Criterion 1: Helping
Students Learn
MINUTES
APRIL 22, 2004
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Truman Bashore, Matha Schleinitz, Becky Telford, Maggie Myers, Ann
Miller, Ruth Barney, and Iden Smith
The minutes of
the April 8 meeting were approved as submitted.
The Team
discussed several issues related to the Web Flex format.
- The team
questioned whether any 4-week courses should be offered in Web Flex
format since this is too short of a time to resolve issues such as
students’ need for Blackboard training.
- It is
difficult to track Web Flex classes since their section numbers are
the same as those for flex courses.
- It is
recommended that instructors who teach Web Flex classes inform their
students about the computer and software requirements for the
course.
- There seems
to be some inconsistency in how faculty interpret what Web Flex
means. It was reported that some faculty only meet with students
only once and then have the remainder of the class online.
The Team
expressed a concern that some courses are being taught in only Web Flex
or online format. Some students might be served better by courses in
traditional format.
Since many
classes now require students to use computers to do much of their work,
the Team discussed whether the computer and software requirements for
courses should be included in the class schedule so students know about
them before registering.
Becky Telford
will provide data to measure the success of students versus their GPA’s.
She is also collecting data comparing success in online classes for
students who took NET 100S, the NET 100S bypass, and who had taken a
previous online course.
The Team
discussed whether it should request time for a presentation during the
fall duty days before classes begin. The Professional Development
Committee wants to do a best practices session, but they do not want it
to be just about online instruction. The Team did not come to a decision
concerning whether to request time.
The Team
discussed presenting its findings to Academic Senate during fall
semester. It was suggested that we convert our data into graphical form
so others can understand the results more readily.
