Faculty Meeting Agenda - January 30, 2009

1. January 30, 2009

2. 1. Welcome – Kevin Kelly 2. Approval of the Minutes of the September 5, 2008 Faculty Meeting – Kevin Kelly 3. Introduction of New Faculty and Staff 4. Dean’s Office Report to the Faculty 5. Reports of Standing Committees A. *Curriculum Committee – Carole Pistole, Chair I. Action Item – Approval of New Courses EDCI 59300, Introductory Secondary Transition to Teaching Seminar EDCI 59400, Concluding Secondary Transition to Teaching Seminar II. Action Item – Proposed New Admission Requirement B. Faculty Affairs Committee – Susan Britsch 6. New Business A. **Strategic Plan White Papers I. Discovery to Delivery – Lynn Bryan and Helen Patrick, Co-Chairs II. Launching Tomorrow’s Leaders – Teresa Doughty and Tim Newby, Co-Chairs III. Meeting Global Challenges/Engagement – Jean Peterson and John Staver, Co Chairs B. Reports of Offices and COE Related Entities – see attachments Adjournment * Action Items MEETING OF THE FACULTY OF THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION January 30, 2009 Stewart Center Room 202, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

3. Welcome! Kevin Kelly, Interim Dean

4. Approval of Minutes

5. Introductions Dean's Area

6. Heather Steele • Profile: • Degrees Held/Universities Attended: • Illinois Institute of Art – Schaumburg ; Bachelor’s Degree in Game Art & Design • Recent Professional Experience: • Secretary at the Tippecanoe County Courthouse – Election Board & Voter Registration • Hobbies/Interests: • Loves to digital paint in her free time as well as build 3d character models • Hopelessly addicted to video games Receptionist/Secretary Dean’s Office

7. Sensen Li • Profile: • Degrees Held/Universities Attended: • Master of Science in Education, Educational Technology, Purdue University, 2007-present • Bachelor of Education, Educational Technology, Tianjin Foreign Studies University, 2003-2007 • Recent Professional Experience: • EDCI 270 Teaching Assistant, Educational Technology Program, Purdue University, Aug. 2007-Dec.2008 • Computer instructor, PALS program, Purdue University, Jun, 2008-Jul, 2008 • Areas of Scholarly Interest: • E-learning • Instructional Design • Learning Management System • Hobbies/Interests: • Sensen is the member of: SALT (Society for Applied Learning Technology); EDUCAUSE; Virtual AECT in Secondlife E-Portfolio Coordinator Office of Information Technology

8. Dean's Office Report

9. Kevin Kelly Interim Dean

10. U. S. News & World Report Update

11. Student Selectivity

12. Research Activity

13. 89% increase in research expenditure due to: Improved reporting procedures (approved by Rab Mukerjea) Greater faculty success in acquiring external funds Higher number of COE faculty participating in external funding Student selectivity and research expenditure data represent 48% of 2009 total score

14. Looking Ahead

15. Reports of Standing Committees

16. Reports of Standing Committees • Curriculum Committee Report - Carole Pistole, Chair • Action Item - Approval of new courses EDCI 59300 EDCI 59400 • Action Item – Proposed New Admission Requirement

17. Reports of Standing Committees Faculty Affairs Committee ReportSusan Britsch, Chair

18. New Business

19. New Business Strategic Plan Update Sidney Moon, Chair Tiger Team, Co-Chairs http://www.education.purdue.edu/sp

20. Discovery with Delivery Tiger Team Co-chairs: Lynn Bryan, Helen Patrick Members: Nadine Dolby, Jillian Gates, Jennifer Jeffries, Nancy Pelaez, Sydney Zentall

21. Tiger Team’s Task • Align the COE’s Discovery goal(s)with Purdue University’s Discovery goal. • Recommend strategies and actions for the COE to achieve its (& the University’s) Discovery goals(s).

22. Goal #1: Create a College-wide system in which all faculty members are research-focused • Strategies • Develop a workload policy in which all faculty members are identified as research faculty. • Align promotion & tenure policies and procedures to reflect research orientation of all faculty. • Align merit policies & procedures to reflect research orientation of all faculty. • Action steps • Provide increased college & departmental support for discovery. • Hire additional clinical faculty, so faculty teaching loads are reduced to 3 courses per year, & no faculty member teaches more than 1 undergraduate course per year. • Hire additional mid-career Associate & Full professors with proven research records. • Departmental and college review of P&T & merit procedures.

23. Goal #2: Increase COE national & international reputation, so national ranking is consistent with benchmark universities  • Strategies • Increase infrastructure support for faculty research. • Increase incentives and recognition for faculty. • Increase quality of accepted graduate applicants & have funding available for graduate students. •  Action Steps • Establish an Office of Educational Research, under the Associate Dean for Research • Hire a full-time grant writer, fund professional editing for proposals. • Hire a grant administrator. • Provide increased support for graduate students. • Establish a system of incentives & rewards for faculty demonstrating excellence in research. • College-wide review of quality (e.g., GREs, grades) of incoming accepted graduate students. • Increase start-up funding to equal that provided by benchmark institutions. • Provide research semesters for faculty (not same as sabbatical).

24. Goal #3: Create a culture that nurtures research excellence & opportunities for increased interdisciplinary research • Strategies • Reduce teaching loads. • Reduce time spent on administrative tasks & in meetings. • Increase time spent by faculty on internal conversations, presentations, etc. about research. • Action steps • Review departmental & college meeting & retreat agenda; eliminate announcements, updates-- items that can be distributed via e-mail. • Institute regular presentations of research & conversations about research in departmental & college meetings. • Hire additional staff to work on necessary reviews (e.g., SPA). • Create monthly research off-campus lunches for small groups. • Invite faculty from other colleges at Purdue and from other universities to present research at weekly research seminars to foster collaboration.

25. Launching Tomorrow’s Leaders Tiger Team: Teresa Doughty & Tim Newby, Co-Chairs Lynette Flagge, Amanda Guieb, Dorothy Hill, Carole Pistole, George Rogers

26. Goal 1: Recruit “high caliber” students • Increase admission requirements for all incoming students. • Undergraduate: Beginning in 2012, require each incoming first year student to have successfully completed the equivalent of the Indiana Core 40 with Academic Honors high school diploma; • Masters: Increase minimum GRE scores required for admission into masters programs • Ph.D.: Increase minimum GRE scores required for admission to doctoral programs, require interviews for admission, require the inclusion of writing samples in application materials • Emphasize the STEM areas as a signature for the COE • Create a more formal honors program to add challenge for advanced undergraduate students • Collaborate with P-12 schools in enhancing “teacher cadet” programs • Increase graduate student recruitment efforts at state and national conferences • Increase masters program enrollment through the recruitment of high caliber local teachers

27. Goal 2: Increase student retention Proactive monitoring and counseling of all students during first 2 years within COE, counsel as needed to help retain those that struggle Incorporate cohort groups within early class experience Establish learning communities Greater use of service learning projects that involve cohort teams who work together Conduct annual masters and doctoral level student evaluations in order to monitor and provide regular feedback to students regarding their progress in the program of study.

28. Goal 3: Increase the quality of the overall student learning experience STRATEGIES FOR UNDERGRADUATES: Increased levels of STEM learning experiences Increased levels of service learning (e.g., required EPICS-type service learning participation) Greater levels of in-school experiences (TIP) More global experiences involving colleagues from other countries and cultures (e.g., required study abroad experiences) Increased caliber of the COE teacher education instructors (e.g., more with in-class teaching experience, enhanced English skills) Faculty exchange programs in order to diversify the classroom experience More learning experiences that require team efforts – where team members are not part of the Purdue culture More experiences where leadership skills are needed (e.g., team/project managers for developing learning materials) Development of a mentor program where in-service teachers come to campus, attend classes with their mentees, and work with the mentees in their own class school settings. Match cross course content to alleviate content overlap or include missing elements Create a formal honors program for a small cohort group of incoming students each year

29. Goal 4 : Increase learning experience quality cont. Strategies for Masters students: • Design online (elementary, special ed, secondary) certification and Masters programs that focus on in-service teachers – in particular focus on programs with a STEM emphasis • Create cohort groups for all online programs Strategies for Ph.D. students: • Increased required levels of research mentorship and production (publications and presentations) • Increase required levels of entrance requirements • Increase level of research assistantship money available • Require all PhD students to complete research mentor/internships • Create a solid, required set of foundational research courses for all graduate students

30. Jean Peterson & John Staver, co-chairs Linda Austin, Stephen David, Ed Eiler, JoAnn Phillion, Bill Walker Engagement:Meeting Global Challenges

31. Engagement COE Conceptualization . . . collaborative work . . . by mutually committed partners . . . to address issues of common interest. . . . simultaneously serves the needs of COE partners and invigorates the research, teaching, and service missions of the College. Tiger Team focus: broadening the definition of “community,” reexamining the PDS component, emphasizing greater mutuality in partnerships, considering ways to incorporate the concept of “globalization” into a vision for engagement.

32. Goal 1 Enhance perceptions of Purdue engagement with P-12 partners. Prioritize mutuality and bi-directionalitywhen developing engagement activities. Increase number and quality of engagement programs. Recognize and respect expertise in engagement partners, including in regard to international projects. Offer more professional-development opportunitiesfor area educators. Continue to provide transition-to-teachingopportunities. Replicate existing “embedded” projects.

33. Goal 2 Promote inclusivity and diversity. Dedicate research funding for non-statistical studies exploring and analyzing the experience of faculty and student international engagement. Involve teaching assistantsin study-abroad experiences. Encourage research components in study-abroadexperiences. Market the Global Studies minorand/or create a graduate-level certificate programrelated to international activity. Move beyond “counting”when examining international involvements. Incorporate qualitative methodsinto evaluation of engagement activity.

34. Goal 3 Develop educational leaders. Continue to encourage development of international distance-learningopportunities. Modelthe development of leadership in engagement. Develop venues for exchanging ideas, policies, and positions with outside entities. Encourage and reward scholarshiprelated to international engagement.

35. Goal 4 Develop engagement models. Develop models for integrating research, teaching, and service across disciplines. Develop a promotion/tenure modelrelated to engagement. Encourage scholarship focusing on modelsof engagement. Initiate engagement conferencesas venues for sharing models. Market COE expertise related to evaluationof education entities and their programs. Be a modelof engagement. Establish a centralized systemfor managing engagement data.

36. New Business Reports of Offices and COE Related Entities