MELA Minutes 2021-2022

provide quality, accessible, and flexible instructional offerings through the utilization of instructional technologies while ensuring integrity, supporting students, and providing resources for faculty success. • Rationale revision draft - Many community college students who meet enrollment requirements for their institution choose not to attend college traditionally for various reasons. The need to provide educational opportunities through flexible instructional offerings continues to rise due to national economic trends and uncontrollable circumstances. The partnership between the MSVCC and fifteen MS community and junior colleges provides quality online course offerings and services to meet this educational need for students no matter their location. 3. Strategic Initiatives proposal – must align with vision • Success – Promote opportunities for faculty and student achievement through oversight of MELA Policies and Procedures, Strategic Plan, and Committees. This would be the Administrative committee. • Quality – Ensure online courses meet academic content and integrity standards, to include innovative instructional design which addresses diverse learning styles. • Support – Recommend methods/modes to support usage or adoption of accessible instructional technologies for students and faculty 4. MSVCC Goals proposal The goals of the MSVCC are to encourage progress by: 1. Promoting opportunities for faculty and student achievement through oversight of MELA Policies and Procedures, Strategic Plan, and Committees (Success)