MELA Meeting Minutes 2003 - 2017

i. The eLearning division at the MCCB is responsible for the CFTTC Pre-Conference for the Creating Futures Through Technology Conference (CFTTC). The Pre-Conference will be called “Creating Futures Workshops” and become more hands-on. ii. Presenters will be hand-picked for the workshop. Proposals will be solicited for the main CFTTC Conference. iii. There will be 5 tracks to cover at the workshops. One of the tracks will be discipline specific. Audra needs “rock star” teachers from various disciplines in Math, English, Science, Humanities and Fine Arts to lead or guide the 50 minute workshop in their discipline. Audra will send an email for recommendations. i. Keri stated that previously, a recommendation was made for addition of Blackboard Administrator who would serve as liaison for the ET. She stated that the Admin Committee would like to recommend hiring a program analyst who would work under Audra and assist in areas related to the ET such as programming and a state proctor- scheduling system. The group did not express objections, so the next step is to come up with a job description. 1. Beverlin asked the group to take into consideration that the person for the positon would need to have a server. ii. The job description will be presented at the next eLearning meeting, and a vote will take place.

VI.

New Business a. Job Description for new MSVCC position (Keri)

b. ET Review

i. Audra passed out the Enrollment Tool Wish List. The group reviewed and suggested some changes and deletions. Keri and Jennifer from Hinds will revise the document and email to everyone once complete. Audra will provide final document to Ive for programming purposes.

c. Denise Gillespie was introduced as the new eLC at Itawamba.

d. Audra and Beverlin are working on Blackboard IM, and other responsibilities of Akiah’s, and will get to issues as quickly as they can. Audra asked that everyone be patient as they send calls and emails for assistance with help desk.

e. The MSVCC Academy Newsletter is lower on the priority list. East Mississippi Community College will be the college spotlight in the next newsletter issue.

VII.

Open Forum

a. Haley Duck questioned if there was a policy regarding which courses and terms could be pulled into their local offering. Kimberly and Audra informed her that each institution can select TERMS it wishes to pull in to its local offering. This is an institutional policy. However, once you make a term available you must be prepared to pull in any courses that you are accredited for (have in your catalog) once you have evaluated it and it meets your standards.

b. Haley said that Meridian’s email will be down until the end of the week, please contact them by phone.

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