ACADEMIC SERVICES WORK GROUP October 18, Review of Charge: To review, develop and recommend to the MnOnline Council, guidelines, policies and procedure that will promote and support strategic curriculum development, delivery, and technology employment that applies best practices regarding e-learning within our system. Discussion: Does the charge apply only to MnOnline? How does this affect other e-learning efforts? Will best practice be synonymous with accreditation standards? 2.RFP and the Prioritization Model Discussion:Timing, commitment of resources, ITS of the Future Work Suggestions: MnSAT broadcast of the Prioritization Model Extensive work with campus project to be submitted by Dec. Review and award after the first of the year BUT implementation on an 18 month plan…through June of Concerns: How do will plan and build for sustaining projects? How does this interface with the ITS platform of the future? Can we get planning dollars? Will this become an annual or biannual award? Can we have set aside for improvement and enhancement of prior work? 4.Next steps: Materials of the prioritization model to all new committee members and follow up conversation on Wed., Oct. 16.

JJJ/10/02 October 11, Review of Charge: To review, develop and recommend to the MnOnline Council, guidelines, policies and procedure that will promote and support strategic curriculum development, delivery, and technology employment that applies best practices regarding e-learning within our system. Discussion: Does the charge apply only to MnOnline? How does this affect other e-learning efforts? Will best practice be synonymous with accreditation standards? 2.RFP and the Prioritization Model Discussion:Timing, commitment of resources, ITS of the Future Work Suggestions: MnSAT broadcast of the Prioritization Model Extensive work with campus project to be submitted by Dec. Review and award after the first of the year BUT implementation on an 18 month plan…through June of Concerns: How do will plan and build for sustaining projects? How does this interface with the ITS platform of the future? Can we get planning dollars? Will this become an annual or biannual award? Can we have set aside for improvement and enhancement of prior work? 4.Next steps: Materials of the prioritization model to all new committee members and follow up conversation on Wed., Oct. 16. ACADEMIC SERVICES WORK GROUP

October 18, Review of Charge: To review, develop and recommend to the MnOnline Council, guidelines, policies and procedure that will promote and support strategic curriculum development, delivery, and technology employment that applies best practices regarding e-learning within our system. Discussion: Does the charge apply only to MnOnline? How does this affect other e-learning efforts? Will best practice be synonymous with accreditation standards? 2.RFP and the Prioritization Model Discussion:Timing, commitment of resources, ITS of the Future Work Suggestions: MnSAT broadcast of the Prioritization Model Extensive work with campus project to be submitted by Dec. Review and award after the first of the year BUT implementation on an 18 month plan…through June of Concerns: How do will plan and build for sustaining projects? How does this interface with the ITS platform of the future? Can we get planning dollars? Will this become an annual or biannual award? Can we have set aside for improvement and enhancement of prior work? 4.Next steps: Materials of the prioritization model to all new committee members and follow up conversation on Wed., Oct. 16.

Academic Services October 30, :00-9:15 1.Discussion of Priority Tool 2.Review of Timeline for RFP 1.Discussion of Quality Standards 1.MnSCU from Prior/WICHE-NCA 2.Recommendation of the Group was to adopt WICHE/NCA. Requested a discussion of similarities and/or differences 3.Request for Information 1.Definition 2.Process of Program Approval 3.Process of Program Promotion on MnOnline

Academic Services November 13, 2002 ETC 304 or Conference Call 1.Review of Program Approval Process 2.Crosswalk of MnSCU Quality Standards and NCA/WICHE Best Practice 3.Next Steps 1.November 27, :00-9:30

JJJ/12/13/02 Charge: To review, develop and recommend to the MnOnline Council, guidelines, policies and procedure that will promote and support strategic curriculum development, delivery, and technology employment that applies best practices regarding e-learning within our system. 1.RFP and the Prioritization Model-online at 2.Definitions: Acceptance of the overall definition of Distance Learning Work to align all operational definitions or parameters with the overall definition. Current levels of need for operational definition Minnesota Online Student Access Program Review Data Integrity and Financial Services 3.Peer review:HLC standards are at the Institution Level Program Review and Campus Review at the Program Level MnOnline Peer review at the Course Level Campus Models ACADEMIC SERVICES WORK GROUP

Distance Education Delivery Models Time Space Fully SynchronousFully Asynchronous Classroom Lab/Clinical/ Other Instructor Led Web/Internet Independent Independent of Time and Space (May have window of completion expectation.) Hybrid

Distance Education is defined as a formal educational process in which the majority of the instruction occurs when student and instructor are geographically separate. Instruction may be synchronous or asynchronous. (adapted from the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education) Operational Definition for Minnesota Online: Minnesota Online’s work will be defined as educational process in which the majority of the instruction occurs when student and instructor are geographically separate but excluding delivery through ITV or correspondence independent study. Operational Definition for Student Access: (Students need to schedule their lives.) Adopted from the mnVU Task Force) Partial Distance Learning: Students are geographically separate from the teacher and other students for a majority of the required activities. However, some on-site class participation is required. This includes synchronous and/or asynchronous instruction. Synchronous – Instruction takes place at a scheduled time. This may occur on-site or with the instructor and student geographically separate. Asynchronous – Students choose when to engage in class activities. Interaction does not take place at a scheduled time; however the instructor may set deadlines.

Distance Education is defined as a formal educational process in which the majority of the instruction occurs when student and instructor are geographically separate. Instruction may be synchronous or asynchronous. (adapted from the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education) Operational Definitions for Program Review

Distance Education is defined as a formal educational process in which the majority of the instruction occurs when student and instructor are geographically separate. Instruction may be synchronous or asynchronous. (adapted from the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education) Operational Definitions for Financial Services-: Home is declared by the student upon enrollment and is typically the degree granting institution. If the student’s chosen career pathway includes a series of institutions offering degrees which build upon each other, the declaration of home will apply to the degree currently being sought. If the student is non- degree seeking, home will default to the campus at which the student initially enrolled. Home may change as the student progresses through a career ladder or changes a program of study. Host is the institution providing the instruction for courses outside the offerings of Home.

Distance Education is defined as a formal educational process in which the majority of the instruction occurs when student and instructor are geographically separate. Instruction may be synchronous or asynchronous. (adapted from the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education) Operational Definitions for Data Integrity-Media Codes ISRS Course Media Codes: 01 Satellite 02CD Rom 03Internet 04ITV Sending 05Broadcast TV 06Independent Study 07Taped 08ITV Receiving 09Web Enhanced