MELA Meeting Minutes 2003 - 2017

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Approval of December 2016 Minutes. Keri Cole made the motion to accept minutes; Christa Wilhite seconded the motion. Motion carried.

IV.

New Business

a. MCCB Items -- Krista LeBrun:

1. Audit Presentation – Raul Fletes

a. Tabled for February 2017 meeting. 2. Creating Futures Through Technology Conference (CFTTC) Registration Code a. CFTTC is March 1 st -3 rd . There is no preconference. Wednesday morning will start with breakfast and a keynote speaker. b. Tuesday, March 2 is “Fat Tuesday” so plan accordingly. Traffic will be intense. c. Complimentary registration is available for two participants per college; however, if your college takes advantage of complimentary registration, you will be asked to volunteer at CFTTC. i. For two free complimentary registrations: Register using the CFTTC link, select purchase order, and enter code #CFET2017. d. The top five Instructor of the Year (IOY) nominees will be asked to participate in a panel presentation at CFTTC. They will get the questions ahead of time (topics may include: technology, rubrics, engaging the learner, best practices, online learning, etc.) 3. Canvas at CFTTC a. Because of budget cuts, it is not feasible for many colleges to attend InstructureCON in Keystone, Colorado. So, Canvas will have 30-45 minutes allotted to present at CFTTC (on Wednesday afternoon from 4:00-4:30 pm). Canvas will also have a booth present at CFTTC. 4. Canvas Renewal a. June 2018 is Canvas renewal. Krista spoke with ITS, and we do not need to go to RFP. However, we do need to vote on if we are interested in renewing with Canvas, so the contract can be negotiated. February 2017 we will have a formal vote. b. Some colleges expressed needing “more” from Canvas. Krista asked that we construct a Canvas Wish list, so we can be very specific with our requests and expectations of Canvas. Chris will create a Google Doc Wishlist and place it in the MELA course. Please update it if you have specific requests. 5. Items submitted to ITS for renewal a. Our SmarterServices contract expires March 2017. Krista has been speaking with Dr. Mac Atkins, from SmarterServices, to make sure we don’t have a delay in services, but has resubmitted the contract to ITS. b. AspireEDU – schools need to let Krista know if you want your traditional courses to use this service. The Munzos will reach out to the interested schools, individually, for piloting in traditional courses. The contract renewal has already been submitted to ITS, but can later be amended if traditional courses need to be added in the services. 6. MS-SARA Renewal Deadline a. Presidents should be receiving an e-mail from Menia Dykes, and the National Office. Renewal deadline is February 28, 2017. Presidents will also need to fill out the additional MCCA Supplemental Form.

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