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Category Archives: Academic Plan (Drafts)
New Draft for Academic Plan on Virtualization and Online Learning (18 April 2013)
The Senate Academic Planning Task Force (SAPT) has posted its second draft for Queen’s Academic Plan on Virtualization and Online Learning. The first draft was posted on March 22. For comments on the first draft, see here.
Mark Jones, “Business Case” to be Released under FIPPA (23 April 2012)
On 18 April, Queen’s Access and Privacy Coordinator Diane Kelly responded to a request under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) for the “business case” regarding the expansion of Continuing and Distance Studies (CDS).
Queen’s Posts “Queen’s University Academic Plan 2011″ (27 March 2012)
For this post, please see the Queen’s Senate Faculty Caucus blog.
Queen’s Journal: Online learning puts revenue first (23 March 2012)
By Mark Jones. As published in Queen’s Journal, 23 March 2012. Promotion of online learning for revenue generation may threaten academic quality and the distinctiveness of a Queen’s degree I recently submitted two questions for Provost Alan Harrison for the March 27 … Continue reading
Mark Jones, Response to Principal Woolf re “Queen’s Bowdlerized Plan” (13 March 2012)
As emailed to Principal Woolf, 13 March 2012. Responds to Principal Woolf’s response to “Queen’s Bowdlerized Plan: An Open Letter to the Principal and the Provost” (11 March 2012). Dear Principal Woolf, Thank you for your response to this. May … Continue reading
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Principal Daniel Woolf, Response to “Queen’s Bowdlerized Plan” (12 March 2012)
As emailed on 12 March 2012 in response to “Queen’s Bowdlerized Plan: An Open Letter to the Principal and the Provost” (11 March 2012); posted by permission. Dear Mark, Thank you for this observation. The 12-page Academic Plan document is … Continue reading
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Queen’s Bowdlerized Plan (11 March 2012)
As emailed to campus lists, 11 March 2012. See also the Open Letter to Principal Woolf and Provost Harrison. Dear Colleagues, Queen’s has prepared (but not yet distributed) a 16-page glossy brochure representing the 12-page introductory summary to its Academic … Continue reading
Queen’s Bowdlerized Plan: An Open Letter to the Principal and the Provost (11 March 2012)
For this post, please see the Queen’s Senate Faculty Caucus blog.
Mark Jones, “Queen’s University Academic Plan”: Complete and To Be Continued (12 December 2011)
As published in QUFA Voices, 12 December 2011: Our Senate unanimously approved a “Queen’s University Academic Plan 2011” on November 22. Some have asked how the unanimous approval came about, for just before voting, Senate received a petition with almost … Continue reading
Senate Approves APTF Draft of Academic Plan with an Amended Motion (22 November 2011)
At its meeting of 22 November 2011, Senate considered the following motion from the Academic Planning Task Force (APTF):
Mark Jones, The “Final” Draft: How it’s been Revised, and Why We Should Care (4 November 2011)
A new draft of Queen’s Academic Plan appeared on the APTF website late Wednesday, 2 November. Two days later it was announced to Senators that this is the “final” draft we have all been waiting for, the draft that Senate … Continue reading
Petition to Queen’s Senate Concerning the Academic Plan (20 October 2011)
As posted on ipetitions.com, 20 October 2011, and sent to the Queen’s community on email lists: As members of the Queen’s University Academic Community, we the undersigned hereby urge Queen’s Senate to reject the Draft Academic Plan as proposed by … Continue reading
Mark Jones, The New Draft Academic Plan: Texts, Problems, and a Solution (19 October 2011)
The APTF has just posted yet another new draft, or rather two new drafts, of its Academic Plan. The new draft first appeared on the morning of 18 October 2011. It was then removed for most of the day, and … Continue reading
Jordan Morelli, Notice of Motion for Approval of the Completion of the 2010-11 Academic Planning Cycle, and for the Institution of a Cyclical Annual Planning Process (17 October 2011)
As sent by Jordan Morelli, Queen’s Senator for Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy, to the Secretariat on 17 October 2011. Since the greatest weaknesses that were noted in the September draft of the Academic Plan, such as its entire failure … Continue reading
Mark Jones, Now is the Time to Speak Out about the Draft Academic Plan (30 September 2011)
Posted 30 September 2011; updated 27 October 2011. A draft academic plan was submitted to Faculty Board in Arts and Science on September 17 and to Senate on September 27. Since the Academic Planning Task Force (APTF) as a whole … Continue reading
New Draft Academic Plan: Texts (28 September 2011)
Note: The drafts made available here have been superseded by drafts posted in October 2011. The first complete draft of the Academic Plan was presented to Faculty Board in Arts and Science on 17 September, and to Senate on 27 … Continue reading
Mark Jones, Queen’s Draft Academic Plan as of September 2011: A Dissent (27 September 2011)
As emailed to the Academic Planning Task Force, Senate, and campus lists on 27 September 2011: As an active member of the Academic Planning Task Force from January to July (when I left on sabbatical), I herewith express my dissent … Continue reading
Mark Jones, Academic Planning Progress and Drafts (27 April 2011)
As emailed to QUFA, Queen’s Senate, and other campus lists on 27 April 2011. Update (1 October 2011): The first two links in the body of this posting originally led to pages of the APTF website that featured the “Four … Continue reading
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