Promise and Potential: Project Terms of Reference
Project: Distributed Learning Coordination and Strategy Document
as of December 20, 2012
Description: The purpose of this project is to develop a recommendation for the Provost for a strategy that will guide the governance,
implementation and growth of distributed learning (that is learning done by students at a distance from the Saskatoon campus)
programming for the University of Saskatchewan through the next planning cycle (2012 – 2016).
Commitment Leaders: Dan Pennock, acting vice-provost, teaching and learning
Expected Outcomes for Project:
(1) The sole outcome of this project will be the publication of a recommendation for a strategy that must then be used to guide
the governance, implementation and growth of distributed learning programming.
Coordinating Committee members:
Jim Greer, director, ULC / GMCTE; Bob Cram, executive director, CCDE; Elizabeth Lulchak,
director, eMAP; Rick Bunt, CIO/AVPICT; David J. Parkinson, vice-dean, division of fine arts and humanities, college of arts & science;
Rachel Sarjeant-Jenkins, associate dean, client services, library; Lorna Butler, dean, college of nursing
Work to be undertaken:
Task
Financial modeling and
budget development
Survey of external
partners’
Colleges’/schools needs
Needs for delivery of
courses and programs
Governance structure
recommendations
Space & infrastructure
Strategy document
Stakeholders:
Stakeholders
CCDE (C), eMAP (C), colleges (C), schools (C)
Timeframe
By September 2012
External partners (regional colleges, etc) (C), delivery units (CCDE,
eMAP) (C), academic units (colleges, schools, etc.) (C)
Academic and delivery units (C)
Academic units (C), delivery units (C), administrative units (ICT,
SESD) (C)
All units (C), Provost (DM), VPTL (DM)
By November 2012
C
By November 2012
By November 2012
C
C
By November 2012
C
FMD, ICT, IPA, Corporate Admin., (C), Provost (DM), VPTL (DM)
All units (C), Provost (DM), VPTL (DM)
By November 2102
By December 2012
C
C
Decision-Makers (DM), Consulted (C), Informed (I)
www.usask.ca/plan
Current Status:
Current status
C
Work In Progress (WIP), Stopped (S), Completed (C)
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