MELA Meeting Minutes 2003 - 2017

Training (SACS Suggestion 16)

a. Each DLC develops a module for the training program b. Statewide training of instructors (SACS Suggestion 6 and Suggestion 11) c. Statewide training for DLC’s d. Statewide training for students

Tentative strategic objective statement: Develop a statewide training program for DLC's, instructors, and students

Technology

 Integration of the MSVCC enrollment tool with the individual college administrative systems (SACS Suggestion 14)  Leading edge Learning Management System (LMS)  Stable statewide network infrastructure  Audio/video  Evolvement of the MSVCC enrollment tool  MSVCC wide student email system  Application server  Hosting responsibility of a LMS  Statewide software concerns  Security a. Instructional course content b. Instructional/facilitation skills of instructors c. Structured access d. Interaction; student to instructor and student to student (SACS Recommendation 12) e. Assessment of student mastery of the learning objectives f. Standardization of online course sites g. Accreditation with distance programs h. Retention i. Student performance j. Attendance Quality

Support

a. Online student advising/counseling b. LRC c. Technical support (SACS Suggestion 15) d. Textbooks e. Financial aid f. Test proctoring (SACS Recommendation 17) g. Statewide faculty networking h. Institutional support for Distance Learning department

Administration

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