General Education Council
Meeting Notes
2.25.08 

Present:  K. Pierce, M. Blanda, G. Passty, T. Hindson-Alternate, E. Blankmeyer, E. Morrison, R. Mooney, S. Ogletree, C. McCall, M. Keeffe, S. Beebe 

• Approve minutes for 1.14.08 at next meeting
• Subcommittee-Review core curriculum learning outcomes
   

• Mike Keeffe-Review of Math learning outcomes-
  • Suggestions-standards and outcomes co-mingle and eliminate numbers
• Elieen Morrison-Natural Science Review
  • Suggestions-separate and measurable (wording of outcomes)
  • Key elements-multi-objective
• Carolyn McCall-Social and Behavioral
  • Suggestions-Corrections to some learning outcomes to be measurable (wording of outcomes)
• Sue Beebe-Communication/English and Fine Arts and Humanities
  • Suggestions-FA has one unclear outcome (verb)
    • Phil 1305-rethink with measurable demonstrable
    • Working on Lit.
• DRAFT-Letter to Chairs with the subcommittee’s feedback for the draft outcomes
• C. McCall will send Bloom's taxonomy to R. Brown
• If any of the departments want face to face then the subcommittee and R. Brown can meet with them
• The letter will be reviewed with the subcommittee before sent to the Chair