Implementation Update Plan
Recommendation |
Proposed Follow-up and Resource Implications |
Responsibility for Leading Follow-up |
Timeline for Addressing Recommendation |
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1. More fully integrate the BA (Gen) into the Faculty of Arts (Recommendation 1) To that end: Develop a budgetary mechanism to create incentives for departments to assign faculty to courses. (Recommendation 1a) 2. Leverage online learning for faculty development in teaching and learning technology enhanced pedagogies (Recommendation 1b) 3. Increase the percentage of BA (Gen) courses taught by permanent faculty (Recommendation 1c) 4. Increase the range of courses available to enable students to fulfill degree requirements. (Recommendation 1d) |
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Dean of SSH lead with support from: Dean of SSH lead with support from:
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5. Immediate action to increase access to library resources and support. (Recommendation 2a) |
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6. Ensure that students have adequate access to information technology support. (Recommendation 2b) |
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Dean of SSH, DSS |
Ongoing. 15 new CIS personnel will be hired to support IT needs at RMC and other CMCs. However, in 2020 a new model was adopted whereby CIS was centralized at CDA HQ and removed from RMC authority. |
7. Ensure that students have access to the Writing Centre. (Recommendation 2c) |
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VPA, Director of Writing Centre | Completed |
8. Increase resources for instructional design. (Recommendation 2d) | Work to ensure that instructional design resources optimized. | Dean of SSH, VPA | Completed. On 1 July 2020, DCS was stood down and the instructional designers (ID) were moved into a new Training and Learning Support Group under the VPA. Duties of the IDs have been revised and at the same time, more academic freedom has been accorded instructors, decreasing ID workload. |
9. Ensure that contract instructor compensation is in keeping with practices at peer institutions. (Recommendation 3a) |
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Dean of SSH, Associate Dean of SSH (Faculty), Faculty Services | Completed. VPA has implemented an annual review process of salaries based on peer comparators. DL course rates have increased at 5% per year for the first two assessment periods to close the gap, compared to an average 2% per year for other courses. |
10. Find means to compensate contract faculty for hours worked after the exam. (Recommendation 3b) |
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Dean of SSH, Associate Dean of SSH (Faculty), Faculty Services |
Completed. Contractors cannot work after the end of contract. Contract lengths have been extended to include the supplemental examination marking. Any situations beyond that require a separate contract to be raised or for the work to be assigned to a permanent faculty member. |
11. Reduce turnaround times for feedback on assignments. (Recommendation 3c) |
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12. Review degree requirements to ensure alignment with peer institutions. (Recommendation 4a) 13. Continue work on alignment between DLEs and course and programme learning outcomes. (Recommendation 4b) |
Establish a committee including departmental reps Committee to prepare a report for action required |
Program Chair | Outstanding. Review will be completed as part of self- study for next IQAP review. |
14. Continue to make accessibility, diversity and inclusivity a priority for course design and redesign. (Recommendation 5) | RMC has a position dedicated to ensuring this. |
Program Chair |
Outstanding. EDI position has recently been established at RMC but consultation has not yet occurred. |