MELA Meeting Minutes 2003 - 2017

2004 – August Distance Learning Coordinator’s Association Wednesday, August 4, 2004 Minutes

A meeting of the Distance Learning Coordinator’s Association was held on Wednesday, August 4, 2004 in the Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems in Canton, MS.

Attendance was as follows:

College/Association

Representative(s)

Coahoma

Absent

Copiah Lincoln

Laura Lofton

East Central

Terri Windham / Katie Sparkman

East Mississippi

Andrea Scott

Hinds

Absent

Holmes

Audra Kimble

Itawamba Meridian

Ellene McCrimon / Kim Harris

Hubert Yates

Mississippi Delta

Jackie Bailey-Hall

Mississippi Gulf Coast

Mark Smith/Jennifer Leimer

Northeast Northwest Pearl River Southwest

Jenniffer Wamsley

Absent

Janice Poole

Absent

SBCJC

Jason Pugh / Beverlin Givens

Jones Junior College

John Carter

I.

CALL TO ORDER. The meeting began at 9:30 a.m.

II. Jason Pugh discussed the deployment of the Blackboard Portal. Mr. Pugh reminded the association that we should focus on instructor training and support in an effort to encourage growth and retention of faculty offering online classes. Mr. Pugh mentioned that Blackboard representatives would like to offer a “Blackboard Day” III. A CAVS Insite Studio demonstration was presented by Scott Calhoun, Debbie Brown, and Andrea Scott. Insite is a design and collaboration system that can interface with the learning management system currently in use or can be used as a stand-alone content development system. This system was designed to more effectively and efficiently connect training and the workforce. Insite is currently in the testing phase and is free of cost to educational institutions in Mississippi. IV. Mark Smith provided Desire2Learn training. Mr. Smith offered to provide more detailed training at MGCCC upon request. Ellene McCrimmon asked that anyone who is interesting in receiving such training send the request to her. V. The meeting was adjourned at 3:00pm

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