Colleagues,
Below is a short outline of the most pertinent topics that were covered in our Distance Learning Committee meeting of September 2, 2011.
· Training for DL Faculty to satisfy ACC and SACS policy statements:
It will be the charge of the Distance Learning Committee to develop and to submit for approval training workshops that will – upon completion – show professor competency to teach via distance learning.
The committee has submitted the following four areas as areas needed to show such competency:
- Technology
- Pedagogy
- Course Management
- Distance Learning Administrative Processes and Support Services
It has been suggested that a 1 hour workshop be developed for each of these four areas by subcommittees.
Preliminary development of these workshops should be ready during the Spring 2012 semester. Final development should be complete by the Fall 2012 semester.
· Distance Learning Faculty Evaluations by Students – possibly linked directly within Blackboard 9 – specifically relevant to Distance Learning.
A proposal was presented to complete a slight revision of the wording for current distance learning faculty evaluations. Such wording would be specific and relevant to the distance learning environment.
The new, upcoming Blackboard 9 version may possess a feature which will support a direct faculty evaluation link. Past participation in voluntary distance learning faculty evaluations by students has been very low. This embedded evaluation feature should help increase student participation.
If you have questions, please e-mail me.
Regards,
Phylis Davis Molina - Broker/MBA
Austin Community College Business Studies Adjunct Professor
tel:512-658-4167 pmolina@austincc.edu
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