Distance Education

Purpose

The purpose of the Distance Education Committee will be to advise the Senate, its Curriculum subcommittee, and the Technology Planning Committee on designs, implementation strategies, resources needed, and policies for distance education; to provide a faculty overview of all distance education and distributed activities conducted at Imperial Valley College; and to work with all relevant faculty and administrators to foster innovation while maintaining, enhancing, and evaluating high standards of academic quality, at a level appropriate to the students for which the content is developed.

Function

The function of the Distance Education Committee is to develop and review policies and procedures necessary to the implementation and evaluation of the distance education program at Imperial Valley College.

Composition

The Committee shall be comprised of the following: administrative representative (Co-Chair); Distance Education Coordinator (Co-Chair); five faculty representatives (including at least one non-teaching); classified representative; technology representative; DSPS representative

All committee members need to have taken or taught an online class using the Etudes course management system. The Academic Senate will approve all faculty positions; the remaining positions will be appointed by the bargaining unit representative or division head in consultation with the Co-Chairs and the Vice President of Academic Services.

Terms for all members shall be for two years with the exception of the Distance Education Coordinator and the DSPS representative.

Voting Members

• Kathy Berry, Administrative Representative, Co-Chair
• David Zielinski, Distance Education Coordinator, Co-Chair
• Allyn Leon, Faculty Representative
• Mary Jo Wainwright, Faculty Representative
• Martha Olea, Classified Representative
• Paige Lovitt, DSPS Representative
• Deirdre Rowley, Faculty Representative
• Omar Ramos, Technology Representative
• Ralph Marquez, Faculty (non-teaching) Representative
• Michael Heumann, Faculty Representative