MELA Meeting Minutes 2003 - 2017

iii. Ms. Shows expressed a concern that withdrawn students are not being counted in the surveys. Mr. Smith stated that these students still have access to the surveys in their MSVCC student profile. iv. Ms. McCrimon added that her secretary emails all withdrawn students asking them to complete a survey that inquires: why did you drop, how many courses are you taking, what helped you get started etc. Mr. Pugh suggested that we add a survey to auto-email status change notification. Ms. McCrimon stated that she would send a copy of the survey for members to preview and develop additional questions to add to the survey. Support: Jenniffer Wamsley A. Ms. Wamsley stated that no decisions have been made yet about a help desk solution. B. Ms. Wamsley suggested that each school needs to evaluate the proctored testing centers at their college and gave a handout on proctoring standards including an evaluation form. Colleges need to evaluate proctoring centers and bring back the evaluation to the dlc association by December. C. Needs analysis—surveys will be reviewed this fall i. Mr. Smith asked Mr. Pugh if we should build one tool that incorporates all areas of the strategic plan for a survey instead of sending multiple surveys. ii. Mr. Smith asked if members would be willing to add surveys to their courses. Ms. Wamsley suggested that the association make the survey mandatory, but that instructors can “count” it how ever they wish. Ms. Wamsley requested that members come up with the questions to put into one single assessment to be put together at the January meeting. iii. Ms. Wamsley encouraged DLCs to respond to each other in a timely manner. iv. Mr. Smith suggested that a discussion board be created for strategic areas. Hubert Yates suggested that a blackboard shell be created for this purpose. Mr. Pugh said that he could work on it. v. Ms. Wamsley stated that she would send the survey in an email attachment so that members could send it back electronically. Administration: Audra Kimble A. Ms. Kimble stated that external studies have not been conducted because of lack of funding. B. Part of goal II has been done with the addition of the $10 fee. C. Mr. Pugh said that studies were handed over to the research department at MSVCC and that since there was no director, these would probably not be done in a timely manner. Library policies are in the process of being compiled into a single document to be ready by January. D. Ms. Kimble compiled a list of colleges who have grievance, honesty, and discipline policies and has begun the process of writing these policies. Quality: Hubert Yates A. Mr. Yates stated that the committee began with NEA benchmarks of quality, concentrating on the three that relate to Course. The committee Identified 35 statements of quality that will be used to evaluate a course where a certain percentage of these statements must be met to be considered a “quality” course. B. Mr. Smith asked how to handle situations where books differ (math etc) Mr. Yates suggested that the traditional course would change to match online. C. Mr. Smith asked if these evaluations would replace the evaluations that we have to do now. Mr. Yates stated that this would not work until there was a uniform numbering system and competencies statewide. D. Other goals are ongoing.

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