MELA Meeting Minutes 2003 - 2017

b. As a reminder, MSVCC funds will pay for State and National Fees. Schools can forward the national invoice, that they receive, to Krista LeBrun for payment. 7. NetTutor Whitepaper a. NetTutor is wanting to develop a “whitepaper”, and is asking colleges to volunteer to participate. NetTutor would like to speak with instructors and students to highlight the success (they specifically mentioned Itawamba Community College). Colleges will need to speak with their PR and IR divisions to see what protocol to follow internally if they are interested in participating. i. Canvas Catalog Presentation & Spring Schedule 1. The master Academy schedule will be located in the MELA course. This year the focus is on quality over quantity. Both courses and webinars are offered. 2. The Quality Matters (QM) session was a huge success, and the Academy can start pushing those standards in the trainings for all colleges. Brooke has reached out to some other trainers who attended the QM session. Hopefully by next semester, you will start seeing other sessions other than just technology tools. 3. With Academy webinars, it is hard to know if the learner is actually learning something. The Canvas Catalog is the stepping-stone for that.

b. MSVCC Academy -- Brooke Doggett:

a. All webinars and courses will use the Canvas Catalog for enrollment. b. All webinars will be housed inside of a Canvas course and learners will have access to resources in that course after it is complete. The facilitator can create a discussion board inside of the course, if they see fit. c. The Canvas Catalog will automatically send the participant a certificate, based on the completion of a module within the course.

c. MCCB -- Chris Ryals:

i. Instructor of the Year 1. The IOY form is available on the MELA site, and two schools have already submitted. The process seems to be going smoothly, but if you have issues contact Chris. ii. Turnitin Migration Status 1. Chris asked if there were any issues with the new Turnitin LTI. If you encounter issues, please submit a ticket. 2. Brandy McGraw, with the Support Committee, will be emailing the group about Turnitin. i. SACS asks for documentation that our MELA group meets regularly. ii. VOTE: Buffy Matthews made the motion to add the wording that we “meet the 2 nd Wednesday of every month” into the Policy and Procedure Manual. Christa Wilhite seconded the motion. Motion carried. 1. Discussion: Haley Duck asked if we would want to include wording about the MELA Retreat or strategic planning. We will look at adding this wording by first talking to the Admin Committee, and table this vote for February 2017.

d. MELA Documentation for SACS – Buffy Matthews

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