MELA Meeting Minutes 2003 - 2017

Visitors Amy Thorton from Southern Miss, Christian would like to work with USM using Wimba. Faculty member from USM(Mary McNeese). Amy Thornton started pilot Spring 2007, extended implementation initial purpose training more effective, making classes more effective. Primary offering services to make classes and technology successful. Amy wanted to discuss creating a partnership with MSVCC. Questionnaire collected data from pilot so small, changed the survey in order to collect more data for the instructors: tech support, how to use, how do they use it. 2 nd round of data collection looked at the difference in rating as undergraduate and then graduate student. The reports were different from undergrad and graduate student. How well does it work on the dial-up connection(Alicia Shows)? Amy said the faculty are brainstorming ways to come up with other solutions-ask the students what type of connection they are using before using Live Classroom. Terry asked have they studied the implementation of actually seeing the student face-to-face, what has hindered them from using Live Classroom? Chris Jenkins and Alicia Shows suggested start collecting data in the Fall 2010. a. Tish Stewart: Presidium sent email go over spreadsheet, please send back the spreadsheet. Jennifer Powell stated it is not due until November 20 th , 2009. Christian spoke with Patrick, please be thorough especially first time. b. Chris Square, asked about the name change and Dr. Christian Pruett asked about and discuss. The President needs understand that this group is critical to the campus. Virtual Enrollment is growing, responsible for Wimba, Respondus, Turnitin, etc. Instead of Distance Learning Coordinator calls E-learning Counsel, have everyone represented, have top notch faculty member, to maintain the quality of the MSVCC courses. Faculty member had very little communication with the student, legislature said a student took the class. Speak to the Academic Dean or the President of the Institution. Change the scope of the group. Reach more people and classes begin to grow. In January come up with an idea and the administration committee, to discuss the change in policies and procedures. January agenda Item and role to the President in February. E-learning Counsel suggested name. c. Audra Leverton: Formal request to state board to get more bandwidth. Christian is working with Ray Smith, will allocate bandwidth during high peak time. Is about going to the President for more bandwidth. Formal agreement to recommend: Audra made the motion and Jackie second the motion, all DLC approved (15). d. Proctor meeting- Jennifer stated it would be a good idea to have another group meeting from the proctors. Tish stated that happened a couple of years ago, and it will be great to have another. Christian stated that the demands has exploded and get ideas on the challenges proctoring requirements. Jennifer suggested to have a face-to-face and Wimba as a backup. Tish suggested to come up with a survey and come up with items and see what problems are having. Christian stated in January will be a good time to meet. Christian stated he and Tish would come up send out survey and send out by January. e. Tish asked Christian would be okay to update the system in the Enrollment Tool, but Christian has concerns the grade distributions that it will be used as a way to evaluate on pulling in courses. Christian stated that he does not understand how it worked for retention. Dr. Jenkins suggested could we get just a grade distribution from the entire class. Christian finally understood what Tish was suggesting, she wants to only know the entire distribution for the local institution. f. Dr. Ellene McCrimon from ICC will be ICC fulltime Dean of Distance Learning. McCrimon found a creative way to participate in surveys and evaluations. Terry suggested to put the announcement out there for students to evaluate. Dr. Mcrimon, transcripts some have suggested can the IV. OLD BUSINESS Action Items Follow Ups:

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