MSVCC P and P Revised

design assistance. The office utilizes the Canvas Catalog for enrollment and reporting capabilities.

6. MS-SARA and NC-SARA The State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement is an agreement among member states, districts, and U.S. territories that establishes comparable nation-wide standards for interstate offering of postsecondary distance education courses and programs. The reciprocity allows participating Mississippi colleges and universities to offer distance programs and courses to residents of member states without seeking state-by-state approval, and is intended to make it easier for students to take online courses offered by postsecondary institutions based in another state. SARA is overseen by a National Council (NC-SARA) and is administered by four regional education compacts. 7. MELO A virtual library that mirrors the traditional library through online databases, electronic books and journals, and scholarly web sites. Learners and instructors can utilize this service to search for books, journals, magazine articles, and news items; conduct refined searches within a specific database such as EBSCO or CREDO; chat live with a librarian; and find citation guides such as MLA and APA. 8. MILD Grant The MSVCC Innovative Learning and Design Mini Grant is awarded to eLearning Departments of the 15 Mississippi community colleges for projects designed to support the Strategic Initiatives of the MSVCC. Funds may be used for supplies, equipment, consultants, technical assistance, registration fees, and travel. A comprehensive list of all contractual services and agreements is housed in the MELA Canvas Course and can also be viewed under Appendix P. Resources and contractual services are funded in support by the $0.90 cent SCH assessment fee and partnership fees.

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