{"id":54,"date":"2019-09-05T18:23:06","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T18:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/faculty-handbook\/?page_id=54"},"modified":"2025-09-16T17:55:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T17:55:36","slug":"distance-education-bylaws-committee-on","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/faculty-handbook\/university-governance\/distance-education-bylaws-committee-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Committee on Teaching and Learning Bylaws"},"content":{"rendered":"
    \n
  1. \n

    Objectives<\/span><\/h2>\n
      \n
    1. To ensure that university teaching and learning in all modalities supports the needs and mission
      \nof ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
    2. \n

      Responsibilities and Powers<\/span><\/h2>\n
        \n
      1. To identify the needs of faculty concerning effective teaching and learning, specifically in
        \nrelation to pedagogical and technological knowledge, skills, and training.<\/li>\n
      2. To review available pedagogical resources and services for effective teaching and learning,
        \ncourse design, and delivery in all modalities, and make recommendations to the relevant
        \ncommittees and University Senate.<\/li>\n
      3. To promote and support the adoption of evidence-based and innovative best practices that
        \nsupport excellence in learning and teaching.<\/li>\n
      4. To determine the need for and types of administrative support for effective teaching and
        \nlearning and make recommendations to the University Senate.<\/li>\n
      5. To serve as a primary and ongoing resource in an advisory capacity to CELT; provides
        \nconsultation on programs and services, and assists the Director, who is appointed by the
        \nProvost\/VP AA. Final decisions about programming and resources shall be made by the Director.<\/li>\n
      6. To review issues of governance where teaching and learning are concerned and to make
        \nrecommendations to the University Senate.<\/li>\n
      7. To establish ad hoc or standing subcommittees as needed.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
      8. \n

        Membership<\/span><\/h2>\n

        The Committee shall consist of fourteen (14) members, to include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
        \n

        1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

        		Academic Dean (Ex officio\/Appointed by VPAA annually)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        \n

        1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

        		Information Technology & Innovation (Ex Officio\/Appointed by Chief Information Officer)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        \n

        1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

        		Instructional Designer (Ex Officio\/Appointed by the Director of Library Services)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        \n

        1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

        		Director, AccessAbility Services (or representative\u00a0 appointed by the Director)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        \n

        1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

        		Director, Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, or designee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        \n

        7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

        		Teaching Faculty (2 at large, 1 from each school and 1 librarian): Elected by Teaching Faculty, overlapping for three-year terms<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        \n

        \u00a01<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

        		Administrative Faculty (Elected by Administrative Faculty for three year term)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        \n

        1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

        		Provost Appointed Faculty (two-year term)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        \n

        1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

        		Student appointed by the SGA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

         <\/li>\n

      9. \n

        Conduct of Business<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
          \n
        1. \n
            \n
          1. Meetings\n
              \n
            1. At meetings of the Committee, a majority of the members (at least 4 of whom are elected)
              \nshall constitute a quorum. Unfilled positions shall not count toward the quorum.<\/li>\n
            2. Attendance and participation for meetings may occur either when members are physically
              \npresent or via audio\/web conferencing or a combination of the two.<\/li>\n
            3. At the first meeting of the academic year, the Committee Chair will distribute the Committee bylaws for review.<\/li>\n
            4. A call to meeting accompanied by an agenda shall be presented to each member at least one week before each meeting.<\/li>\n
            5. Concerned parties may attend, or be invited to attend, to discuss specific items.<\/li>\n
            6. Decisions of the committee are made by majority vote of those members present.<\/li>\n
            7. If all members are physically present for the meeting voting will occur verbally. If meetings
              \nare held via audio\/web conferencing or if there are some members on audio\/web conferencing and others physically present, a roll call vote will be conducted. In the event a vote is required between meetings an e-mail vote will be conducted and the motion and results of the voting will be recorded in the next meeting minutes.<\/li>\n
            8. Meetings shall be held at least monthly during the regular academic year, as called by the
              \nchairperson, or in the absence of the chairperson, by a quorum of the committee.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
            9. Officers\n
                \n
              1. The Chairperson for the following year shall be elected at the last meeting of the academic
                \nyear from and by the voting members of the following year. In the absence of a Chairperson,
                \nthe President of the University Senate shall designate a member to convene a meeting, of the Committee, for the purpose of electing a Chairperson.<\/li>\n
              2. The position of secretary shall be filled by each member in turn on an alphabetical rotating
                \nbasis, unless otherwise agreed to by the committee.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
              3. Reports and Recommendations.\n
                  \n
                1. The committee, through its chair, shall report all recommendations to the University Senate.<\/li>\n
                2. The committee shall submit an annual report to the University Senate.<\/li>\n
                3. The committee shall refer to other University-wide standing committees matters appropriate to their function.<\/li>\n
                4. The committee shall refer for action to the University Senate recommendations for university
                  \npolicy change which is outside the responsibility of any standing committee.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                5. Minutes\n
                    \n
                  1. Minutes of all meetings shall be distributed and posted as appropriate.<\/li>\n
                  2. The annual report will be completed by the chair and submitted to the University Senate at
                    \nthe end of the academic year. It will be distributed and posted as appropriate.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                  3. Amendments<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    These Bylaws may be amended by a two-thirds vote of members present at any regularly
                    \nscheduled meeting at which there is a quorum and by the approval of the University Senate and
                    \nthe President of the University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
                    Senate 4\/18\/2001; <\/em>Admin. 5\/1\/2001<\/em><\/td>\nSenate 2\/2\/2007; Admin. 5\/4\/07<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                    Senate 11\/16\/2016; Admin. 1\/3\/2017<\/em><\/td>\nSenate 9\/23\/2019; Admin. 9\/23\/2019<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                    Senate 2\/3\/2002; Admin. 5\/10\/2002<\/em><\/td>\nSenate Approved 12\/11\/2024<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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