DE
Committee
Minutes May 20, 2008
Attendees: Jan Novak (chair), Norman Buchwald, Mary Dermody, Richard Dinwiddie, Michael Langdon,
Scott Hildreth, Judy O'Toole, Andrew Pierson, Lisa Ulibarri, Lani Wilson, Wanda Wong.
Status of Summer/Fall Proposal Reviews:
Members of the discussed the proposals that have not yet been approved.
- We are trying to schedule Kip Waldo's demonstration of ANTH-5, but it's
challenging given the end of semester crunch. Lisa will try to find
times for next week.
- Donna Orviss was not ready to demonstrate her course last week. The
committee has decided to continue to work with her over the summer, and try to
schedule a course demonstration by the end of June. Jan will communicate
to the Dean and the PACE program that we were not able to approve this course
by the end of the semester.
- The committee reviewed the responses from Terry Barton on her BUS-32,
50L, and 50M courses, and remains unclear about the content delivery.
Jan will communicate to the Dean that at this point, we do not recommend
approval.
Multimedia Plans for 2008-09:
To get a jumpstart on our initiative to promote the use of multimedia tools
in online courses next year, we hope to purchase 5 sets of software for narrated
Powerpoint presentations (Camtasia/Dragon), and 5 sets of recorders/software for
podcasting/audio (voice recorder, MP3 Maker, Dragon). We are also
developing plans for a temporary multimedia recording facility, hopefully in
Building 3900, and are working on our wish list of hardware and software for
that room. This can all be transferred to the ITC location in the new IOB
when construction is completed.
Meeting with LPC and District re. Common Online Course Issues/Needs:
In a brief discussion of this meeting, there was consensus that it was a very
productive dialogue, and that we should continue the discussions. No
meeting minutes are available, and Jan will ask LPC if they have minutes to
share with those on the committee that were unable to attend.
Personal Goals for the Committee for Next Year:
As we closed out the committee operations for the year, we all reflected on
what we personally hope to accomplish as members of the committee next year:
- Lani: major progress on online counseling
- Michael: gaining clarity on role of online courses in the English
subdivision
- Scott: developing a longer-term plan that expands online course
offerings and eventually leads to an online degree.
- Norman: gathering evidence of improved online student performance on
research projects as a result of SearchPath and other library tools
- Richard: establishing a deeper understanding among faculty that
online teaching is a major paradigm shift from classroom teaching, perhaps
through orientations for potential online instructors (and all new faculty)
- Mary: publish an article or present at a conference about what we've
accomplished in online learning at Chabot. Personally, to "jazz up" her
courses with multimedia.
- Judy: to "jazz up" her courses with multimedia.
- Lisa: improve our webpages for online students, and encourage the
use of multimedia by online instructors
- Wanda: to "jazz up" her courses with multimedia
It was a year of great commitment and accomplishment by the committee, and we
are all focused for next year! Thanks!
Next Meeting: Tuesday, September 2nd (unless the arms of the
committee can be twisted to meet during Convocation!)
