May Board P&P Markup

comparable nation-widenationwide standards for interstate offering of postsecondary distance education courses and programs. The reciprocityAgreement 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.  MELO: Mississippi Electronic Library Online (MELO) is a virtual library that mirrors the traditional library through online databases, electronic books and journals, and scholarly web siteswebsites. 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.  MILD Grant: The MSVCC Innovative Learning and Design MiniMILD Grant is awarded to eLearning Departmentsthe college of the 15 Mississippi community colleges for projects designedPresident-Elect to support the Strategic Initiativescover the costs associated with hosting the annual MELA Retreat. The President-Elect must maintain records of the MSVCC. Funds may be used for supplies, equipment, consultants, technical assistance, registration fees, and travelutilization of funds. MELO

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A comprehensive list of all contractual services and agreements is housed in the MELA Canvas Course and can also be viewed under Appendix P E . Resources and contractual services are funded in support by the $0.90 cent SCH (Semester Credit Hours) assessment fee and partnership fees.

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