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Visioning 2
Committee
15,800 by 2018
Joyce
Armstrong
Family Sciences
Jessica
Gullion
Sociology
Governor
Jackson
Financial Aid
Mark
Hamner
Institutional Research and Data Management
David
Schuster
Library
Lynda
Murphy
Teaching and Learning with Technology
Heather
Speed
Student Life
Marsha
Neville-Smith
OT-Dallas
Lizabeth
Spoonts
Dental Hygiene
Robin
Piper-Johnson
University Advancement
Robin
Toms
Nursing-Houston
Pam
Youngblood
SOA-Music
Amy
O'Keefe
Commuter Services
Joe
Berthiaume
Housing
Robert
Placido
Office of Technology
Erma
Nieto-Brecht
Admissions
Catlin
Rodgers
Library
Martha
Rew
Nutrition and Food Sciences
Katie
Rose
Family Sciences
Gayle
Roux
Nursing
Teresa
Starrett
Teacher Education
Sandra
Westermoreland
Biology
Mari
Tietze
Nursing-Dallas
Pam
Wilson
Finance and Administration
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Number of UG degrees awarded by relevant TWU campus by CIP2
300
2002
2012
250
200
150
100
50
12
24
52
40
45
23
11
50
43
42
26
27
avg
31
44
30
19
22
H 51
D 51
51
0
Source: IPEDS
Share of UG degrees awarded within 50 miles of relevant TWU campus by CIP2
70.0
2002
2012
60.0
50.0
40.0
30.0
20.0
10.0
12
24
52
40
45
23
11
50
43
42
26
27
avg
31
44
30
19
22
H 51
D 51
51
0.0
Source: IPEDS
Market Growth
TWU UG SHARE50 CIP6 PROGRAMS by SOC6 JOB GROWTH
Market Share
Projected Job Openings
TWU UG CIP6 DEGREES AWARDED by PROJECTED SOC6 JOB OPENINGS
Degrees Awarded
Projected Job Openings
TWU "Family" UG CIP6 DEGREES by PROJECTED SOC6 JOB OPENINGS
Degrees Awarded
Projected Job Openings
TWU "Non-Family" UG CIP6 DEGREES by PROJECTED SOC6 JOB OPENINGS
Degrees Awarded
Faculty Performance
Review
Task Force
Co-Chairs
Ron Hovis, Interim Chair, School of
Management, and Special Assistant
to Academic Affairs
Jennifer Martin, Senior Associate Provost
Faculty Performance Review Components
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Annual Review
Promotion
Tenure
Post-Tenure Review
Tasks
– Review TWU policies on faculty performance review and
recommend revisions
– Resolve ambiguities in current evaluation processes
– Recommend additional approaches beyond student course
evaluations to evaluate instructional effectiveness
– Explore possibilities for reducing workloads associated with
conducting performance reviews
– Make recommendations regarding the possibility of adopting
teaching and research faculty performance tracks, including
criteria for each track
Task Force Membership
• 10 faculty including 4 Faculty Senate
members
• 2 Council of Chairs representatives
• Representatives from Dallas, Denton, and
Houston
Methodology
• Research performance review policies and practices at peer
universities
• Review literature on faculty performance review topics
• Survey faculty perceptions of current TWU performance review
policies and practices
• Develop recommendations for policies and procedures
• Conduct faculty focus groups on recommendations
• Communicate with faculty throughout the process so that
recommendations are viable when presented
Summer 2014 Plan of Work:
Subcommittees
• Performance review systems
• Methods for assessing teaching
effectiveness
• Faculty performance tracks
Time Line for Completion
April , 2015
Massive Open
Online Courses
(MOOCs)
MOOC COMMITTEE
• What is a MOOC?
A scalable internet-based course that
provides structure, a social environment, and
automated feedback on learning that is free
to everyone with no expectation of direct
interaction with an instructor.
MOOC IMPORTANCE
– Are MOOCs an opportunity for TWU?
• Summer bridge programs
– Do MOOCs pose a threat to TWU?
• Reducing paid-for courses
– Should TWU offer credit for MOOCs?
• How should TWU award credit?
• How will TWU measure quality for
accreditation?
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
• 6 Staff members
• 4 Faculty members
• Representatives from Dallas, Denton, and
Houston
Plan of Work
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Complete a full MOOC Course - Completed
Survey TWU faculty - Completed
Review of the literature – In process
Survey peer institutions – Summer 2014
Compose a report for the Provost – Fall 2014