1. Ventura College Distance Education Program
Gaining Faculty Buy In: How to Establish an Effective Distance Education Committee in a Shared Governance Environment
Ventura College
Distance Education Program
As people are entering, they will fill out information card with Name, Location, School, Role, Challenges, Successes

2. Closing the Student Success Gap between Online and Face To Face Classes at Ventura College

3. Education was calm like the West before Distance Education arrived.

4. Then DE became popular
like the Gold Rush.

5. Stories were told / Myths were created.
It is easier than Face to Face.
You can finish whenever you want.
The students will read the book and do the work.
You don’t have to communicate with the students.
Other Myths? (Please participate.)

6. People were needed.
A Sheriff: Dr. Gwendolyn Lewis Huddleston, DEAN of DE
Deputies: Sharon Oxford and Matt Moore, Instructional Technologists / Designers
A Posse: A Hand Picked Distance Education Advisory Group
Mayor: Andrea Horigan, Distance Education Co Chair
Key Business Leaders: Philip Clinton, a Valued Faculty Member

7. We examined 2006 data and found . . .
Few Classes
No Wish list
No Goals
No Training
No Definitions
No Procedures
Various Platforms
No Standards
No Evaluation
And? (Please Participate.)

8. We started to build a Distance Education Community.

9. We began building by . . . (1) Pulling together hand picked people,
Establishing Goals and Wish lists,
Defining Roles,
Agreeing upon Best Practices,
Researching what works,
Creating the Committee,

10. We began building by . . . (2) Seeking Administrative Buy In,
Reaching out to the Academic Senate,
Visiting Departments,
Providing Handbooks,
Training Faculty,
And? (Please participate.)

11. A Town began
to emerge
that had . . .
- Clashing Goals - Vague Process - A Focus on Teaching - FTE Focus - A Lack of Training - Bland Courses

12. We established best practices.
Distance Education Advisory Committee
Approved / Authored the DE Handbook
Established Catalog Guidelines
Created an Adoptive Course Rubric
Supported a Certification Program
Approved the Hiring of Additional Staff
Recommended outside research and Conferences
Process took a few years

13. Process, Documentation, and Information emerge.
A Better DE Handbook that is updated yearly.
Training and Professional Development Program defined.
Instructional Designer Consultations.
Vetting Process of Instructors /Quality Control.
Policy Adoption such as Regular and Effective Contact.
Peer to Peer Mentoring
Web Site is clearly transparent and informative.
Gaining Recognition throughout school community.
Building the framework – Phillip

14. We became a civilized DE Community with big goals.

15. Student Centered Success
Counseling and Student Services
Student Readiness and Student Orientations
Student Distance Education Web Site
ADA Compliance
Online Resources for Students and Faculty
Student and Faculty Support
Continued Professional Development

16. Measuring Goals Course Goals Teacher Goals Student Goals
Committee Goals
Outcomes reviewed annually

17. Piloted State and Local Programs
District Wide Training, Communication, and Commitment
California Online Education Initiative Course Exchange
California Student Readiness Programs
Online Test Proctoring : Proctorio
New Learning Management System : Canvas
Innovative Tools : Multimedia
Creative Teaching Methods

18. Today and the future.

19. Today (1)
Courses: 103 Online Courses, 37 Hybrid Courses, Many More Web Enhanced Courses
Trained: 97 VC Online Instructors and Many More Web Enhanced Instructors
Student Orientations: 500 hundred + per semester.
DE Committee: All Departments represented.

20. Today (2)
Distance Education Dean has final approval on DE courses and Instructors.
DE Handbook is referenced for New Faculty.
Instructional Technologists and Designers are invited to teach, train, and advise.
A Staff Resource Room and a Training Studio are available for meetings, consultations, workspace, and experimental classes.

21. Looking toward the Future
Adopting Open Educational Resources
Humanizing the Online Classroom
Understanding the Modern Student
Continual Professional Development
New Online Courses
New Online Programs / Degrees
OEI Course Exchange beyond the pilot