES JoAnne Ellis, Library Allison Oakes, GSA Bruce C. Bongarten, VPAA Mary Chandler, Registrar Scott S. Shannon, OIGS Kelley J. Donaghy, Acting Chair
Memorandum to Presidents (MTP) • April 30, 2013 • UFS Grade Change Resolution (4/11) • Power of SUNY Academic Excellence Transformation Team • Middle States Standards • Grading and Due Process Procedures for students • Review must be completed “prior to the conclusion of the Fall 2013 academic semester…”
Revision Process and Timeline • September 11, 2013 – OIGS provides Committee with a draft policy and procedures document • September through October– Committee meets and works through several drafts and refinements (Google docs and several in person meetings) • October 31, 2013 – Committee members touch base with their representative departments to gather feedback including Academic Council and Faculty Governance Executive Committee • November 8, 2013 – Committee compiles nine pages of feedback, spends next five days extensively reviewing and revising per feedback (met three times and Google Docs) • November 12, 2013 – Committee endorses the Grading Policy
Review of our Policy Missing Pieces per MTP I. Instructor Authority III. Grades must be based on learning outcomes VII. Requirement of a Course Syllabus • ALL credit-bearing courses X. Grade Changes
Other changes • III.B – special grades b. Incomplete (I) c. Missing Grades (NR) • Repeating Courses (R) • Course Withdrawal Periods Renamed • College withdrawal renamed De-enrollment
Other Changes (con’t) • V – Final Exam Period • Should not be given before exam week • Should be either (1) final exam or (2)submission/presentation of class project • Number of Exams required of a student in 1-day officially 2 exams • VI – Timeliness of Final Course Grade Reporting • Seven (7) to allow for suspension hearings
What is Seamless Transfer? • Seamless Transfer is an attempt by SUNY to facilitate student transfer among SUNY institutions without loss of credit. • To do so, each Bachelor’s program will have a defined Transfer Path • Comprised of 60-64 CH of lower-division courses • Which can be taken at any SUNY institution • And including 30 CH of General Education
What is Seamless Transfer? • Courses taken in the Transfer Path are guaranteed to transfer among SUNY institutions. • Students completing the full Transfer Path must be able to complete their Bachelor’s programs within two additional years • Bachelor’s programs may require no more 126 CH, unless a waiver is granted. • Transfer Paths equally to native as well as transfer students.
How Do ESF Programs Fit with Seamless Transfer? • Tentative Transfer Paths, identifying Foundation Courses, have been created by SUNY faculty committees. • SUNY has tentatively assigned Transfer Paths to most of our programs. • In cases of singular degree programs, i.e., FRM, we can suggest a list of Foundation Courses. • Seamless Transfer Audits have been completed for all ESF Bachelor’s Degree Programs.
How Do ESF Programs Fit with Seamless Transfer? • In some cases, good fits can be accomplished if reject the SUNY-assigned Transfer Path and create new ones. • Where the number of Foundation Courses is large, our programs can fit if Foundation Courses can be required as part of General Education.
What is the Process for Implementing Seamless Transfer? • SUNY is convening new faculty groups to review and amend the 1st generation Transfer Paths. • ESF faculty will be asked to participate. • The work of these groups is expected to be fast and furious, completed by the end of March. • We may request waivers from certain of the Seamless Transfer rules: • Waiver of 126 CH program cap • Request for unique Transfer Path • Other • Due date of waivers has been moved from January to May.
What is the Process for Implementing Seamless Transfer? • Any necessary modification of programs to fit Seamless Transfer should be completed by the end of September. • For implementation in Fall, 2015. • All of the above is subject to change.
The Open SUNY vision Open SUNYwill provide students with the nation’s leading online learning experience. Open SUNY will draw on the Power of SUNY and support campuses and faculty to: • Dramatically expandaccessto higher education • Raise completionrates • Prepare students for successin their lives and careers, and contribute to the economic success of New York State and beyond • Source: 2013 State of the University Address: College Is Worth It, January 15, 2013; Interim Report of the Chancellor’s Online Education Advisory Team, December 2012; SUNY Board Outlines Implementation of Open SUNY, March 19, 2013
The Open SUNY team is preparing to unveil Open SUNY to the world in January 2014 • Translate Open SUNY vision into detailed design • Jul – Sept 2013 • Prepare for January 2014 unveiling of Open SUNY • Oct 2013 – Jan 2014 • Prepare to launch Open SUNY at scale in September 2014 • Feb – Sept 2014 • Continue innovating and improving on Open SUNY • Oct 2014 and beyond • Select and onboard 4-6 distinctive existing online degrees that will be introduced as enhanced “Open SUNY-powered degrees” in January • Implement extensive student supports for students in Open SUNY-powered degrees, including 24/7 customer service, online academic tutoring, readiness assessment, and a personal student concierge • Design and launch a faculty center to facilitate a peer-to-peer faculty network promoting excellence in online education • Orchestrate communications campaign, both for inside SUNY and for potential students • Lay the groundwork for at-scale model to be launched in September 2014, including selection of additional high-needs Open SUNY-powered degree programs
Emerging view of Open SUNYinitiatives High-needsdisciplines SignatureSUNYprograms Prior learningassessment Credit-bearing third-party content Course supports Community building Generaleducation Skill development Competency-basedlearning Experientiallearning Open SUNY- powered offerings Workforcedevelopment Facultyprofessionaldevelopmentin online education Open SUNYLearningCommons Research & innovation Innovativelearningpractices Open SUNYInternational Skillremediation Academicinitiatives Faculty supports 24/7 service desk Open SUNY Institutionalpathways & readiness Affordable broadband for NYS Studentconcierge Campus and system-wideinitiatives andsupports IT enablers 24/7 service desk Student supports Open SUNY infrastructure Studentserviceshotline SUNY Identification& verification Onlineacademictutoring Monitoringand continuousimprovement Educationalresources Stakeholder engagement and commu- nications Policyarchitecture Universal sign-on Studentonlineexperience Potentialstudents Legal andcompliancepolicies Libraryand openeducationalresources Open- SUNY.edu navigator NY State Funders and partners Revenue andcost models Creditsand financialaid acrosscampuses Student computer program ePortfolio Onlinereadinessassessment Explorationcourse
Open SUNY milestones • January 2014 • Unveil Open SUNY to the world and showcase and demonstrate its core principles • In January, Open SUNY will be unveiled with… • 6 high-needs Open SUNY-powered degrees, with dedicated student concierges, guaranteed experiential learning, and dedicated course refresh teams • Website and online degree / course navigator • 24/7 hotline with service desk and online tutoring • Establishment of a formal SUNY-wide ecosystem for promoting excellence in online teaching and learning • 300 faculty and IDs designated to fill roles in faculty community • An announcement in anticipation of formal launch in September • September 2014 • Formally launch Open SUNY at scale • In September, Open SUNY will be formally launched with… • Expanded additional high-needs Open SUNY-powered degrees, with enhanced supports and guaranteed experiential learning • Degree ladders and consortia in high-needs areas • Expanded student supports, including additional concierges • A community college pilot for prior learning assessments • September 2015 and beyond • Improve and innovate on Open SUNY • After 2014, Open SUNY will keep improving and innovating with… • Fully online degree ladders for the top high needs disciplines for NYS • Open SUNY-powered offerings in skill remediation and workforce development • Clear interconnections with with major initiatives such as START-UP NY • Open educational resources • Student computer program • Additional pilots and eventual roll-outs of PLAs, third-party content, and competency-based learning • Open SUNY International