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Distance Learning Faculty Advisory BoardAGC Information and DiscussionOctober 9, 2012

Faculty• Mike Light, Social Sciences (Co-Chair)• Garret Brand, Business (Co-Chair)• Gary Ebels, Criminal Justice• Lisa Gloege, Economics• Marne Apolo, Language and Thought• Nancy Forrest, Mathematics• Laurie Foster, Biology• Szymon Machajewski, Computer Applications• Deb Vilmont, Child Development• Charlotte Pease, Architectural Design• Anne Sherman, Disability Support Services• Brent Spitler, Business• Lori DeBie, Library

Staff (DLIT)•Eric Kunnen, Director of Distance

Learning and Instructional Technologies•Meegan Willi, Instructional Technologist

and Designer

Rationale (HLC)• Development and ownership of plans for online

learning extend beyond administrators directly responsible for it and programs directly using it.

• Institution’s faculty have designated role in design and implementation of its online learning offerings.

• Faculty members engaged in on-line learning share in the mission and goals of the institution and its programs and are provided the opportunities to contribute to the broader activities of the institution.

Goals• Provide feedback to the Distance Learning (DL)

CAP and Professional Development CAP• Contribute to an ongoing quality and evaluation

process for online courses• Participate in the review, establishment and

recommendation of quality standards• Provide insight, support, advocacy, to advance

instructional technologies• Provide guidance and support in identifying

courseware development tools and related instructional technologies

Goals•Participate in expanding distance learning•Identify methods of streamlining course

development and distance learning curriculum

•Provide feedback about student orientation, retention, readiness, etc.

•Provide feedback about surveys for improving distance learning

Connections• Higher Learning Commission (HLC) Guidelines for

Distance Learning• New HLC Criteria for Accreditation (Feb 2012)• Distance Learning College Action Plan (AQIP CAP) &

DL Strategic Plan• Student Success Initiatives• DLIT Department Plan• HLC Recommendations from Site Visit for Distance

Delivered Education• Strengthening the Infrastructure of Distance-

Delivered Education to Promote Student Success (Proposed CAP)

New AGC Subcommittee•Online Student Success•Online Course Quality•Facilitated Discussion and Feedback