PS #  3501
 
TITLE: Distance Learning Advisory Committee
AUTHOR: Distance Learning Advisory Committee
APPROVAL DATE: May 30, 2007
EFFECTIVE DATE:  May 30, 2007
PURPOSE:  To establish a committee to review and plan distance learning programs
REVIEWER AND Chief Academic Officer
REVIEW DATE: Fall 2012 and every five years thereafter
OPERATING DETAILS:

1.      The Distance Learning Advisory Committee shall serve as a peer review body to plan for and review courses and programs delivered by distance learning methods and to ensure that these courses meet SREB Best Practices.

2.      The Distance Learning Advisory Committee shall be comprised of one faculty member from each College and Institute that offers distance learning courses and a faculty member from the library. The Director of Instructional Technology and the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs shall serve as ex-officio members of the committee. The committee shall meet at least once per semester and as necessary to review courses proposed for delivery by distance learning technologies.  Non-voting staff members with special expertise may be asked to serve in an ad hoc capacity on the committee.

3.      The chair’s term begins with the fall semester each year and extends through the summer terms of that academic year. The chair shall have served as a member of the committee during the previous academic year. The vice chair of the committee will rotate annually among the college/institutes in alphabetical order, with the vice chair automatically becoming chair after having served one year on the committee.

4.      The committee shall periodically review course delivery for SREB Best Practices for all courses taught through distance learning technologies and provide feedback and advice to the instructor and to her or his department chair. Course delivery shall be evaluated during the first semester of instruction. Thereafter, each course shall undergo periodic peer review according to a system established by the committee.

5.      The committee shall consult with all departments on campus (academic and administrative) to facilitate planning of distance learning, promote consistent distance learning practices, and foster cooperation between departments in providing the resources and courses necessary for successful distance learning programs.

6.      The committee shall aid in educating faculty about distance learning technologies and issues. This shall include conducting training sessions in distance learning technologies, providing assistance for instruction, and disseminating information about distance learning through other means.
 

Revised:  11/18/04, 11/28/05, 05/30/07