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Distance and Online Education Committee Meeting. October 15, 2012 AGB 106 - 1:30-3:0 0 pm. Agenda. Update: Blackboard Upgrade Update: Self-Evaluation Taskforce Update: Blackboard and Bagels Update: Student Help Update: Student DE Survey Discussion: Spring Meeting Dates
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Distance and Online Education Committee Meeting October 15, 2012 AGB 106 - 1:30-3:00pm
Agenda • Update: Blackboard Upgrade • Update: Self-Evaluation Taskforce • Update: Blackboard and Bagels • Update: Student Help • Update: Student DE Survey • Discussion: Spring Meeting Dates • Discussion: Student Technical Support Website • Discussion: Blackboard Building Blocks • Other issues/concerns/questions
Update: Blackboard Upgrade • Upgrade on January 2 • Up to 72 hours • Upgrade training is being offered during October & flex week • Note that Fall semester grades are due Monday January 7, 2013
Update: Self-Evaluation Taskforce • Creating resources for online instructors
Update: Blackboard and Bagels • Fun! Informative! • Faculty learning group • Last Friday of the month, 9-10:30am, BGS 135 • October 26 • November 30 • Spread the word
Update: Student Help • Available on campus: 2nd and 3rd floor of Library • Working to collect data: • Student Technical Support website • 2012 Student DE Survey • Data from previous Student DE Survey • Faculty DE Survey
Update: Student DE Survey • Will send out email to committee with updated survey attached • Please respond with any questions or suggestions by 10/22
Discussion: Spring Meetings • January = Flex week = focus on CIDDE upgrade meetings • February 18 = Holiday, reschedule? • March 18 = Spring Break, reschedule? • April 15 • May 20 • Agenda and minutes posted on DE website
Discussion: Student Technical Support website • Student Technical Support website has been used by students and faculty. • http://saddleback.edu/de/student-technical-support/ • Discuss suggestions for improvement (30 minutes)
Blackboard Building Blocks • New process to suggest building blocks • Currently up for discussion: • VoiceThread • YouSeeU
Other issues/concerns/questions • Tasks by email: • Approve minutes • Approve student DE Survey • Next meeting: November 19, 1:30-3pm