DL FAB 10/09/12 presentation to Academic Governing Council (AGC).

1. Distance Learning
Faculty Advisory Board
AGC Information and Discussion
October 9, 2012

2. 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
• SzymonMachajewski, Computer Applications
• Deb Vilmont, Child Development
• Charlotte Pease, Architectural Design
• Anne Sherman, Disability Support Services
• Brent Spitler, Business
• Lori DeBie, Library

3. Staff (DLIT)
• Eric Kunnen, Director of Distance Learning and
Instructional Technologies
• MeeganWilli, Instructional Technologist and
Designer

4. 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.

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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)

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