Extended Learning Sub Meet and
Confer
January 23, 2006
Unofficial Notes
Attendance:
Pat Lipetzky, Gerald Schneck, Don Descy, Mary Hadley, Kathy Hurley,
Mark
Johnson, Tracy Pellett, Kathy Trauger, Marcius Brock, Roger Severns,
Kent Kalm,
Theresa Schwartz
Absent:
Joan
Roca, Scott Granberg-Rademacker, Jane Earley
I.
Call
to order:
Pat Lipetzky called the
meeting to
order at 10:00 a.m.
II.
Agenda
Changes:
A.
Items
added to new business
1.
Online
Tuition Rate
2.
PSEO
Manuals from Copy Shop
III.
Minutes
[Notes] of 12/06/05:
A.
Approved as submitted
IV.
Announcements:
A.
WCET
call for proposals; iSeek Solutions call for proposals
1.
Pat
Lipetzky circulated WCET information & iSeek Solutions to the
committee
B.
Other
announcements - none
V.
Old
Business:
A.
Sub
committee formed to develop RFP for 1) new online programs and 2)
enhancement
of existing programs
1.
Decision: Sub committee formed,
Kent Kalm,
Mary Hadley, Kathy Hurley and Pat Lipetzky will meet as a group as soon
as
possible
B.
PSOL
results
1.
Tracy
Pellett gave a power point presentation summarizing the PSOL results
and
distributed handouts to the committee. Discussion followed.
2.
Additional
information to collect
a.
Drop
out rate of on line courses compared to on campus courses
b.
How
do students use Mn Online?
3.
Other
questions
a.
What
percentage of these students are residential vs extended learning?
b.
How
many courses are general education vs majors?
c.
How
does MSU, Mankato compare with national data?
VI.
New
Business
A.
Adult
Degree Completion Program – Bachelor of University Studies
1.
Kent
Kalm provided hand outs and gave an overview of how this program is
working at
other institutions, what type of student may be interested in this type
of
program and methods of delivery. Discussion followed.
a.
Decision: Sub committee was
formed to
develop a proposal for a bachelors in university studies, Kent Kalm,
Gerry
Schneck, Don Descy, Marcius Brock and Pat Lipetzky
B.
Online
tuition rate
1.
Online
tuition rate concerns need to be addressed
2.
Rosemary
Kinne will be invited to the next EL sub meet and confer meeting to
give an
overview on tuition dollars
a.
Decision: Sub committee will be
formed to
provide a recommendation from EL sub meet and confer about online
tuition rates
C.
PSEO
students – manuals from copy shop
1.
Kathy
Trauger will look into the matter, required course materials are
covered by state
funding
Adjourned:
11:00 am
Submitted
by: Patricia Lipetzky
Gerald Schneck
Outstanding
Issues:
Sustainable
Funding
Disability
Services
Procedure
for Differential Tuition
Next
meeting: Monday, February 13, 2006
at 10:00 am in CSU 203