Students
  • Curricular: Develop definitions of good speaking skills in disciplines across the College.
  • Modify SLOs to match discipline-specific speaking goals.
  • Develop 5 Speaking (SP) courses in disciplines across the College.
  • Modify QEP draft assessment rubrics for different academic disciplines.

 

  • Co-Curricular: Involve students in developing co-curricular programming that highlights speaking.
  • Explore opportunities to revive existing and establish new co-curricular clubs related to speaking (e.g., debate team).
  • Host a public speaking contest for students with prizes awarded.
  • Work with Director of Undergraduate Research on awards for best student presentations at Scholarship Sewanee.
  • Award prizes for best class presentations, nominated by instructors.
Faculty
  • Provide assistance and support to faculty who want to enhance oral components in any course.
  • Assist faculty with the development and enhancement of Speaking (SP) courses.
  • Conduct faculty training workshops on the teaching and assessment of public speaking skills.
  • Departments and Programs develop discipline specific student public speaking goals and modify QEP SLOs to meet them.
  • Task Force leads faculty and student discussions on a long-term oral communication requirement for Sewanee students.
  • Task force develops an oral communication proposal based upon feedback from faculty and students.
  • Faculty votes on the long-term oral communication proposal developed by the Task Force.
Infrastructure
  • Appoint members to the QEP Implementation Committee.
  • Select and equip satellite locations in other buildings across campus where students can practice their speaking skills.
  • Develop and maintain website with links/resources for faculty and students to use to develop their oral communications skills.
  • Train and hire student tutors to work in the Center for Speaking and Listening and/or assist faculty with Speaking (SP) Courses.
  • Maintain and replace equipment and technology in the Center for Speaking and Listening and in satellite locations.
  • Organize campus-wide events/speakers to demonstrate good speaking skills.
Overall QEP
  • Track progress of the various QEP initiatives, including annual assessment tools.
  • Assess the overall effectiveness of the QEP in enhancing the desired student learning outcomes, and submit the five-year report to SACS.