MELA Meeting Minutes 2019

7. Needs Assessment-- Director of PD for the agency will be assisting with creating a comprehensive Needs Assessment, so I will send out that link once the survey is complete. Will use that data plus past enrollment numbers, surveys, evaluations, and any information the group shares to provide PD for FY20. 8. Timeline Goal for IDD Specialist—Not replacing the IDD Specialist position, but there is a position that will report directly to Shalon. 9. Summer 2019 a. TEO I—May 13 –June 14 Buffy b. TEO II (August 20?) c. MELO Training 10. Fall 2019 a. TEO I (July 15) b. TEO II (August 20?) c. MELO Training—Krista can create a short survey asking about the MELO training needs. MELO group has expressed great concern over their budget cuts and want to ensure training is provided if there is a need. 11. Timeline—All instances will have ARC available. Sandboxes are available to add faculty for training. ARC training is scheduled for May 8. This will be open for faculty and admin. Canvas Admin training will be scheduled for June 5 th . Shalon will be able to walk everyone through the LTI installation if needed. Krista will send timeline to everyone. 12. Online Workforce (FYI in case Workforce Directors seek input)— Workforce directors are exploring online offerings as a modality to offering training. A taskforce was put in place comprised of directors of Workforce from the colleges. I have recommended that they get some members of eLearning to serve on the taskforce to provide expertise on Canvas administration, online learning, etc. so your director of Workforce may reach out to you. This is still very much in its infancy stages so I don’t have much to report on but wanted you to be aware in case you get a phone call.

vi. Update on ARC

Keri Cole—Our group needs to be involved in those conversations as many of our files at institutions will need to be rewritten due to excluding Workforce courses.

2. Action Items a. MELA Officer Elections will be conducted in May. Email nominations for Secretary and President-Elect to Tish Stewart ( tstewart@holmescc.edu ) by May 1.

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