2004 ASCCC Leadership Institute Curriculum and Technology Bob Grill, College of Alameda Mark Lieu, Ohlone College Academic Senate for California Community Colleges

2004 ASCCC Leadership Institute Distance Education Board of Governors – new Title 5 regulations – March 2002 New Guidelines – March 2004 Available on Chancellor’s Office website /disted.htm

2004 ASCCC Leadership Institute Definition of DE Student and instructor are separated by distance Technology is used 51% of the time or more to deliver instruction

2004 ASCCC Leadership Institute Course Quality The same standards of course quality shall be applied to distance education as are applied to traditional classroom courses…

2004 ASCCC Leadership Institute Instructor Contact 55211a – All approved courses offered as distance education include regular effective contact between instructor and students, through group or individual meetings, orientation and review sessions, supplemental seminar or study sessions, field trips, library workshops, telephone contact, correspondence, voice mail, , or other activities.

2004 ASCCC Leadership Institute Separate Course Approval – Each proposed or existing course, if delivered by distance education, shall be separately reviewed and approved according to the district’s certified course approval procedures.

2004 ASCCC Leadership Institute Faculty Selection – Instructors of sections delivered via distance education technology shall be selected by the same procedures used to determine all instructional assignments.

2004 ASCCC Leadership Institute Number of Students – Procedures for determining the number of students assigned to a course section offered by distance education may include a review by the curriculum committee…

2004 ASCCC Leadership Institute Calculating FTES – Credit Courses DE courses are now treated the same as courses offered in the classroom, and the same methods for calculating FTES can be used: weekly census, daily census, positive attendance, independent study.

2004 ASCCC Leadership Institute Calculating FTES (2) Positive Attendance Lab (actual hours) 52 hours/semester = 52 hours Independent Study Lab (unit = hour) 1 unit x 17.5 weeks = 17.5 hours

2004 ASCCC Leadership Institute Tutoring – Apportionment may be claimed for individual student tutoring only if all of the following conditions are met: (a) The individual student tutoring is conducted in a designated learning center.

2004 ASCCC Leadership Institute Access and Technology Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 Section 508 – amendment to the Workforce Rehabilitation Act (1998)

2004 ASCCC Leadership Institute ADA Requirement to offer reasonable services or tools to ensure that people are not discriminated against on the basis of disability.

2004 ASCCC Leadership Institute Section 508 Accommodation without the need for outside assistance –Closed captioned videotapes –Web design that works with assistive technology –Large-print books –Braille

2004 ASCCC Leadership Institute Section 508 All media –Audio –Video –Text –Internet –Electronic transmission

2004 ASCCC Leadership Institute Section 508 Any educational resources or materials purchased from a third-party vendor or created/modified in-house MUST be accessible to students with disabilities

2004 ASCCC Leadership Institute Section 508 No Excuses –Accommodation must be made –Must have been considered at time of purchase –Everyone shares in the responsibility

2004 ASCCC Leadership Institute Resources Two good articles on Section 508 in the April 2003 and March 2004 issues of the Rostrum, available online at the ASCCC website. High Tech Center Training Unit ( )

2004 ASCCC Leadership Institute Information Competency recognize the need for information acquire and evaluate information organize and maintain information interpret and communicate information

2004 ASCCC Leadership Institute InfoComp Resources Information Competency in the California Community Colleges Information Competency: Challenges and Strategies for (

2004 ASCCC Leadership Institute Planning and Budget Planning Budget Technology Curriculum

2004 ASCCC Leadership Institute Curriculum Website Guidelines and Regulations (e.g. DE) Papers (e.g. Info Comp)