March+31,+2011+Meeting

Online Meeting March 31, 2011 __** Attendees: **__

Angie Best, Trent University - Regerts Dalia Hanna, Ryerson University Thuy Huynh, University of Toronto Janice MacMillan, Durham College - Regrets Leslie Malloch, Carlton University Sandra Murray, Queen's University Mary Neil, Wilfrid Laurier University Judy Purves, University of Western Ontario Rong Wu, University of Toronto

1) Discuss how did we benefit from our meeting in November (did we add new programs, did we recommend any new infinitives...etc) (I have lots to share:-)) 2) The wiki space, how to proceed? 3) Planning for our next meeting in November
 * Agenda **


 * Notes from the COED Coordinators Online Meeting, March 31, 2011**

Agenda approved adding two items by Thuy to other business: a) How to reach more faculty members b) Registration systems 1) Discuss how did we benefit from our meeting in November (did we add new programs, did we recommend any new initiatives Dalia - Ryerson: · Prepared a report based on the notes taken from November’s meeting and searching the other learning & teaching centers’ websites. The report was presented to the interim director and the VP Academic. The report included recommendations and best practices. · Implemented let’s talk teaching with the VP, Academic based on the brown bag lunch with the principle in Queens’ · Update the LTO website, made more user friendly, created sections specific to Faculty Status (e.g. Post Doc., Experienced and New Faculty…ect.) · Updating the online registration system for the LTO, create a general database and make it more user friendly. Sandra- Queens’ · Promoted the idea of sharing facilitators and resources with the different learning and teaching centres · In the process of updating the website · The meeting helped me in feeling that I’m not alone, sometimes you feel so isolated because of the kind of services we are providing are different than the programs in other departments in a university. Mary - Wilfried Laurier · The meeting helped in realizing that I’m not alone and that the group share similar concerns · Updating the website to be more user friendly Judy – Western Ontarion · Helped to know that other people have same challenges, e.g. how to reach more faculty members, communications…etc. Thuy – Toronto · The meeting was useful in understanding that we have a lot of communality between our roles

2) The wikispace, how to proceed? [|www.coedca.wikispaces.ca]

· The group agreed to update the wikispace collaboratively and get it updated by April 30th · Remove the “Workshops” page as all he workshops are listed on the main website · Put sample of different evaluation forms used in the Evaluation page · Include videos by different lectures and speakers · Change the Hot topics page to be News page and add updates and news about teaching (could also use links), include the date beside each topic · Include information about using blogs in the different L&T centres · Add description on top of each page · Post links to online newsletters under the Resources page

3) Planning for our next meeting in November  · The group agreed that the next meeting in November be on eth same day as the COED meeting, the group agreed also that Dalia will chair the meeting   · Leslie to confirm date and location

4) Other business a) How to reach more faculty members: o Dates and the time of the year o Communication: send through different listserv, deans and directors, departmental assistants, having the event on the University’s home page, sending the invitation to previous attendees, include the events on a weekly bulletin board, b) Registration systems:  o Systems used to track attendance, create database, print attendance reports, post slides and updates.   o System could be built by a student or through the IT department  c) Evaluations: o Both online and paper evaluation forms are used in different centres o The online is recommended to be sent right after the workshop. The paper one is collected right after the workshop too o Could use ranking systems

The group all agreed that Dalia Hanna, Ryerson University will chair and coordinate the meeting in November 2011 Dalia will present this initiative in the STLHE2011. With plans to present with the group in STLHE2012.