MELA Meeting Minutes 2003 - 2017

2010 – September eLearning Coordinators Association Minutes Tuesday September 28, 2010

A regular meeting of the eLearning Coordinators Association was held on Tuesday, September 28 th at Drury Inns and Suites, Ridgeland, MS. The meeting was held in conjunction with the 4 th annual eLC Boot Camp. The president and secretary were present. A quorum being established, Jennifer Powell called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m. Jennifer Leimer moved to approve the agenda. The motion was seconded and carried. Holly Melvin moved to approve the minutes with the necessary corrections. The motion was seconded and carried.

Unfinished Business

No unfinished business was covered during this session.

New Business

Moving Forward

Christian Pruett provided an overview of the upgrade to Blackboard 9.1. He asked the eLCs to take advantage of the training opportunities that State Board can provide to faculty. He discussed the improvement of internet on the campuses. eLCs were asked to talk to their IT departments about redirecting internet traffic to Blackboard instead of other areas, especially during peak usage. Removing the course copy feature in Blackboard was discussed. Christian suggested that the eLCs join the Blackboard Listserv. The lack of the Identity Manager has reduced the number of login issues. The creation of a mentor committee for new eLCs was discussed.

Dates for Course Builds

The group agreed to have courses built in the Enrollment Tool by October 18 th .

No Shows Submitted to Colleges

Tish Stewart moved to table this item until the October meeting. The motion was seconded and carried.

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