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Category Archives: Academic Planning Task Force
Mark Jones, Comments on the Most Recent Academic Planning Survey (19 December 2012)
The new “Survey for Quality Assurance in Online Courses” (reprinted at the end of this post) is a mess. An academic planning survey should be designed to gather views and information useful for policy recommendations. This one looks more like it’s … Continue reading
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 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
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
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):
School of Kinesiology and Health Studies Unanimously Endorses Senator Morelli’s Motion for the Academic Plan (22 November 2011)
As emailed to Senate on the morning of 22 November 2011 by Kinesiology’s Associate Director Samantha King: Dear Senators, I have been asked by members of my unit to bring the following to your attention: The students, staff, and faculty of … Continue reading
Mark Jones, “Petitioners: Please Support the Morelli Motion” (Open Letter to Queen’s Senate, 21 November 2011)
As emailed by Mark Jones to Queen’s Senators and copied to campus lists on 21 November, 2011: Dear Queen’s Senators and colleagues: I am sending you links to two petitions in support of Senator Morelli’s alternative motion for the academic plan. I hope … Continue reading
Mark Jones, Cut First, Advise Second, Ask Questions Later (11 November 2011)
WHAT SHOULD IT TELL US THAT QUEEN’S AXES THE BFA WHILE SEEKING APPROVAL OF ITS “ACADEMIC PLAN”? Many students and faculty members at Queen’s were shocked to learn from the Globe and Mail that their own Faculty of Arts and … Continue reading
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
Mark Jones, Academic Planning and Graduate Studies: The Unfinished Project (25 October 2011)
In the September 2011 Senate discussion of the draft Academic Plan, there was much emphasis on the need for greater attention to graduate students. Even the Dean of Arts and Science noted with suspicion the draft’s “strong focus on the … 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
QUFA Council Endorses Senator Morelli’s Academic Planning Motion (19 October, 2011)
The following motion to endorse Senator Morelli’s motion was passed by QUFA Council of Representatives on 19 October 2011, with 30 in favour, 2 against, and 1 abstention. Whereas Professor Jordan Morelli, Senator for Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy, has … Continue reading
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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, Restored Records for the 2011 Academic Planning Process (12 October 2011)
This posting restores information that has been fundamental to the drafting of the academic plan but that was, for no apparent reason, removed from the APTF’s website over the summer. It is possible that few have missed this information, and … 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
Senate Discussion of Draft Academic Plan (27 September 2011)
Excerpt from the Queen’s Senate Minutes for 27 September 2011 (pp. 3-7), as released in mid-October (posted here on 24 October 2011):
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, On Virtualization at Queen’s and Beyond (29 July 2011)
As sent to campus lists, 29 July 2011. To download the draft report, click here: On Virtualization and Differentiation of Ontario Universities Dear Colleagues: I am writing to share with you a report, recently drafted for the Senate Academic Planning Task … 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
APTF: Consultation with Engineering and Applied Science Faculty Board Scheduled for 16 March 2011
Academic Planning Task Force (APTF) Notice, posted on 9 March 2011: Senate Academic Planning Task Force Engineering and Applied Science Faculty Board March 16, 2011, ~3:30 to 5:00 p.m. 340 Richardson
APTF: Consultation with Arts and Science Faculty Board Scheduled for 11 March 2011
Academic Planning Task Force (APTF) Notice, posted on 9 March 2011: Senate Academic Planning Task Force Arts & Science Faculty Board March 11, 2011, ~4:15-4:45 p.m. Kingston Hall, room 201
APTF: Consultative Town-Hall Meeting with AMS Scheduled for 10 March 2011
Academic Planning Task Force (APTF) Notice, posted on 7 March 2011: Senate Academic Planning Task Force Consultative Town-Hall Meeting – Undergraduate Students Wallace Hall, March 10, 2011, 6:00-7:00 p.m. http://www.queensu.ca/saptf The Task Force has identified revitalization of the undergraduate academic … Continue reading
APTF: Summary of Consultative Town-Hall Meeting on Writing (9 March 2011)
As posted by the Academic Planning Task Force (APTF), 9 March 2011. See also the APTF’s Questions on Writing. Senate Academic Planning Task Force Response to Consultative Town-Hall Meeting on Writing Ellis Hall, March 7, 2011, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Summary of … Continue reading
APTF: Consultative Town-Hall Meeting on Writing Scheduled for 7 March 2011
Academic Planning Task Force (APTF) Notice, emailed and posted on 3 March 2011: Senate Academic Planning Task Force Consultative Town-Hall Meeting on Writing Ellis Hall, March 7, 2011, 5:30-6:30 p.m. The Task Force has been considering recommendations that Queen’s Academic Plan … Continue reading
APTF: Summary of Senate Consultation on Writing (17 February 2011)
Excerpt on Writing from “APTF Take Away from the Senate Informal Session on February 17, 2011.” After its preliminary oral report to Senate on January 20, the Academic Planning Task Force (APTF) requested an Informal Session at Senate on February … Continue reading
Call for Academic Planning Task Force Nominations (8 December 2010)
Email sent out on community lists by Mark Jones, 8 December 2010: Dear Colleagues: As you will know, the Senate Nominating Committee has been charged with selecting a Senate “Task Force,” which will be charged with drafting Queen’s Academic Plan.
Patrick Oosthuizen: Selection Criteria for the Academic Planning Task Force (8 December 2010)
Queried about the criteria to be used by the Senate Nominating Committee in constructing the Academic Planning Task Force, Patrick Oosthuizen (Chair of Committee) has responded as follows (extract from an email of 8 December 2010):
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Queen’s News Centre: Senate task force to finalize academic plan (29 November 2010)
As posted in Queen’s News Centre, 29 November 2010: Highlights from the November 25 meeting of Senate. Senate has struck a task force to develop an academic plan for Queen’s.
Two Motions for the Drafting of the Academic Plan, as amended (25 Nov. 2010)
These are the motions that created the Academic Planning Task Force (APTF). For the unamended motions, see 11 November. The motions are presented here as amended on the floor of Senate, as recounted in the Senate minutes for 25 November … Continue reading
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