Chabot Community College

Committee on Online Learning
Minutes for Meeting: November 17, 2009

(Attendees: Ramona Silver(chair), Bob Buell, Desmond Chun, Richard Dinwiddie, Aldrian Estepa, Julian Prentice, Lani Wilson,Jan Novak, Michael Langdon & Minta Winsor.)

1). The Committee approved all proposals for online and hybrid courses from proposers who are not required to do a demo on Tuesday November 17, 2009. Additionally the proposals that do require a demo were were deemed in good standing to move forward in the approval process.

2). The Committee discussed whether or not our COOL review feedback process is working well or not. Mary Dermody likes to re-read the review feedback. She also suggested that we may want to have a check list that we can use to check off when we review the proposals. Jan Novak stated that the real problem is that the proposers still do not understand what "contact hours" are. Desmond Chun suggested that provide a clear definition of "Contact Hours" for them and Julian suggested that we offer several different examples from different disciplines. We concluded that we may need to create a new form that includes a Hyperlink to a definition of "Contact hours" and clear and concise examples for the Spring 2010 semester. Desmond Chun offered to send a definition to the Chair.

3). Course Demo Status Updates from Previous Course Proposals: Professor Greg Fernandez is ready now to do his demo.

4). The Committee discussed whether or not the in-person demos are still working. We concluded that some of our colleagues really like the person-to person contact and it provides a safe environment for the proposers to ask questions and express their concerns. We did however consider that we may want to have demos via e-mail and CC Conferencing as alternatives when face-to-face demos are not convenient or too difficult to arrange.

5). Jan Novak observed that quite a few online courses are cut for Spring 2010 and that this is directly related to the fact that many online courses are taught by adjunct faculty.

6). The Chair asked the commitee members to reflect and come back to the next meeting with 2 goals, or ideas for the committee to consider implementing in the Spring 2010 semester.

Next Meeting Scheduled for Tuesday December 1, 2009 in Room 1506 at Noon!