The Distance Education Committee meets on the first and third Thursday of each month, from 8-9 AM PM in Board Room. 

The remaining meeting schedule for Fall 2009 is as follows:

• November 5, 2009
• November 19, 2009
• December 3, 2009
  

Purpose
The purpose of the Distance Education Committee will be to advise the Senate on designs, implementation strategies, 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 and enhancing 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 evaluate policies and procedures necessary to the implementation of distance education at Imperial Valley College.

Composition
The Committee shall be comprised of the following: Dean of Instruction or designee (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.

Members
Michael Heumann, Chair

Voting Members
Martha Garcia, Faculty Representative
Gaylla Finnell, Faculty Representative
Allyn Leon, Faculty Representative
Andres Martinez, Faculty Representative
Mary Jo Wainwright, Faculty Representative
Martha Olea, Classified Representative
Jeff Cantwell, Technology Representative
Paige Lovitt, DSPS Representative

Consultants
Dawn Chun
Omar Ramos
Deirdre Rowley
Taylor Ruhl
Val Rodgers