Bristol Community College OATSS Resource Blog

Based on the final General Education Report approved in May of 2008. See final-gen-ed-report-may-1-2008. The following was decided:

*During the Implementation Phase, it was decided that OATSS would approve the addition of existing courses to the General Education Competency Course List. It was also requested that after OATSS initial approval, it would be sent to the CWCC for  approval before being sent to the Vice President for Academic Affairs for final approval.

If you have not submitted the infusion plans for your program, please so before March 6. The forms are available at the “Forms” link off this page and in Public Folders. To see samples, scross down to the “Pages” section on this blog and click on “Infusion Plans. We will be adding to this list.

There still seems to be some confusion about what the infusion plan is designed to do and how to fill out the forms. We’ve added a new page to this blog called “Infusion Plans.” As we receive sample plans, we’ll post the documents to this page.

Remember, this is a work in progress. The goal is to have a form filled out for each competency that each program has said they would infuse as part of their general education program revisions.

The forms are available under the “Forms” link — and the goal is to enter the course prefix and number at the top (where it says “Enter Course Here”), and then identify where the competency will be covered by using the assessment key (E=Exam, I=Internship, L=Lab Assignment, O=Oral Presentation, P=Paper, PO=Portfolio). You can also add to this key as you see fit.

Once we begin planning course student learning outcomes and how they are assessed, program directors and faculty will revisit and finalize their infusion plans.

Please submit your draft infusion plans to OATSS via your representative or Division Dean by February 6, 2009. Thanks for your cooperation.

Thanks to those who were able to attend our training session on Monday — and special appreciation to the presenters: Debra Grossman-Garber and Bob Shea.

Here’s the curriculum mapping worksheet:

curriculum_map_worksheet

If you did not receive a copy of the PowerPoint, contact Elaine. The file is 5MB so is too large to post.

Debra and Bob also shared their email addresses for those with questions:

dgrossman-garber@ribghe.edu

grossman.garber@gmail.com

bshea@uri.edu

Thanks and watch for more exciting training opportunities!

Based on the suggestions of the CWCC and our discussion at the last meeting, the following process of submitting course additions is suggested. We can officially approve it at our next meeting, or amend it if necessary.

In order to save paper and to ensure adequate sharing of information, please send ONE signed copy of the OATSS General Education Proposal Form to Cindy Janson and also send the form electronically to Cindy and to me. These will be accepted on an ongoing basis, but we will make sure that they are circulated to faculty and OATSS Committee members in advance of the voting meetings.

When do you want to meet in the Spring Semester? We’re trying to identify the best time for the most people. (Committee members only should vote. Sorry!)

Click here to let us know your preferences.

At the OATSS meeting on Friday, November 21, a discussion ensued about the terms we should use at BCC. This was a follow up to some of the conversations at the November 17 training session. Based on these, I revised the OATSS Terms — but welcome your suggestions. We need to come to consensus on this so that we can distribute the final version of the OATSS Handbook on December 5.

Click on the links below to see the new and old versions:

revised-oatss-terms

terms-original-draft

Feel free to add your comments to this blog or email them to me.

Thanks,
Mike

We are finalizing the OATSS Handbook and would like you comments and suggestions. Please include the page number and any other information that will help us improve this resource. You can also email me or make corrections in red and send me the printed copy.

If you don’t have a copy of the draft version, click here: oatss-handbook-draft-2

Thanks,

Mike

Thanks for visting the BCC OATSS Blog. It is intended to be a place to share resources, ask questions, get updates, and provide information. Enjoy!