Class of 1965Centre for Innovation in

Teaching and Learning (CITL)

Update Presentation22 October 2015

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• RMC needs to expand its activities that enhance education:o Teaching beyond:

Technological & Pedagogical Innovations in Education.

o Student success beyond: Writing Centre, Math Assist Programme.

• We need to look at teaching and student success in the broadest possible way.

CITL

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• CITL concept presented to Faculty 04-2015:o Joint Faculty Board meeting with CMR of St

Jean and RMC of Canada.• Overwhelming support.• Too many volunteers.• Large multidisciplinary committees at

RMC

CITL Committee

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• 18 members:o All faculties represented,o One TEA winner and two runners-up,o Reps from three colleges,o Students:

2 cadets, 2 graduate students.

o Other stakeholders: Library, Division of Continuing Studies, Training Wing, Language Centre, CDA.

CITL Committee

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• Group has met 6 times:o 9 meetings due to difficulties getting together.

• CITL Committee:o reviewed concept 15 June (entire group),o developed list of required data 24 June (entire

group),o developed questionnaires over summer

27 July, 10 Sept, 16 Sept (sub-committee),o Reviewed questionnaires 29 Sept (entire group).

CITL Committee

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• We need to survey the following:o ALL students,

What do they want and need.o ALL instructors,

What do they want and need.o Subject matter experts (SME) at other

universities, What is new and what works.

• Conduct an inventory of teaching and learning tools/programmes at our colleges.

Required information

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• Survey all students and instructors.• Survey has 4 parts (11-14 questions).o Tombstone information,o Information on teaching,o Information on student services,o Open-ended comments.

• Delivered using ClassClimate® software,o Tool we use for course evaluations.

Required information – Surveys

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• Where are we now?o Questions fully developed,o Consulted with the Faculty Association,o Translation to French will be completed 23 Oct,o Research Ethics Board review underway,o ClassClimate survey set-up 50% completed.

• Test surveys on instructors and students.• Survey delivery slated for early November.• Analysis in December-January.

Required information – Surveys

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• Subject matter expert (SME) survey:o Telephone/visit with SME at (tentatively):

Queen’s, Ottawa, Trent, Moncton, Laurentien

o Questions being developed by sub-committee.

o SME survey to be conducted in November.

Required information – Surveys

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• Inventory of existing teaching/learning/services at RMC of Canada completed by Dr. Scoppio.

• Document being updated by CMR St. Jean and CFC.

Required information – Inventory

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• Deliver survey to (Nov):o Students,o Instructors,o SME .

• Analysis of data (Dec-Jan).• Present results to CITL group (Jan).• CITL develops plan and sets priorities.

Next steps

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