Educational Technology Team audio conference
January 20, 2006
AGENDA
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PRIMARY TEAM
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PRIMARY TEAM
GUESTS
1. Update-Organizational changes at UAA & AK Dist. Ed
Consortium
2. Preliminary findings of current UA distance Ed. Business
models
3. Progress report-Status of Distance Ed. In Alaska
4. Status-Instructional Design Job Family
5. Update-Minimum Student Services document
6. Alaska Course Exchange
7. Planning-DE Summit Match 30-31 in Juneau
8. Update-Progress establishing Internet2 SEG-P
9. ETT Website
10. Update on CMS Gap Analysis
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Karen Perdue–ETT Chair
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Randy Weaver-Statewide
Mary Lou Madden–Madden Assoc.
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Curt Madison DESB Chair
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Saichi Oba-Statewide
Donna Schaad-UAA
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Bernice Joseph-CRCD
Jason Ohler
Karen Schmitt-UAS
Lynn Shepard–Faculty Alliance
Mary Snyder-UAA
Pat Pitney-Statewide
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Steve Hamilton-UAS
Steve Smith-Statewide
Susan Grigg-UAF
Donna Hertzler–Administrative Asst.
Update on Organizational
changes at UAA and the
AK. Distance Ed
Consortium (ADEC)
LED BY: Karen Perdue
Preliminary findings of
current UA distance ed.
Business models
LED BY: Mary Lou
Madden
Progress on the report of the
Status of Distance
Education in Alaska
LED BY: Curt Madison
Status on the Instructional
Design Job Family
LED BY: Curt Madison
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DISCUSSION:
Rolled out Elluminate. Future of distance education at UAA. Donna is still working under contract for UAA. The Alaska Distance Education
Consortium was not federally funded for FY06. However, there is a memo from Hamilton to seed member contributions with $100,000 in 07. We
currently have funding through June 2006.
ACTION: None
RESPONSIBLE:
WHEN:
DISCUSSION:
Report is in process and will be circulated for review in March. Analysis will move forward on revenue and metric issues (credit hrs/tuition). UA has
different practices for quality control, marketing, delivering, tuition, and student services. External funding will mean more services. A student
success model looks interesting including recruiting and providing services when students enter program. There should be something in distance
delivery for everyone involved if we expect to get support across the institution. Remaining issues are SW academic planning, student
support/services, student access to information, technology impact, and a selection of focused programs to target. We agree that one size does not fit
all although we may be able to develop a standard model. We need to think about incentives for department and programs.
ACTION: Continue with metrics, keep on agenda, work with Karen and Curt. March business meeting-look at metrics issue
RESPONSIBLE: Mary Lou Madden
WHEN: Next ETT Meeting, March 29, 2006 in Juneau
DISCUSSION:
The most recent draft of the report is on website. The emphasis of this report will be a cursory overview of distance education now. March 1 will see
a reviewable draft. Comments will be included with revisions for the ETT March meeting. This report will not include collection of new data
although a future survey of faculty and staff on distance education would be a good project. An e-mail will be sent to everyone when the reviewable
draft is ready.
ACTION: Put a reviewable draft on the ETT website and submit another draft at the Steering Board meeting in March
RESPONSIBLE: Curt Madison
WHEN: March 1, 2006
DISCUSSION:
Third draft in the works. There was a concern expressed by Lynn Shepard of the Faculty Alliance to clearly specify the difference between an
Instructional Designer and a faculty member. The goal of the Instructional Design Job Family is to bring order to the hiring process and definition to
a possible career ladder.
ACTION: Sub-group will meet with SW HR to prepare a third draft
RESPONSIBLE: Curt Madison
WHEN: March 29, 2006
Educational Technology Team audio conference
January 20, 2006
Update on Minimum
Student Services document
DISCUSSION:
The Minimum Student Services list has been reviewed by campus representatives, librarians, and others. The list is meant to simply tally current
services. It is possible to imaging a future with more services delivered in more ways. That would be a second step to determine which services are
best to add and what the impact would be. This present effort is only to recognize the current situation. Minimum student services are those things
that any UA student could obtain at any campus in the same way other students at that campus obtain them.
LED BY: Donna Schaad
and Curt Madison
ACTION: Report second draft at March ETT meeting
Alaska Course Exchange
LED BY: Curt Madison and
Donna Schaad
Planning for the Distance
Education Summit March
30-31 in Juneau
LED BY: All
Update on the progress of
establishing an Internet2
SEG-P arrangement for
Alaska at UA
LED BY: Steve Smith
ETT Website
LED BY: Curt Madison
Update on CMS Gap
Analysis
LED BY: Steve Smith
RESPONSIBLE: Donna Schaad and Curt Madison
WHEN: March 29, 2006
DISCUSSION:
An Alaska Internet Course Exchange (AK ICE) tutorial is available on the website. The software is currently being tested. The software is fairly easy
to use. Registrars and Directors at the UAA community campuses are trying it out. In addition WICHE and the Arctic Engineering program are trying
out this method.
ACTION: Report on status of the pilot test at the March ETT and DESB meeting
RESPONSIBLE: Curt Madison and Donna Schaad
WHEN: March 29-31, 2006
DISCUSSION:
A Distance Education Steering Board meeting is scheduled for March 30-31. ETT will have a business meeting on March 29 and then join the
Steering Board for a summit on March 30. The meeting is on the UAS campus in Juneau. We can hone in on issues, such as: performance based
budgeting with Pat Pitney; enrollment management with Saichi; the FY08 budget request justifications and goals. We will discuss the Status Report
showing utilization, number of students, and the means distance education contributes to growth of institution in 5-10 years. In addition we can
discuss incentives for that growth and the roles of ETT and Steering Board. We know that external funding triggers planning in departments
ACTION: Add March 29th to calendar for possible combined meeting
RESPONSIBLE: All
WHEN: March 29-30, 2006
DISCUSSION:
Sponsored Education Group participant (SEG-P). UA is the access point for the high bandwidth Internet II. This effort includes K-12 other higher
education to have access to facilitate instruction. UA SW signed an agreement with ADEC (Scott Christian) to move the effort forward. We will soon
make a public announcement: On March 23, 2006 Internet II day is on the Fairbanks campus.
ACTION: Update at the next ETT meeting
RESPONSIBLE: Steve Smith
WHEN: March 29, 2006
DISCUSSION:
Members can send comments by e-mail. Website created by Christen Bouffard. You can see the site at
http://www.distance.uaf.edu/steeringboard/ett/docs/ETTSite.pdf
ACTION: None
RESPONSIBLE:
WHEN:
DISCUSSION:
WCET was hired to craft an appropriate survey instrument to find out what works and what doesn't work for a CMS at UA. There are currently three
instances of blackboard.
ACTION: Report on progress at the next ETT meeting
RESPONSIBLE: Steve Smith
WHEN: March 29, 2006