Minutes History Articulation Committee May 2, 2022, Hybrid (Zoom and In-person)

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Minutes History Articulation Committee May 2, 2022, Hybrid (Zoom and In-person)

18 Jul 2022

25% of courses) • To this point have been doing asynchronous online courses, so that will probably be the case in the future • History doesn’t tend to attract International Students, despite push by College to recruit more IS; most history students are domestic Niall Christie, Langara College • Enrolment down by 10% at Langara • College encouraging F-2-F courses, but online fills faster • Students. [...] of Guelph; but managed to replace her with a FT hire and allowed them to maintain Medieval and World History course • 2 new courses will be offered next year: Ancient Rome and Criminals and Punishment • A couple retirements will be coming up in the next couple of years • Substantial number of online courses, as very popular • University as a whole is moving to mostly F-2-F • Enrolment has been fai. [...] Among the first OER projects at the College and, on the whole, successful and well-received by students • Upcoming 5-year-long departmental review • College is celebrating 85th anniversary • Recent publication of a history of the College: Philip Sherwood’s Educating for Success • Generally, enrolment in history courses has remained strong during the pandemic • Department is open to offering a limi. [...] • Courses are modelled on historical thinking principles • Enrolment in courses at high school is not necessarily a predictor of enrolment in post- secondary; many take out of personal interest, but no intention of pursuing after high school • Have a policy of inclusion and trying to ‘meet students where they are at’; don’t presume that students have a solid history background • News: o New Indige. [...] of Arts program • Just hired a new instructor • Developing a medieval history course • Enrolment is starting to pick up • Developing a South Asian History course that will be articulated soon • 80% in person; 20% online at the moment • Going to explore blended and hybrid models; trying to identify what a ‘credit hour’ actually includes • Celebrating 40-year anniversary 9 Dana Wessell-Lightfoot, UN.
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