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TOPIC DISCUSSION FOLLOW-UP logged in or completed their first online assignment. SCC will be looking at samples from these programs. � Faculty Training & Development: Faculty training is very important – online instruction is not the same as teaching on-ground. Instructor training includes online course design, instructional strategies, online teaching tools, and social interaction and feedback/engagement (very important to student success). Another issue important to students is consistency in online course design. The DL Help Desk receives numerous calls from online students having difficulty finding where class information and study resources are hidden in the course design. At present, there are no standards; the instructor has complete control of their online courses, and ANGEL is very flexible. The DLTF is considering implementation of an online course “template”, which would provide consistency in organization for students. At WSU, 95% of courses “look the same” (this is not required, but strongly encouraged). Other issues being considered are finding incentives for online faculty to receive minimal training prior to teaching online, encouraging them to take advantage of available training resources, working with department liaisons to identify and remediate poor online courses (deans/department chairs schedule faculty to teach), and developing a space for online faculty to access resources and share experiences. Some suggestions from the College Alliance are listed below: � You could divert online students to orientation training before they are allowed to access course content. This option already exists for faculty who wish to take advantage of it. � Open the online class a week before the quarter begins for completion of the tutorial. This option also already exists for faculty who wish to take advantage of it. � EWU requires completion of a computer literacy course before a student can register for an online class, and before graduation. SCC could provide a CPL course for one credit which would make things a bit clearer and also provide students incentive to complete the tutorial. � “Quality Matters” is an excellent DL rubric to use for training instructors before they design online and hybrid courses. Marie stated that SCC participates in the state QM consortium and has the QM materials available. There will be some free training available in this area, but trainers are voluntary and it is difficult to find faculty who are able to volunteer their time to be peer reviewers. 4
TOPIC DISCUSSION FOLLOW-UP Approval of Meeting Minutes December 2, 2010: Peter explained that at the request of the College Alliance, he made some minor editorial changes to original draft of these minutes between the January 6 th meeting and today. The edited version was sent to College Alliance members last week for review prior to the meeting. It was moved and seconded that the December 2, 2010 College Alliance meeting minutes be approved as presented. Motion passed unanimously. January 6, 2011: At the last minute, Debi was unable to attend the January 6 th meeting. Peter thanked his assistant, Sandra Journey, for serving as recorder on such short notice. Shawn Beard asked that he be listed as “present” at this meeting. There were no other additions or corrections to the minutes. It was moved and seconded that the January 6, 2011 minutes be approved as corrected. Motion passed unanimously. Budget Update Karen reported that the State Board for Community & Technical Colleges has added a .5% budget cut for the current year to the original 4% cut taken earlier this year. This results in an additional $110,666 spending reduction for SCC. This additional .5% isn’t being taken at a divisional level. Karen is trying to do it with personnel turnover dollars. Any cost savings from upcoming personnel changes will be put toward this .5%. Hopefully that, along with some leftover benefit money, will fully bridge the budget gap. If she begins to feel uncomfortable in March that her plan can’t succeed, Karen will meet with Joe to discuss other options. CA members asked if 4.5% is the final budget reduction number for 2010-2011. There was some concern that the worst-case scenarios of 6% or 10% might rear their ugly heads closer to the end of the fiscal year. Karen explained that the college has those scenarios mapped out in case they are needed next year, but they are all hoping that the 4.5% holds through June 30, 2011. The Legislature started on January 10 th , and is scheduled to end on April 24 th . Hopefully we will have word on final budget reductions sometime in March. Lab and Course Fee discussions are beginning a bit earlier this year than in the past. John Huffstutter is leading the discussions to identify any needed changes. All new lab or course fees, or changes that exceed a 4.17% growth factor, will need documentation in order to be approved by the Board. One change under consideration is charging a fee for both consumables and lab support salaries. Karen doesn’t know where it will go right now, but it is being discussed. The District may need to rewrite some guidelines. 5 Minutes from the December 2, 2010 College Alliance meeting were approved as presented. Minutes from the January 6, 2011 College Alliance meeting were approved as corrected. The finalized minutes are posted to the College Alliance website. Karen offered to email the full budget PowerPoint presentation that was partially covered by Greg Stevens and John Huffstutter at the December 2010 All-College Meeting to College Alliance members.
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