Distance Education

The Distance Education Committee meets on the first and third Thursday of each month, from 9-10 AM in room 303.

The meeting schedule for Spring 2010 is as follows:

• February 18
• February 25 (special meeting)
• March 4
• March 18
• April 1
• April 15
• May 6
• May 20
• June 3

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.

Members

• David Zielinski, Distance Education Coordinator, Co-Chair
• Taylor Ruhl, Dean of Learning Services, Co-Chair (effective July 2010)

Voting Members

• Martha Garcia, Faculty Representative (started October 2009)
• Gaylla Finnell, Faculty Representative (started March 2009)
• Allyn Leon, Faculty Representative (started March 2009)
• Andres Martinez, Faculty Representative (started March 2009)
• Mary Jo Wainwright, Faculty Representative (started March 2009)
• Martha Olea, Classified Representative (started March 2009)
• Jeff Cantwell, Technology Representative (started March 2009)
• Paige Lovitt, DSPS Representative (started March 2009)

Alternate Representatives

• Deirdre Rowley, Faculty Representative
• Omar Ramos, Technology Representative
• Ralph Marquez, Faculty (non-teaching) Representative

Ex-Officio

• Wayne Wright