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2000 CAO Institute Concurrent Sessions
(Formerly the Deans Institute)
The 28th Annual National Conference for Independent College
and University
National Study of Student Engagement
Learn about the National Study of Student Engagement (NSSE) which
is designed to obtain, on an annual basis, information from scores of
colleges and universities nationwide about their student participation
in programs and activities that institutions provide for their learning
and personal development. Survey items on The College Student Report represent
empirically confirmed “good practices” in undergraduate education. Institutions
will use their data to identify aspects of the
undergraduate experience inside and outside the classroom that
can be improved through changes in policies and practices more consistent
with good practices in undergraduate education. Judith Ouimet,
the NSSE Associate Project Director and Research Analyst, and a CAO from
an independent institution participating in the survey will lead this
session.
Basic Legal Issues for Chief Academic Officers at
Independent Colleges and Universities
This session will explore public versus independent higher education
legal issues, federal regulations, classroom issues, academic freedom,
risk management, and employment issues. The interactive session will be
led by an expert in higher education law,
who has 32 years ofexperience. Parker Young, Professor Emeritus
of Higher Education, the Institute of Higher Education, the University
of Georgia; author of The Yearbook of Higher Education Law and
recipient of The McGhehey Award for national leadership in the
field of education law.
Current Legal Issues on Independent Campuses
With a higher education law expert and colleagues, discuss legal
issues regarding student evaluation, clinical evaluation, internships,
distance learning, electronic media, academic integrity, educational malpractice,
sexual harassment, liability of CAOs, and risk management. Parker Young,
Professor Emeritus of Higher Education, the Institute of Higher Education,
the University of Georgia; author of The Yearbook of Higher Education
Law and recipient of The McGhehey Award for national leadership
in the field of education law.
Working with the College/University President
What are the responsibilities of the Chief Academic Officer in creating
a positive relationship with the president? Learn from the experiences
of CAOs who have worked with presidents at more than one institution.
Stephen H. Good, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Drury University.
Teacher Education Accreditation at Independent Colleges and Universities
Hear a progress report from the head of the Teacher Education
Accreditation Council and learn how the accreditation process is working
from the perspective of a campus dean who is completing the process.
Frank B. Murray, President, Teacher Education Accreditation Council.
The Future of Faculty Work
As a result of a three-year project to analyze faculty perceptions,
the Associated New American Colleges calls for a renewal of the compact
between faculty members and their institutions and proposes fresh solutions
for long-standing issues in faculty work and institutional relationships.
With support from The Pew Charitable Trusts and cognizant of external
challenges facing higher education, the project has sought to define a
faculty professional model attentive to needs in the faculty-institutional
relationship at various stages of the faculty career, effective integration
of governance and institutional service, opportunities for faculty workload
differentiation, and improvements in institutional recognition and rewards
for faculty contributions.
Jerry Greiner, Provost, Hamline University, and Linda A. McMillin,
Associate Professor of History, Susquehanna University, and ANAC Faculty
Workload Project Manager.
Accelerated Degree Programs
How can CAOs facilitate an accelerated degree program and maintain
the integrity of the program? For
accreditation purposes, what faculty and curricular issues need special
attention? How does the CAO manage the program for both quality and revenue
enhancement? Successes and failures in working with accelerated degree
programs will be discussed. Marna E. Boyle, Vice President for
Academic Affairs, Cardinal Stritch University, and James Lawrence,
Senior Vice President and Dean of the College, College of Santa Fe.
Technology Decisions for Campus Programs
How will technology impact the future of independent colleges
and universities? Learn about the decision of Buena Vista University to
become a wireless campus. Karen I. Halbersleben, Vice President
of Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty, Buena Vista University.
Delivering the Customer Experience
How can the customer service philosophy taught at the Disney Institute
improve independent colleges and universities? Learn how “Delivering the
Customer Experience: Keeping the Promise” works and how CAOs who participated
in this summer’s CIC/Disney Institute programs are moving toward applying
these ideas on campus. Craig Taylor, Director of Group Marketing
and Disney Institute Sales, Disney Institute.
Vision for Future Libraries
Academic librarians must re-define themselves and their libraries
in the context of the revolution in scholarly communication and the teaching
and learning environment. What are the implications for CAOs of these
changes? Speakers will outline new visions of the role of libraries and
librarians, challenging traditional concepts. To help CAOs understand
the key issues for libraries at independent institutions, the CAO
Institute will have a session on Vision for Future Libraries led
by Scottie Cochrane of Denison
University and Pat Suozzi of Saint
Michael's College.
General Education Assessment
General education assessment proves a greater challenge than assessing
the major for most institutions. The Dordt College assessment program
has served as a good model for other institutions. The program includes
a social challenge essay, written in the freshman year and again in the
senior year. Reviewers of these essays look for indicators of growth and
development over the years such as critical thinking. Faculty surveys,
alumni surveys, exit interviews, videotaped interviews, and department
assessment are also part of the process. To learn more about the assessment
process, consult the Dordt web site at www.dordt.edu
under publications, Dordt assessment plan. Rockne M. McCarthy,
Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dordt College.
Enhancing Faculty Development With Technology
In a series of sessions, the following topics will be covered:
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identifying the teaching and learning challenges that most faculty
members face,
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discovering how they may be addressed with digital tools, and how
these insights may be integrated into campus faculty training and
development programs;
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choosing among course management systems and ensuring that the one
chosen is used to enhance student learning rather than simply moving
existing content onto the Web;
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helping faculty make the transition from “sage on the stage” to “guide
on the side” through the pedagogically effective use of commonly available
and easy to learn digital tools; and
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gaining access to insights into how to design an effective faculty
development program that is focused upon effective pedagogical use
of digital tools rather than just on the tools themselves.
The sessions will also provide information about CIC activities planned
for 2001 designed to assist campus educators responsible for faculty training
and development.
These resources include:
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On-line, publicly available
materials to enhance faculty development programs.
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CIC’s Teaching and Learning
Regional Workshops for 2001 that will be designed to assist faculty,
educators with responsibility for faculty development whom we are
referring to as Instructional Support Mentors (ISM), and information
technology staff who support faculty.
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Microsoft Mentor program which is designed to assist faculty in learning
to use Office 2000 in pedagogically effective ways.
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Instructional Support Mentors (ISM) on-line community designed to
share effective
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practices and disseminate materials.
J. Wesley Baker,
Professor of Communication Arts, Cedarville College; Edward J. Barboni,
CIC Senior Consultant; and Debra L. Fleming, Assistant Provost
for Institutional Effectiveness and Professor of Accounting, Palm Beach
Atlantic College.
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