March 6 2020

Anthropology, Economics and Geography Department meeting

March 6 2020 1:00pm-3:00pm HLC room 2209

The Anthropology, Economics and Geography Department met Friday, March 6 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM at the Highland Learning Campus in Room 2209. The following faculty members were in attendance: Luke Armstrong, Jason Briggeman, Jessamine Dana, Massi DeSantis, Stuart Greenfield, Cedric Grice, Steve Howard, Lei Ji, Tony Lee, Paul Lehman, Mohammed Partapurwala, Lizzie Pintar, Carleen Sanchez, Alec Slivinske, James Sondgeroth, and Daniel Waktola.

Agenda

Discuss and take action items:

1. Approve agenda

2. Approve the minutes of last meeting: https://sites.google.com/austincc.edu/aegdepartment/home/aeg-task-force-minutes

3. Discuss and take action on Early College Start economics and anthropology course request for Fall 2020

4. Discuss requirement of MyEconLab in Dual enrollment and or ECHS classes.

Informational:

5. Discuss Distance Learning and QM updates- Carleen Sanchez

6. Presentation on Faculty Mentoring for Liberal Arts and Gateway course proposition- Jessamine Dana

7. Teaching Generation Z: Millennials move on. Generation Z is here with different ideas about work, learning, and life. How can teachers adapt to these new learners?

https://www.lillyconferences-tx.com/ - Iris Diamond

8. Testing Center guidelines change in Fall 2020 https://tled.austincc.edu/faculty-support/course-development/assessment/faculty-use-of-acc-testing-centers

9. New ECON position is closed on 1/31/2020.

10. DAC: due the week that grades are due, remind faculty to get their assessments done.

11. Anth 2101 approved Core curriculum

12. Economics Instructional Program Review (IPR). Received feedback that we are not due this

year.

13. Dean Daude Laurents is requesting feedback/input on our AMP process. http://dean.acclahc.org/la-amp/ .The Academic Master Planning (AMP) process will continue on March 27 with the second round of Area of Study meetings. Learn more about it on the timeline portion of the AMP website. Reach out to your department chair or dean if you want to be a part of your Area of Study team!

13. Ron Johns has asked:

Please encourage your faculty to tag assignments that are assessing assessing Empirical and Quantitative Skills in BlackBoard that address these three competencies.

14. COVID-19 Information and updates

15. We will celebrate Dr. Geoffrey Andron’s retirement with cake immediately following our first Spring meeting.

1. Approve agenda

Agenda approved.

2. Approve the minutes of last meeting https://sites.google.com/austincc.edu/aegdepartment/home/aeg-task-force-minutes

Discussion: Minutes are subject to edit for grammar and clarity.

Action: Minutes approved.

3. Discuss and take action on Early College Start economics and anthropology course request for Fall 2020

Discussion regarding total number of sections offered last fall, compared to those requested this fall.

Action: Motion to approve 15 overall sections of Economics ECHS and Dual Enrollment sections for fall semester. Motion to approve 2 sections of Dual Enrollment Cultural Anthropology sections. Please report any issue on high school or college campus ECHS class to Department Chair for assistance.

4. Discuss requirement of MyEconLab in Dual enrollment and or ECHS classes.

Extensive discussion about the merits of MyEconLab for students and instructors and the extent to which MyEconLab is being used in non dual enrollment sections.

Action: Motion was made to remove the requirement to use MyEconLab in Dual Enrollment sections, however MyEconLab is still strongly encouraged. The AEG Economics Department does not require the use of any publisher’s software, but strongly encourages faculty teaching dual credit, early college High school and distance learning sections to use of such resources to best meet teaching needs.

5. Discuss Distance Learning and QM updates- Carleen Sanchez

Carleen spoke regarding Quality Matters and OCRA requirements for those teaching distance learning. Please complete your course redesign as soon as possible in order to teach in Fall 2020. Instructional Designers are very busy so please email Carleen if she can be of assistance in your redesign process. Also, please note you are compensated for the completion of one course redesign, and then it is expected that those changes will be carried over in your other courses. There will be a peer review process.

6. Presentation on Faculty Mentoring for Liberal Arts and Gateway course proposition- Jessamine Dana

Jessamine Dana has been hired as one of seven Liberal Arts Faculty Mentors. Faculty Mentors can assist students with coordinating different services, degree program progress, and student concern check ins. Please email Jessamine.dana@austincc.edu to request Faculty Mentoring services for your student. Faculty mentors will assist with new initiatives, events, and how to promote our department.

Jessamine would like the task force to consider the Gateway course in Anthropology. Support for this course has been given by the Dean of Liberal Arts and more information can be found at gateway.acclahc.org. Anyone interested in rebuilding their courses in line with Gateway course can email Jessamine for more information.

7. Teaching Generation Z: Millennials move on. Generation Z is here with different ideas about work, learning, and life. How can teachers adapt to these new learners?

https://www.lillyconferences-tx.com/ - Iris Diamond

https://www.lillyconferences-tx.com/handouts

8. Testing Center guidelines change in Fall 2020 https://tled.austincc.edu/faculty-support/course-development/assessment/faculty-use-of-acc-testing-centers

Iris Diamond to email Gaye Lynn with follow up questions regarding Make Up exams and whether paper copies can still be submitted for this purpose.

9. New ECON position closed on 1/31/2020.

10. DAC: due the week that grades are due, remind faculty to get their assessments done.

11. Anth 2101 approved Core curriculum.

12. Economics Instructional Program Review (IPR). Received feedback that we are not due this

year.

13. Dean Daude Laurents is requesting feedback/input on our AMP process. http://dean.acclahc.org/la-amp/ .The Academic Master Planning (AMP) process will continue on March 27 with the second round of Area of Study meetings. Learn more about it on the timeline portion of the AMP website. Reach out to your department chair or dean if you want to be a part of your Area of Study team!

13. Ron Johns has asked:

Please encourage your faculty to tag assignments that are assessing assessing Empirical and Quantitative Skills in BlackBoard that address these three competencies.

14. COVID-19 Information and updates

Start planning ahead and put your course materials in Blackboard

Carleen mentioned that she could help with directions on setting up online testing. Carleen will will have a Google hangout meeting to discuss any concerns regarding getting material and assessments online.

15. Dr. Geoffrey Andron retired from the ACC Economics Departmentment as fulltime faculty for many years. Geoffrey was unable to make the meeting but the task force celebrated his legacy with chocolate cake and well wishes.