MELA Meeting Minutes 2003 - 2017

suggested that they use the audit date (report) for future semesters. Mr. Pugh will make a decision about how to handle NA's this afternoon. F. Insite Studios-Scott Calhoun plans to report on testing progress. Mr. Calhoun would like to meet with the association to see how we like it. To request more information about Insite or how to become a part of the pilot testing, contact Audra Kimble. G. Enrollment Tool Enhancements 1. Enrollment Tool Revision Schedule was presented. 2. Audra Kimble asked the committee that had been formed to evaluate enrollment tool enhancements to revisit item II on the Enrollment Tool revision list. 3. Mark Smith asked for reports in the enrollment tool that indicate duplicated and unduplicated counts. Mr. Smith also indicated that Master Course Lists and Lists of College courses are not accurate since they include archived courses. Mr. Smith also expressed a need for a mechanism that identifies students who are in the enrollment tool, but not enrolled in courses. Mr. Smith will provide samples of the reports he has requested. Mr. Kynerd suggested including an Active/Inactive status. 4. Andrea Scott asked that a mechanism be added to select multiple courses at one time to move into local offerings. 5. Jennifer Leimer asked for a report to be created that shows the contents of the Master Course Update Form for all courses so that this information can be quickly verified before the start of a semester. 6. Natalie Young asked that a feature be added that allows options for sorting in the various reports. 7. Ms. Kimble recommended that each person who has a request write up what they want and submit it to the enrollment tool enhancement committee. 8. Jackie Bailey-Hall volunteered to replace Richard Blackburn on the enrollment tool enhancement committee. 9. Ms. Kimble asked members to let her know if any other items in item I of the enrollment tool revision plan are not working properly. H. MSVCC Policies and Procedures Manual 1. Ms. Kimble asked that members read it and let her know if anything has been left out. Submit changes/additions to her in writing no later than the last working day of March. 2. Mr. Pugh commented that it is very important that members read this document thoroughly. The manual will be presented to the President's Association in May. Mr. Pugh recommended that members share this manual with anyone at your college who has a stake in MSVCC policies. I. Adjunct and Other Faculty 1. Ms. Kimble and Mr. Pugh indicated that some institutions are concerned about adjuncts teaching for multiple colleges. This could possibly be a SACS issue with questions of teaching loads etc. This will likely be discussed by the Academic Deans Association. DLCs should just keep this in mind in the event that the Deans' Association decides this needs addressing further. Ms. Shows stated that she didn't think that this would necessarily be a SACs problem, but could possibly be a credibility concern. J. Desire 2 Learn 1. Ms. Kimble reminded members that the current contract with D2L expires in May and noted that Dr. Garner supports the idea of a dual platform state. Ms. Kimble stated that a 5,000 user license would cost $70,000. Mr. Smith reminded members that D2L is a complete package that includes content repository, portal etc. Whereas many of these built in features are only provided in Blackboard when purchased at an additional cost.

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