MELA Minutes 2024-2025

and tried to approach them from a perspective of what an instructor would need to touch or what has an elevated level of developmental skill that the instructor would not have in an LMS. She started reviewing the materials found and organizing them based on the principal's guidelines. She plans to link them to the actual guidelines and categorize everything to include the necessary images, relevant links, audio and video requirements, and descriptions. She plans to create bite-sized professional development tutorials on YouTube, which would be beneficial because she could start each tutorial with a specific element or description that fits. There will be a need for Academy webinars and training to ensure repetition. She is seeking feedback on the direction and any tools or resources others may be using to share with faculty. 6. K-12 to College Webinar - Today 4-4:30pm The last item is an Academy webinar this afternoon; it's a 30-minute conversation with a new Academy facilitator. He is a K-12 school counselor who also works with colleges. 1. Academic Officers: Tish Stewart stated the calendar will be discussed later in the meeting. 2. Quality Committee : Michelle Pickering stated the information from Quality Committee for accessibility was submitted to the Support Committee which was the last thing the QC completed. 3. Support Committee: Jason Zuehlke was out but the question was raised about accessibility tools and the purchasing process for tools or services, which goes through this committee. 1. Dr. LeBrun noted that the consortium reviewed an accessibility product in 2022 and presented it to the presidents, but it was tabled. She is open to revisiting the topic if the consortium compares the products first which was discussed at the retreat in September. It was noted that this should come from the support committee. Dr. Wilhite stated she’s not been in contact with Jason about this but she saw Michelle Pickering’s email, in which Quality Support Committee outlined the group's needs and referenced a 2022 comparison. She noted that today’s demonstrations, especially by Carla, revealed more to explore with the product. Some vendors want to present to the group, but she chose to wait for the support committee to function properly. After the meeting, she will contact Jason to see if support is ready to proceed with the comparison or needs her assistance.

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D. Old Business