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Current Status of Minutes: Final
Date	November 1, 2019
Time	1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Location	HLC1 2103

Members Present
Terry Barksdale, Rachel Barrera, Herbert Coleman, Ariana Cortes, Azzurra Crispino, Marla Dean, Mireya Garza, Corey Greathouse, Stacy (Liz) Hundley, Latasha Hussey, Kristy McDermott, Kathleen Nakasone, Ann Palmer, Terry Patterson, Allan Purcell, Denise Robledo, Amy Setter, Jeffrey Stringer, Sarah Strong, April Whalen, Seth Wilkerson
Guests Present
Seth Wilkerson, Terry Patterson

Item # 1:	Review minutes from 9/13/19 meeting.
Presenter	April Whalen
Discussion	Minutes were approved. ASAC approved the changes to the committee. They will be effective in FY 2021. The changes will go to the shared governance council for an amendment that will go to Dr. Rhodes.

Item # 2:	Orientation module in Blackboard
Presenter	Kerry Pope
Discussion	The orientation is to find out if students are ready for online learning. Both students and faculty get feedback. Kerri suggested a DEC subcommittee to continue the development and get all departments on board. Decision/Action: Committee voted to move forward with the subcommittee. Azzura Crispino, Terry Barksdale, Kristy McDermott, and Sarah Strong volunteered for the subcommittee. Kerri will be available via email for questions.

Item # 3:	Distance Ed Symposium registration open
Presenter	April Whalen
Discussion	April announced the symposium registration is still open. All are welcome to attend.

Item # 4:	Discussion on Hospitality Management department’s request for an online synchronous delivery mode.
Presenter	Liz Hundley
Discussion	Liz would like to use BB collaborate for online synchronous course development. Committee raised concerns about this new mode due to ADA compliance (live captioning is very expensive), background noise, the need to have two browsers open and concerns about how synchronous requirement is made clear to students. The Committee inquired about the need for and potential benefits of synchronous online course development and advocated for the proposed courses to be developed in an existing asynchronous modality. Discussion followed about the possibility of developing a new course modality for synchronous online courses. Committee acknowledges that this could be beneficial, but at this time declines to make a recommendation for or against the development of a new course modality for synchronous online courses. Herb suggested it is the responsibility of the Curriculums and Programs committee. Committee defers this question to the Curriculum and Programs Committee.

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