Mānoa Distance Learning Committee
Charge for 2004:
The mission of the Mānoa Distance Learning Committee is to promote quality and access to students choosing the venue of distance learning for part or all of their academic pursuits. It is composed of faculty, APT, and administrators experienced in utilizing distance technologies to delivery courses and/or programs and reports to the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. The MDLC works collaboratively to develop guidelines, plans, and policies to enhance the development, delivery, management, and evaluation of distance learning courses and programs offered by the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. It provides overall, long range policy development and guidance to the campus as well as interpretation of policies and academic and administrative review of matters related to technologically mediated instruction offered at a distance. The role of the MDLC is to work with existing administrative and academic units and committees to address issues and concerns related to all aspects of distance learning.
Tasks:
- Review and recommend approval of proposals for the distance delivery of Mānoa programs, based on approved WASC guidelines (substantive-change review for distance programs).
- Review, and as appropriate, revise the strategic plan for distance learning, prepared in 2001, in accordance with the Mānoa Strategic Plan and the UH Distributed Learning Action Plan.
- Recommend an appropriate tuition and/or fee rate for distance delivered courses or programs.
- Review existing UH and UHM administrative policies and procedures for suitability with distance delivery including intellectual property, student registration, financial aid, distribution of tuition, etc. Recommend changes to existing policies or the implementation of new policies, as appropriate.
- Develop a core of courses (E-core), delivered electronically, that fulfill Mānoa’s general education requirements. Identify courses fulfilling general education requirements that are currently offered electronically. Identify courses that are needed to fulfill the general education requirements that are not covered by existing electronically delivered courses.
- Develop a proposal for a Mānoa Technology Resource Center that would assist faculty in adapting their courses for electronic delivery.
Members:
- Kelly Aune, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
- Jennifer Campbell, School of Travel Industry Management
- Nathan Chang, School of Social Work
- Linda Duckworth, International Student Services
- Theodore Gonzalves, American Studies
- P. Bion Griffin, Anthropology
- Charles Hayes, College of Natural Sciences
- Magdy Iskander, Electrical Engineering
- Joanne Itano, Academic Support Services
- Stephen Itoga, Chair, Information and Computer Science
- Daniel Jenkins, Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering
- Paul McKimmy, College of Education
- Paula Mochida ,Office of Vice President for Academic Planning and Policy
- Carol Mon Lee, William S. Richardson School of Law
- Hae Okimoto, Information Technology Services
- Carolyn Okinaga, Outreach College
- Harry Partika, Social Sciences
- Ruth Quirk, Library Services
- Bob Schwarzwalder, Library Services
- Helene Sokugawa, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
- Monica Stitt-Bergh,General Education Office/Manoa Writing Program
- Ken Tokuno, Graduate Division
- Bob Valliant, School of Hawaiian, Asian and Pacific Studies
Meetings:
The MDLC meets as need arises; frequent meetings are held via listserve.Documents: