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Distance Education Committee

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Ideas won't keep, something must be done about them."

- Alfred North Whitehead, English mathematician & philosopher



Committee Charge:

  1. Develop recommended policies related to distance learning, including but not limited to, methods associated with online and hybrid course delivery.
  2. Develop agendas and submit approved minutes of each meeting to the Senate.
  3. Report periodically to the Academic Senate on:
    1. Student success (retention and course completion) rates for online and hybrid courses based on data provided by the college researcher.
    2. Support services that are offered to distance learning faculty and distance learning students, and any additional support services that are recommended to by the committee.

Mission:


The West Los Angeles College Distance Education Committee advises the Academic Senate in its decision-making regarding Distance Education issues. It is a standing committee of the Academic Senate. The committee will discuss and refer any issues regarding working conditions and other labor issues to the appropriate bargaining unit(s).

Reporting Line: Academic Senate

Brown Act: Yes


Committee Members:


Administrative Co-Chair
Eric Ichon

Faculty Co-Chair
Ryan Edwards

Term for Chair - 2 years

AFT Representatives
  • Alice Taylor
  • Jan Vanderpool
  • Linda Alexander
  • Sandra Ruiz
Academic Senate Representatives
  • Ryan Edwards
  • Nancy Brambila
  • DeAnna Gossett
  • Ana Figueroa
Membership

Faculty must be appointed by the Academic Senate or the AFT.


Meeting Schedule:

*All meetings below begin in GC 210K or Online at times noted.

  • 2/22/21 from 1:30pm - 3:00pm
  • 3/22/21 from 1:30pm - 3:00pm
  • 4/26/21 from 1:30pm - 3:00pm
  • 5/24/21 from 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Minutes:

  • 12-09-20
  • 11-18-20
  • 10-21-20
  • 9-16-20
  • 5-19-20
  • 3-17-20
  • 2-18-20
    		•
  • 12-2-19
  • 11-18-19
  • 10-21-19
  • 9-16-19
  • 04-30-19
  • 03-26-19
  • 03-12-19
    		•
  • 12-04-18
  • 11-09-18
  • 10-23-18
  • 10-02-18
  • 09-27-18
  • 04-16-18
  • 03-19-18
  • 02-26-18
    		•
  • 11-20-17
  • 10-23-17
  • 09-19-17
  • 05-15-17
  • 04-17-17
  • 03-13-17
  • 02-13-17
    		•
  • 11-16-16
  • 10-09-16
  • 09-21-16
  • 05-18-16
  • 04-27-16
  • 03-09-16
  • 02-17-16
  • 02-07-16
    		•
  • 12-9-15
  • 11-18-15
  • 10-14-15
  • 05-27-15
  • 04-22-15
  • 03-18-15
    		•
  • 11-19-14
  • 10-22-14
  • 09-24-14
  • 05-28-14
  • 05-01-14
  • 03-26-14
  • 02-26-14
    		•
  • 11-20-13
  • 10-30-13
  • 09-25-13
  • 05-15-13
  • 03-27-13
  • 02-20-13
  • 01-30-13
  • 12-12-12
    		•
  • 11-16-11
  • 11-09-11
  • 10-19-11
  • 09-26-11
  • 09-14-11
  • 08-17-11
  • 05-25-11
  • 03-30-11
    		•


    Links:

    OEI Course Design Rubric
    Online Education Initiative Report to Distance Education (PDF) / May. 2014
    Distance Education Accessibility Guidelines (PDF) / Jan. 2011
    DE Committee Report to the Academic Senate (PDF) / Feb. 2014
    Online Instructors' Handbook


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