ATTACHMENT 2
2. Review of ETT Work Plan
1. Continue to develop Alaska ICE (Internet Course Exchange) as a tool
for registrars to maximize student enrollment in distance education
courses offered across the UA system.
Responsible Party: Curt Madison
Delivery Date: Next ETT Meeting
2. Finalize Terms of Reference guiding activities of ETT and DESB.
Responsible Party: Karen Perdue and
Karen Schmitt
Delivery Date: Next ETT Meeting
3. Propose an implementation of a state-wide 24/7 distance education
student advising desk.
Responsible Party:
Phase 1 (Proposal): DESB Distance
Education Help Workgroup
Phase 2 (Implementation Plan): UA
Statewide IT and Student Services
personnel
Delivery Date:
Phase 1: June 30, 2006
Phase 2: Next ETT Meeting
4. Propose an implementation of a statewide 24/7 technical help desk for
UA distance education students.
Responsible Party:
Delivery Date:
Phase 1 (Proposal): DESB Distance
Education Help Workgroup
Phase 1: June 30, 2006
Responsible Party: Karen Perdue/SW
Academic Affairs
Delivery Date: Progress report due at
next ETT meeting
Phase 2: Next ETT Meeting
Phase 2 (Implementation Plan): UA
Statewide IT and Student Services
personnel
5. Put the minimum standards for distance education student services
across all campus or learning centers into University Regulations.
6. Define the scope of need for faculty development and propose a
response to the need in order to improve distance delivery quality.
Responsible Party: Faculty
Development Work Group
Delivery Date: June 30, 2006
7. Derive clear, credible metrics for inputs and outputs of distance
education.
Responsible Party: Gwen White and
Institutional Research
Delivery Date: Progress Report due
at next ETT Meeting
8. Support initiatives to provide more bandwidth and education
technology to students and faculty and staff and to fulfill UA’s public
service/outreach mission.
Responsible Party: Karen Perdue,
Steve Smith, Jim Johnsen
Delivery Date: Progress report due at
next ETT Meeting
9. Select at least two case studies of distance education programs and
create a best-practices document for distance education. Be sure to
study driving forces behind successful programs.
Responsible Party: Curt Madison,
Karen Perdue and possible contract
work by Steve Hamilton
Delivery Date: Progress report due at
next ETT meeting
10. Establish a mechanism to learn the best practices of other institutions
and programs.
Responsible Party: Individual ETT
members will seek out best practices
through attending conferences and
summits
Delivery Date: Ongoing