ASCCC Curriculum Institute 2008 Friday, July 11th 9:00-10:30 am
Michael Heumann - Imperial ValleyPat James - Mt. San JacintoMichelle Pilati - Rio HondoIan Walton - Mission
ASCCC Curriculum Institute 2008 Friday, July 11th 9:00-10:30 am
Why Should You Care?• Curriculum Committee & Technology• Broader Perspective
– Than just the course outline– Than other committees
• Entry Point for Conversations about Quality• Distance Education Regulations
– Effective contact– Class Size
ASCCC Curriculum Institute 2008 Friday, July 11th 9:00-10:30 am
Overview of Today• Some questions to consider
• New Academic Senate for the California Community Colleges paper on Technology– What’s changed recently?
• Technology, Distance Education and Quality
• Other Issues – A Discussion
ASCCC Curriculum Institute 2008 Friday, July 11th 9:00-10:30 am
The Curriculum Process• How and where do technology and curriculum
interface on your campus?• Does your curriculum process ensure
compliance of your distance education program?
• Does your “separate review process” ensure that the course outline is taught to?
• Do you consider Quality vs Compliance?• Are there lessons for other curriculum?
ASCCC Curriculum Institute 2008 Friday, July 11th 9:00-10:30 am
ASCCC Curriculum Institute 2008 Friday, July 11th 9:00-10:30 am
2008 Paper UpdateEnsuring the Appropriate Use of Educational
Technology: An Update for Local Academic Senates– Original papers– Resolution to Update– 05/06 – 06/07 Tech Committees– Ad hoc Task Force Completed– Adopted Spring 2008
ASCCC Curriculum Institute 2008 Friday, July 11th 9:00-10:30 am
3 for 1 - Replaced• New summary integrates and adds to:
– 1995 – Curriculum Committee Review of Distance Learning Courses and Sections
– 1997 – Guidelines for Good Practice – Technology Mediated Instruction
– 1999 – Guidelines for Good Practice – Effective Instructor-Student Contact in Distance Learning
ASCCC Curriculum Institute 2008 Friday, July 11th 9:00-10:30 am
Still Useful• Four papers not updated
– 1999 – Academic Freedom, Privacy, Copyright, Fair Use
– 2000 – Policy and Contract Language– 2000 – Minimum Standards– 2003 – Access / Success / Digital Divide– All still available from ASCCC website
ASCCC Curriculum Institute 2008 Friday, July 11th 9:00-10:30 am
ASCCC Curriculum Institute 2008 Friday, July 11th 9:00-10:30 am
College Structure and Processes• How should the college/local senate accomplish
oversight of distance education programs?– Background regulations – still changing– Curriculum Approval– Instructor-Student Contact– Other Program development/evaluation– General Pedagogy – professional development
ASCCC Curriculum Institute 2008 Friday, July 11th 9:00-10:30 am
DE and Quality• Title 5 Mandates
• Separate review
• Regular effective contact
• Accreditation standards
• Various resources to cite when seeking support for DE
ASCCC Curriculum Institute 2008 Friday, July 11th 9:00-10:30 am
Title 5 and Distance Ed• Title 5 Part One
– Moved and renumbered– Clarified 51% trigger– If any DE by design there must be a separate
review• Title 5 Part Two
– Attempts to “fix” apportionment language– DE lecture and labs funded as per F2F
ASCCC Curriculum Institute 2008 Friday, July 11th 9:00-10:30 am
Other Issues
ASCCC Curriculum Institute 2008 Friday, July 11th 9:00-10:30 am
Effective Practices
•Course development
•Instructor-student contact
•Technology-mediated office hours
•Training and Supporting DE Instructors
•Evaluation of Online Instructors
ASCCC Curriculum Institute 2008 Friday, July 11th 9:00-10:30 am
Discussions / Questions• How do you verify effective contact?• Who should verify accessibility?• Who determines class size?• What do you do to ensure quality in your distance
education problem? • Is your curriculum committee effective in its role
with respect to distance education?
ASCCC Curriculum Institute 2008 Friday, July 11th 9:00-10:30 am
Thank you…..
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