Teaching aids Senate members approved the adoption of Guidelines for Developing a Teaching Portfolio . The guidelines include instructions on the length, substance, format and supporting materials to be included by professors in their portfolios. He noted that the multi-track programs were part of a curriculum renewal within the faculty and provided a clear alternative to the existing honours programs which are intended to lead to graduate studies and are very intensive. Each program includes a wide range of courses that broaden undergraduate students' experiences and knowledge beyond the confines of a single, strict discipline. He noted that the entire list included hundreds of program options, but that the faculty was anxious to get as many approved as possible, and that these were just the first wave.
Time is of the essence.
The calendar has to be ready by March, but the structure and approval of the programs must be finished by January. The faculty is trying to meet these deadlines. In preparing the way for the new curriculum, the faculty had to deal with a number of issues. I wonder what wisdom there is in approving new programs when large numbers of courses aren't available. Some of these courses haven't been taught in seven years.