On March 12, 2012, the Berks campus held a town hall meeting on instructional space. There were 12 faculty and 5 staff present. The student government association was invited to participate, but no students attended the meeting.
They focused on the question of what Penn State’s top priorities for scheduling should be:
- Maximize Student Ability to Schedule Courses and Make Progress toward Degree.
- Respond to Faculty Responsibilities and Enable Innovative Technologies
- Co-Curricular Needs
The discussion seems to have been wide ranging, focusing on the challenges of the calendar itself, the common hour, the pedagogical implications of back to back scheduling of courses and the costs of technology upgrades.
Thanks to Dave Bender for providing the notes on the meeting.