HARBOR COLLEGE D/DL COMMITTEE
MEETING MINUTES
3/9/10
Persons in Attendance: Robert Richards, Ann Warren, Kandy White, Harv Siegel, Marian Locascio, Joan Thomas-Spiegel, David Ching, Ibtesam Dessousky, Jordan Bernardo, Judith Udeochu, Marvin Bonilla, Cortney McCoy, Marie Acese
Meeting Called to Order: 12:33 PM
1. AGENDA-
MOTION: made/seconded (Joan/Harv) and moved to approve the
Agenda
2. MINUTES –
MOTION: made/seconded (Harv/Marian) and moved
That: Minutes of the 12/8/2009 D/DL Committee meeting be approved.
3. UPDATES
· We have 110 ETUDES sites supporting 120 sections, and a few non-ETUDES sites
· We have an upgraded “dsl everywhere” device
· David Ching and Laxmi Pandey have been assigned to address accreditation issues related to distance ed.
· There is now a tutor in the library to help online students with tech issues, login problems, etc.
4. OUTREACH AND SUPPORT FOR NEW FACULTY
· We’re busy updating the online users’ site for our faculty (this is separate from ETUDES’ Users’ site); The Distance Learning Manual is there, as well.
· We have many online instructors now, but no systematic method for bringing them smoothly into the system and letting them know we’re here to help with mentoring and support. There was a discussion of several ways to address this: perhaps the use of CCConfer; also e-mail, and follow-up phone calls about 2 weeks before the semester starts. (CCConfer sessions could perhaps be used for Flex credit)
5. DL MANUAL
· The rough draft is now online at the users’ site. Committee members are asked to look it over and provide feedback to Joan and Bob.
6. VIRTUAL HARBOR
· This has become a project of the Marketing Committee, which will help publicize the services available for online students, as well as virtual services available for all students.
7. PROGRAM REVIEW
· This is on hold, as the manual is in process.
8. ITEMS FROM THE FLOOR
· ETUDES has workshops for faculty on the first Tuesday of every month.
· Bob is getting questions about adding links within people’s websites to various web tools, such as counseling, library services and orientation, tutoring, etc. We should probably have a central location where students can access this information
Adjourned: 1:05 pm
Cc: L. McKenzie