Substantive Change Proposal - Saddleback College

In addition to our current staffing, the college recognizes the need for additional
personnel to manage the distance and online education program. In 2010, a Director of
Online Education and Instructional Technology Training will be hired.
A substantial outlay of our fiscal resources has gone to the physical and technology
requirements of distance and online education, many of them ongoing expenses. These
expenditures are monitored by the College President, the Director of Fiscal Services, the
Director of Technology Services, the Vice President of Instruction, and the DE
Committee, as well as through our strategic planning process.
Standard IV
The institution recognizes and utilizes the contributions of leadership
throughout the organization for continuous improvement of the institution.
Governance roles are designed to facilitate decisions that support student
learning programs and services and improve institutional effectiveness, while
acknowledging the designated responsibilities of the governing board and the
chief administrator.
The distance and online education program at Saddleback College is a joint effort of all
constituent groups on campus. The Distance and Online Education (DE) Committee is a
sub‐committee of the Academic Senate but is composed of faculty, academic
administrators, and classified from across the campus. On occasion, we are also able to
get students involved in the committee, although this can be difficult. Generally, we are
able to bring in students to help us with specific projects, such as the revising of our DE
website.
Deans oversee the evaluation process for faculty within the disciplines in their division.
The Director of Online Education, when hired, will report to the Vice President of
Instruction, and will be responsible for the management of the program as a whole.
Saddleback College has followed all written policies and procedures in the development
of its distance and online education offerings including curriculum development and
revision, program development, hiring, faculty evaluation, student learning outcomes
assessment, and program review.
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