MELA Minutes 2023-2024

b. Turnitin Amendment - It passed the ITS approval process. Krista has been working with Turnitin to discuss the implementation of LTI and the Turnitin Amendment(AI). c. Brainfuse Usage[reports added to the MELA course] Krista provides an update on the usage and cost of Brainfuse tutoring service. She also discussed the flexibility of pulling hours from next year's pool and increasing monthly usage with Brainfuse. d. Coffee Chat with a Compliance Officer[Monday or Friday before Christmas]. e. Attendance- Krista shared an email received from Dr. Payne regarding the recording of attendance for MSVCC classes. Dr. Payne's email stated that classes of eight weeks or more should record attendance on Wednesdays and Sundays, while classes of four weeks or less should record attendance only on Sundays. This was different from the current practice, which was to record attendance twice a week for three and four-week classes, and once a week for eight and fifteen-week classes. After some discussion, it was clarified that the current practice aligns with the MCCB consortium's definition of attendance, which is based on participation in course activities. The enrollment tool was programmed to allow instructors to record attendance according to this practice. There was also some confusion regarding the maximum number of allowed absences. It was noted that the P&P states that the maximum allowed absences should be referred to the enrollment guidelines document provided by the MCCB office. It was also noted that the current practice is to record attendance twice a week for three and four-week classes, and once a week for eight and fifteen-week classes. It was suggested that the P&P be modified to reflect this practice. A motion was made to approve the modification to the P&P, and it was agreed that