Members Absent: Tim Bowen, Rick Cothran, Mandy Elmore,
Matt Edwards, Scott Harvey, Tom Lawrence, Sarah Shumpert
Other Attendees: Tanya Walker
Length of Meeting: 1 hour
The minutes of the February
27, 2018 meeting were approved as submitted.
Brian Swords reported on Consistent
Blackboard Course Shells, and distributed a handout on the Quality Matters
standards. The presentation noted the
following.
- Noted the multiple groups reviewing distance education.
- Focused on Quality Matters standards 1, 7, and 8, (Course Overview, Learner Support, and Accessibility and Usability) to promote and improve the quality of online education and student learning.
- Proposed that all Blackboard courses have a consistent look and feel in the course shell. The shells would comply with QM standards 1, 7, and 8.
- Use this consistent course shell for on-campus classes too. Need to differentiate between online and on-campus courses. Possibly use different colors.
- Current Blackboard defaults can be set as our template.
- Consider the support piece. Need to have vendors’ tech support.
- Consider using to document incremental grades in Starfish. Could be used as an early alert.
- Add Quality Matters assessment and measurement standards 3.2 and 3.5.
- Faculty will need training.
Recommendations:
Include 3.2 and 3.5 in the
work. Move forward with consistent
shells for all courses.
Mary Orem and Tanya Walker
led the Library to Learning Commons discussion.
During the presentation, they distributed the handout Evolving Library Concepts, and noted the
following.
- A Learning Commons is both an environment and a philosophy.
- An intentional social space where relationships happen.
- A space that invites exploration; a place to do stuff; a place that looks for connections between the classroom and life.
- Reviewed its mission and goals when Tutoring and the Library merged.
- Many different types of tutoring are available. The Tutoring page lists all of them.
Announcements:
Adam Ghiloni noted that the
Foundation Scholarships deadline is April 1.
He asked the group to encourage students to apply.
Mark Dougherty reminded the
group about Gradfest next Friday, April 6, from 4:00 – 7:00.
Tiffany Blackwell noted that
orientations will start next week.
Mary Orem reported that for
the upcoming Alcohol and Other Drug Awareness event, the Learning Commons will
help with the online education portion of the program.
With no further business, the
meeting was adjourned.
Recorded By:
Anne
Bryan
Next Meeting: Tuesday,
May 8, 2018 @ 2:00, in SSC 205
