Distance Education Committee
Supporting Effective, Accountable Online Learning
Welcome to MVC's Distance Education Committee (DEC). As a subcommittee of the Academic
Senate, the DEC advises the Senate and related Curriculum Committee on all matters
related to distance education/online learning, and coordinates and provides distance
education training for faculty and classified professionals.
Mission
With regard to distance education, our mission is to promote sound course design,
professional development, DE student support, and delivery of credit courses to meet
the educational needs of our students in proactive and accommodative ways. We also
seek to ensure that distance education faculty are well-prepared to confidently develop
and deliver high-quality, stimulating, and academically rich courses, providing students
a challenging and edifying educational experience.
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Meetings
The Distance Education Committee follows the most recent Governance Committee Meeting Calendar. Unless otherwise noted, the committee meets on the second and fourth Tuesday from
12:50 - 1:50 pm during the fall and spring terms.
| DATE | TIME | LOCATION |
| September 12 | 12:50 - 1:50 pm | LIB 205 or Zoom |
| September 26 | 12:50 - 1:50 pm | LIB 205 or Zoom |
| October 10 | 12:50 - 1:50 pm | LIB 205 or Zoom |
| October 24 | 12:50 - 1:50 pm | LIB 205 or Zoom |
| November 14 (Cancelled) | 12:50 - 1:50 pm | LIB 205 or Zoom |
| November 28 | 12:50 - 1:50 pm | LIB 205 or Zoom |
| DATE | TIME | LOCATION |
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February 20 |
12:50 - 1:50 pm | LIB 205 or Zoom |
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March 12 |
12:50 - 1:50 pm | LIB 205 or Zoom |
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March 26 |
12:50 - 1:50 pm | LIB 205 or Zoom |
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April 16 |
12:50 - 1:50 pm | LIB 205 or Zoom |
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April 30 |
12:50 - 1:50 pm | LIB 205 or Zoom |
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May 14 |
12:50 - 1:50 pm | LIB 205 or Zoom |
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May 28 |
12:50 - 1:50 pm | LIB 205 or Zoom |
Members
As a standing committee of the Academic Senate, the DEC is comprised of voting faculty
and non-voting Distance Education professionals, faculty, administrators and student
representatives.
- Carrie Patterson, Faculty Co-Chair
- Kari Richards-Dinger, Mathematics
- Laura Dunphy, Business
- Lisa Hausladen, Health and Human Services
- Jim Lambert, Public Safety
- Siobhan Feeney, Natural Sciences
- Adam Felton, Humanities, Education, Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Barry McNaughton, Visual and Performing Arts
- Fernando Nahon, Communication, English, & World Languages
- Terrie Hawthorne, Counseling
- Debbi Renfrow, Library and Learning Resources
- Cristian Barrera, Student Representative (ASMVC)
- Torria Davis, Interim Dean of Distance Education
- DJ Hawkins, Interim Assistant Director, Instructional Design
- Joe Gonzales, Disability Support Services
- Norma Martinez, Communication, English & World Languages
- Kyla Rankin, Humanities, Education, Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Michael Schwartz, Communication, English, & World Languages
- Adviye Tolunay, Humanities, Education, Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Jennifer Willey, Communication, English & World Languages
- Sara Yerushalmian, Humanities, Education, Social and Behavioral Sciences