Science Technology Engineering Math Minor

Notes: 11.23 with Vicki Fields in Grad School

Timeline:

May 1, 2010, priliminary draft due to Graduate School

Final Draft due in Sept 2010

To the Provost / Regents Feb 2011

In place for Fall 2011 -- classes offered.

We need a "cogent rational" in the narrative section of our proposal Articulate the need for the program. Key will be the support letters from teh Deans - good letters of support. Look on Web for good examples (Graduate School site)

Funding considerations -- how will the colleges cover the costs

program consideration - faculty support

Space issues

fuding for a DGS

Who will develop web site? promotion materials?

Need to propose a new course designator

Course designator can not exist until after the program has been approved. We have to propose it.

Murray

Grad School Forms - Notes from First Meeting (doc)

Meeting on Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Fred Finley, Gillian Roehrig and Murray Jensen

Meeting on 4.6.09

Try to get a STEM Education "track" within the PSTL program .. something like "Post Secondary STEM Minor" -- still a work in progress.

STEM Minor – should have a sequence of courses

1.  Preparing Future Faculty - from the Center for Teaching and Learning

GRAD 8101

CTL:

http://www1.umn.edu/ohr/teachlearn/

Preparing Future Faculty

This course exists and we should talk to David Langly– Director of CTL:

Key: This course exists and has been in place for several years.

Our idea is that this course could serve as a feeder course into the STEM Minor program.

2.  STEM College Teaching and Learning (3 credits)

This would be a new course, and we might have to split it into two 3-credit courses.

Key terms: learning theory, problem solving, inquiry, technology, etc.

This course would be taught be faculty from either PsTL or C & I

Draft Description. Please revise

Students will engage in readings, discussions, and projects pertaining STEM education. Teaching and learning theories such as constructivism, cooperative learning, cognitive development, and others will used to guide students to create, implement, critique and evaluate materials for college STEM courses. All students will lead group discussions and complete a course-end capstone project. (It’s a start)

3. Research in College STEM Teaching and Learning

Another new course. This course would be an introduction to science education research. Focus would be on research design, program implementation, assessment and evaluation, etc.

Draft Description. Please revise

Courses will serve as an introduction to STEM research and will require students to review and critique current studies, and develop an array of methods and instruments for future research endeavors. Students will be required to construct research questions, and propose quantitative and qualitative methods to address those questions. Assessment and evaluation instruments will be reviewed and critiqued.

4. Internship. PsTL 5296

This course has been proposed for the PsTL Master’s Program.

Specific title: Supervised Internship in Postsecondary Teaching and Learning