October 27, 2025 Meeting

Agenda

12:10 pm – 1:00 pm S-11

Call to Order

Public Comments

Action Items

  1. Approval of Minutes from October 13th, 2025
  2. Committee Charter
  3. Common concerns on the DL form to be shared with division chairs
  4. Distance Education Approval Request: ECEF 1653
  5. Distance Education Approval Request: ECEF 2021
  6. Distance Education Approval Request: ECEF 2041
  7. Distance Education Approval Request: ECEF 2051
  8. Distance Education Approval Request: PSYC 2003
  9. Distance Education Approval Request: ADMJ 2134
  10. Distance Education Approval Request: SLP 2000
  11. Distance Education Approval Request: SLP 2100
  12. Distance Education Approval Request: SLP 2200
  13. Distance Education Approval Request: SLP 2300
  14. Distance Education Approval Request: SLP 2500
  15. Distance Education Approval Request: POSC 1502
  16. Distance Education Approval Request: POSC 1503
  17. Distance Education Approval Request: POSC 1504
  18. Distance Education Approval Request: POSC 1506
  19. Distance Education Approval Request: POSC 1507
  20. Distance Education Approval Request: ASTR C1000 (formerly 1511)
  21. Distance Education Approval Request: MATH C2211 (formerly 2100)
  22. Distance Education Approval Request: BIOL C1001 (formerly 1500)

Discussion Items

Other

Adjournment

Next Meeting: November 10th, 2025

 

Minutes

Monday, October 27th, 2025

12:10 PM – 1:00 PM

S-11

Call to Order: Lopez, 12:10 PM

Attendees: Amar Abbott, Krystal Allikas, Heather Cash, Geoffrey Dyer, Jaime Lopez, Jason Page, Tabitha Raber, Joy Reynolds, Seth Rowland, Ken Smith

Absent:

Public Commentary/Guest:

Public Comments

The New DE Coordinator, Seth Rowland, introduces himself, and the committee welcomes him to the campus and team.

Action Items

  1. Committee member motions to re-order the agenda items by moving 9 -22 to the 4th item on the agenda: Dyer
    1. Second: Smith
  2. Approval of minutes: October 13th, minutes submitted by Heather Cash
    1. Motion, vote to pass with notes: Reynolds
    2. Second: Smith
  • Motion passed unanimously

Notes: Remove the “?”

  1. Committee Charter Pre-Conversation: The committee starts off by opening conversations on the relations between DLEC and the POCR committee responsibilities. Reynolds and Lopez share the history of the POCR status and background for the funding source tie-in. The committee continued the conversation in regards reaching out to active members of the POCR team and obtaining clarification on questions in regard to POCR.
    1. Motion to reach out to the POCR committee: Dyer
    2. Second: Allikas
  • Motion passed, (1) abstain
  1. Committee Charter Revision: The committee recommends updates: Amend the Membership Representation area to replace the Director, Distance Education with “ Coordinator, Distance Education – co-chair (non-voting)”, replacing Educational Equity Data Specialist with IR representative, and amend “Minimum of 3 faculty members” to include (recommended at least one faculty member per division).
    1. Motion to move forward to the Academic Senate: Reynolds
    2. Second: Abbott
  • Motion passed unanimously
  1. Common Concerns on the DL form to be shared with division chair: Reynolds shares the history of issues commonly found with the DE approval forms, while referencing the future use of technology tools, “Course Dog,” and Allikas shares updates. The committee recommends that “Key Words” be sent and presented to the Academic Senate President, so they can be shared with Division Chairs to assist with the revision of DE forms before sending for approval.
    1. Key Words: methods of evaluation, learning activities required outside of the classroom, oral presentation, lab observation, field work – field trips, evaluation: core and required activities.
    2. Motion to move forward to the Academic Senate: Abbott
  • Second: Smith
  1. Motion passed unanimously

 

 

New Business

  • Distance Learning Approval Forms

 

  1. ADMJ 2134
    1. Committee Discussion: The committee reviews the course for approval.
    2. Motion to move forward to Curriculum: Reynolds
  • Second: Smith
  1. Motion passed unanimously
  2. Committee Notes: N/A

 

  1. SLP 2000
    1. Committee Discussion: The committee reviews the course for approval.
    2. Motion to move forward to Curriculum: Allikas
  • Second: Abbott
  1. Motion passed unanimously
  2. Committee Notes: N/A
  1. SLP 2100
    1. Committee Discussion: The committee discusses the foundation of the course.
    2. Motion to send back to division with notes: Clarification on observation items.: Allikas
  • Second: Raber
  1. Motion passed unanimously
  2. Committee Notes: N/A
  1. SLP 2200
    1. Committee Discussion: The committee discussed the use of technology in the course.
    2. Motion to move forward to Curriculum: Allikas
  • Second: Smith
  1. Motion passed unanimously
  2. Committee Notes: N/A
  1. SLP 2300
    1. Committee Discussion: The committee discusses the course foundations and expectations. The committee has questions about the learning activities outside of the classroom.
    2. Motion to send back to the division with notes: Clarifications on the expected learning activities outside of the classroom. : Smith
  • Second: Raber
  1. Motion passed unanimously
  2. Committee Notes: N/A

 

 

Discussion Items

 

Other

 

Adjournment and Next Meeting

Lopez moved to adjourn the meeting at 12:57 PM. The next meeting is on November, Monday, November 10th, 2025, in Room S11 at 12:10 PM.

Minutes: Submitted by Heather Cash

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