Committee on eLearning Meeting Minutes for February 13, 2020

The Academic Senate Committee on eLearning met on February 13, 2020 at 3:07PM in L313 (CETL)

Committee Members in Attendance:

In Attendance: Zeynep Akcay (2020), Peter Novick (2020), Eugene Desepoli (2021), Randelle Sasa (2022), Lakersha Smith (via phone) (2021), Zhou Zhou (2022), Susan Lago (2022) and Zivah Katz (Steering Committee Designee).

Not present: Nina Sarkar (2020), Shiang-Kwei Wang (President’s designee).

Business:

The meeting was called to order at 3:07PM

Minutes of January 13^th, 2020 – approved by unanimous vote with a minor edit.

• Committee member updates
  • Joseph Goldenberg retired and has been replaced by Svjetlana Bukvich-Nichols. Nina is not available this semester due to a teaching conflict.
  • Zivah and Susan have swapped positions. Zivah is on the Steering Committee and is now our Steering Committee Designee and Susan has become an official member. The website needs to be updated to reflect this change. Zivah is going to contact the CoC.  
• Tech Fee Committee meeting for Spring 2019 will be March 17^th at 3:00. Randelle has agreed to attend for our committee.

Old business

• Subcommittee reports/plans/changes/additions:

Marketing of online courses (Eugene Desepoli & Peter Novick)

• (Committee newsletter; design and implement a marketing campaign at QCC for higher recognition of online courses)
  • We brainstormed some ideas for the Spring newsletter:
    • Peter will contact Dean Wang for the results from student survey
    • Another faculty interview
      • Zeynep recommended Donna Boccio and Kevin Kollack. Peter will reach out to find out to Kevin and Zeynep is waiting to hear back from Donna.
    • Links to the guidelines and the new e-Learning webpage
    • New PSC contract which includes peer evaluation of online courses and other improvements.
    • Peter will contact Meghmala Tarafdar to receive a blurb for the letter as she is the new head of CETL.
    • Zivah recommended information on accessibility in classrooms being presented at the March FEC meeting. Angela Ridinger-Dotterman would be the contact for this information.

Brown bag lunches for online faculty (Nina & Susan)

• (coordinate, promote, and run informal but informative meetings for QCC faculty who are interested in online education)
  • Susan will check with Nina about her availability to present this semester. Nathalia Khomyak from math will also be invited.

Policies and Standards for eLearning at QCC (All Members)

• (work with CETL/OET to devise standards/policies for eLearning at QCC to be formally adopted by the Senate)
  • As part of the duties of the committee, all members will review the guidelines. Susan is going to share the most recent version of the guidelines in a google drive suggested by Randelle.  All members will then be able to look at it and make any edits or comments before the next meeting.
• New business
• Student Evaluation Forms for E-Learning
  • As a committee we will come up with a template of student evaluations for PNET courses. It was decided that asking e-Learning faculty open ended questions of what to include in the form would be too much. A google drive for us to share forms from other schools and recommendations on what to include for QCC will also be created by Susan. Zivah mentioned getting insight from the assessment committee.
• HIPS in e-Learning Courses
  • Keisha shared that she has incorporated “The Alchemist” and The Common Read into her PSYC101 PNET course this semester. She will be more than happy to share her results in future semesters in a brown bag lunch event.
• Next meeting is scheduled for 3:00pm on March 12^th in CETL Office (L313).
• Remaining meetings for the Spring semester: April 23^rd and May 14^th.
• Meeting was adjourned at 3:42 pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Peter A. Novick, Ph.D.
Committee on eLearning, Secretary

Minutes typed on February 16th 2020