Psychology Articulation 2005

Psychology Articulation 2005

Psychology Articulation

May 11 – 12, 2005

Vancouver Community College

Chair:

Wayne Avery,

Vancouver Community College

Minutes Taken by:

Cara Zaskow

Ellen Domm

Capilano College

Next Meeting:

May 11 – 12, 2006

Thompson Rivers University,

Kamloops, B.C.

To be confirmed by: Sandra Vermeulen

Psychology Articulation – 2005

Minutes

1. Welcome

Stephanie Jewell, Dean of Arts and Sciences, welcomed guests to Vancouver Community College

1. Brief Comment on Articulation Process

Roger Elmes, Kwantlen University College, BCCAT System Liaison Person

1. Agenda for meeting

Approved

1. Previous Minutes – Articulation 2004

Approved

1. Institutional Reports – please refer to archived reports

Lorraine Gillman (regrets) British Columbia Institute of Technology

Randy TonksCamosun College

Ellen DommCapilano College

Cara ZaskowCapilano College

Gary MangelColumbia College

Kathy DeyoCollege of New Caledonia

Bill GossCollege of the Rockies

Carey Penner (regrets)Columbia Bible College

Kathy DentonDouglas College

Gira BhattKwantlen University College

Steve CharltonKwantlen University College

Dianne CrispKwantlen University College

Farhad DasturKwantlen University College

Roger ElmesKwantlen University College - System Liaison

Sara PawsonKwantlen University College

Susana PhillipsKwantlen University College

Betsy SpauldingKwantlen University College

Norm CarsleyLangara College

Valerie LloydLangara College

Elliott MarchantMalaspina University College

Brad PiekkolaMalaspina University College

John MartonNorth Island College

Bruce StevensonNorth Island College

Mark RobertsNorthern Lights College

Ted AltarNorthwest Community College

Larry DickersonSelkirk College

Jeremy CarpendaleSimon Fraser University

Sandra VermeulenThompson Rivers University

Mary Ann KingThompson Rivers University – Open Learning Division

Rhonda SnowUniversity College of the Fraser Valley

Zoe DennisonUniversity College of the Fraser Valley

Tannis MacBethUniversity of British Columbia

Donald HethUniversity of Alberta

Paul SiakalukUniversity of Northern British Columbia

Elizabeth BrimacombeUniversity of Victoria

Wayne AveryVancouver Community College

6.Articulation PD Presentations

Dr. Donald Heth

University of Alberta

“Coming up next: Using radio to teach the skill set of psychology”

Pearson Education Canada

Demo: Student Response Systems

Worth Media

Demo: Helping students learn and instructors teach

May 12, 2005

7.Meeting called to order at 9:10 am. Continuation of Institutional reports – see archives

Paul SiakalukUniversity of Northern British Columbia

Larry DickersonSelkirk College

Wayne AveryVancouver Community College

Rhonda SnowUniversity College of the Fraser Valley

8.New Business

Larry Dickerson needs e-mail addresses for Listserve. He will send information to the new attendees on how to use it.

Steve Charlton is working on a teaching Psychology conference to be held in Vancouver during the summer. He would like this to be an international event similar to NYTOPS held in Florida each winter. Some ideas regarding funding were presented. If anyone is interested in working with Steve on this, they should contact him at Kwantlen University College.

Discussion then revolved around how to proceed regarding Okanagan’s absence from this meeting. After some difficulty this minute taker had in wording the motion, Bruce Stevenson moved to authorize Wayne Avery to send a letter to BCCAT to express concern over UBC-O&OUC’s lack of representation at this year’s articulation meeting. The motion was seconded by Betsey Spaulding and passed.

Regarding Articulation 2006, Thompson Rivers has offered to host the meeting in Kamloops. We need to confirm this with Sandra Vermeulen. No backup plan was made. It was suggested that we obtain a list of the past locations, and begin to rotate more formally. Wayne volunteered to obtain this list and will send it out with the minutes. Dates for next year’s meeting were set for May 11th and 12th (Thursday and Friday).

Discussion was then on hiring criteria for UT instructors. VCC had difficulty finding a summer instructor, because the Dean wanted someone with a clinical degree. At UBC, the instructor needs a Ph.D. in any branch of Psychology. It was agreed that at the college level, a master’s in Psychology is probably sufficient, but the qualifications of the instructor must be closely examined. It is the content of the course, not the credentials of the individual instructor that is articulated, and it is expected that institutions hire people with appropriate education and experience. It was suggested that we refer to the minutes of the 2004 articulation meeting regarding this issue.

We then invited the book reps in to discuss the teaching of Psychology conference and get their feedback regarding the feasibility of the idea and their level of support. The timing of this conference would be very important, as there are other conferences in the summer that would conflict. A show of hands revealed that most members would be more interested in such a conference in May or June, rather than later in the summer.

The meeting concluded with a demonstration of the interactive classroom with “clicker” technology from McGraw-Hill Ryerson.