Conference on Metrics and Course Sharing
University of Alaska Directors and Registrars
Ketchikan, Alaska
September 25-26, 2006
Day One Monday
Goal 1: Surface issues related to community campus metrics with reference to current data. Choose
metrics for internal and external use.
Goal 2: Explore issues of importance to community campus directors including: developmental
education, Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE), and workforce
development.
8:30
Coffee and set up
9:00 Welcome
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9:30
Cathy LeCompte, Interim Director Ketchikan Campus
Mark Hamilton, President University of Alaska, (via video)
Karen Perdue, UA Associate Vice President, Chair Educational Technology Team
Curt Madison, Director Center for Distance Education, Chair Distance Education Steering
Board
Review of progress of metric discussion from True North: Setting the Course for the Future
conference April 5-6, 2006. Gwen White, Gary Turner, Connie Dooley
10:00 Group discussion to elaborate metric issue
10:30 Break
10:45 Continuation of metric review towards selection of appropriate measures and data reporting
mechanisms.
12:00 Lunch
12:30 Presentation by Fred Villa of SB137 process and rationale for distribution
1:00
Completion of written recommendation from the group to Statewide Academic Council
2:30
Break
2:45
Legislative Update on upcoming session: message, strategy and plan of action
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3:30
Wendy Redman (via phone) confirmed
Information presentation regarding developmental education and group work on CCSSE Question
Development as time allows.
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Pete Pinney/Dave Veazey (via phone) confirmed
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Gwen White with CCSSE committee
4:00
Report of course sharing experience among UAA community campuses using AK ICE.
Demonstration of AK ICE. Gary Turner, Connie Dooley, Doug Desourcie, Sandy Gravely,
Jennifer Mynck, Curt Madison
5:00
Adjourn until 9:00 am Tuesday
7:00
Dinner in groups at various Ketchikan locations
Day Two Tuesday
Goal 1: Assure completion of metric deliverable.
Goal 2: Directors explore policy issues related to course sharing across campuses.
Goal 3: Registrars explore logistic functions of a variety of course sharing methods including support for
transcripting and transferring credits.
Goal 4: Begin plan for a pilot project to determine feasibility of course sharing.
8:30 Coffee set up
9:00 Review unresolved issues or questions from previous day. Move directly to issues regarding
course sharing. Registrars and Directors meet separately until we reconvene as a whole after
lunch.
10:30 Break
10:45 Continue with discussion of course sharing issues. Begin planning for a pilot project of course
sharing in the Spring 07 semester.
12:00 Lunch
1:00
Reconvene registrars and directors in a joint discussion of logistical requirements for support of a
variety of course sharing options.
3:00
Adjourn