Faculty Senate

ASCRC Writing Subcommittee Notes  2/18/09 

Norming Session

Members Present: J. Carter N. Hinman, K. Kuipers, M. Medvetz, M. Semanoff, S. Smillie, K. Zoellner

Members Excused/Absent: H. Bruce

Ex-Officio Present:  K. Peterson, K. Ryan

Chair Hinman called the meeting to order at 2:15 p.m. 

Approval of minutes were postponed.

Communications:

• Late forms were submitted and assignments were disseminated:
  • NAS 202 (include in Group 3)
  • SW 310 (include in Group 2)
  • English (8 writing and 17 upper-division [+3]: see below)
• The forms will need to be revised for the next review. There are some areas that have been confusing for instructors.

Business Items:

• The committee discussed the examples from the review groups.
  • CHEM 334 is an exemplary form. It provides documentation of assignment progression and ties learning outcomes to assignments. It uses a combination of formal and informal writing and incorporates peer review.
  • SOC 441 is also a good sample. There is a good balance of writing instruction and content. The learning outcomes for writing are included in the syllabus. Assignments are in stages. It provides revision strategies for peer review.
  • NAS 200: The course integrates writing and informational literacy well. It was a combination of writing, includes peer review, and uses a writing text as text.
• The workgroup chairs will send a list of courses that require additional information to Chair Hinman and she will send out the communications to instructors. Some forms were not filled out completely and a couple of the sections were misinterpreted. Occasionally the information on the syllabus does not match the information on the form.

The meeting was adjourned at 3:00 pm.

English Writing Courses - Group 3

English Upper-Division Writing Courses - Group 1