Biology Articula - tion Committee Meeting Minutes BRITISH COLUMBIA COUNCIL on ADMISSIONS AND TRANSFERS (BCCAT)

Presentation of Institutional Reports • Tara Stehelin – Yukon University – returning to F2F slowly, botany course returning • Caroline Josefsson – Vancouver Island University – 3 upcoming retirements, replacing with 1.5 positions, investigating splitting first year biology lectures and labs • Maria Morlin – Vancouver Community College – only 1 biologist, considering hybrid and online offerings of. [...] • Decoupling of lectures + labs and credits – majority of institutions are not decoupling labs from lectures, UNBC model is that if students fail a lab, they can just retake the lab, also allows for some students who are just needing a science theory class to take it, if decoupling need to consider number of credits for lecture and lab (e.g. [...] lecture 3 credit, lab 1 credit) • Grades for passing lectures and labs – some institutions have a minimum grade requirement to avoid repeating the lab if need to retake the course • Substitute lists – very few institutions have substitute lists for instructors, but the need is growing, especially with changes in policies regarding sick time and isolation • Lab instructors – lots of variation in wh. [...] group, what is the purpose of the assessment, does the assessment match the learning outcomes for the course • there is so much variation in assessment styles even within one department, that it does not make sense to consider assessment style from an articulation perspective • some institutions may want to see overall breakdown of course assessment (e.g. [...] botany, pharmacology, ecology) as it ties in easily with the land • the journey of indigenization has been helpful with exploring pedagogy, how to teach in the classroom, how students see themselves in the material and make personal connections, allow for students to feel a sense of belonging • students should be encouraged to critically think about social justice issues • some institutions have m.