Distance Education Committee

Completed Tasks

2023-2024

Reviewed new online courses and provided support and feedback to instructors.
Worked with Guided Pathways on student support hub and global announcements.
Completed training on the Brown Act.
Modified Canvas roles and permissions.
Approved the implementation of Impact into Canvas to increase the ability to obtain usage data.
Implemented a HyFlex Instructor Participation Options matrix to better inform students of how they can participate in class.
Allowed student club leads to have limited Teacher access to non-instructional club Canvas sites.
Oversaw the creation of a Canvas site on AI resources.
Approved a timeline for the implementation of New Quizzes in Canvas

Reviewed new online courses and provided support and feedback to instructors.
Recommended procedures/guidelines for student access to Canvas courses at term end.
Recommended a process to phase out the use of the ePortfolio tool in Canvas.
Sponsored and delivered a fall flex session titled Interaction in your Online Courses.
Sponsored a fall flex session titled Making your Canvas Course Site ADA-Compliant.
In conjunction with the FA, developed a process for deciding what to do with content in a Canvas course belonging to an instructor who no longer is teaching that course.
Recommended that students who are no longer enrolled at LPC should be removed from non-instructional Canvas courses.
Sponsored and delivered a Spring Flex session on the minimum standards for DE instruction that are new in the faculty contract.
Sponsored and delivered a Spring Flex session on getting courses aligned to the OEI Course Design Rubric.

Reviewed 15 DE courses and gave feedback
Revised and passed the DE Interaction Guidelines
Sponsored two workshops each on web accessibility and HyFlex
Approved the addition of tutoring & library links in the course menu of every Canvas course
Recommended online learning tools to be purchased by the district
Approved the addition of the New Analytics Attendance tool in Canvas
Set a tentative timetable for the implementation of New Quizzes in Canvas
Developed a Canvas Outage Communications Plan
Set a formal definition of HyFlex and worked with the college & district to plan training

Recommended to the District TCC that ConferZoom be upgraded.
Recommended to the District TCC that at least 1 year's worth of data continue to be imported into Canvas daily.
Conducted 10 course reviews for new DE instructors and gave feedback.
Explored options for utilizing NetTutor while staying within budget.
Recommended several Canvas processes to the Academic Senate.
Recommended usage and placement of Follett Discover Access app in Canvas.
Explored Canvas tool created by LPC students.