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Program Development,
Planning and Review Plan
Steering Committee
Meeting Minutes
May 1, 2013
Present: President Ferraro, Deans Davis, Schiffman and Schwenke
Faculty Standard 1:
Review of student
evaluations of teaching faculty:
10 questions with a 0-5 scale. An average of 35 (70%) – 50 (100%) will represent a positive student response. In addition, short answer questions/answers will be used in face-face feedback with teachers.
Creating a
A five question on-line survey was reviewed for new teaching faculty to evaluate their mentoring and supervision experience.
Faculty Standard 3:
TOEIC speaking test
preparation and speaking test:
As of today, eight teaching faculty are scheduled for May test dates. The Dean will encourage all teaching staff to continue to test prep by using the on-line TOEIC pronunciation module. Using this module will also enhance their teaching practice by reviewing pronunciation issues.
Furthermore, each faculty member who tests this month will receive a copy of Don Snow’s From Language Learner to Language Teacher: An Introduction to Teaching English as a Foreign Language, published by TESOL.
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