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Extended Learning Sub Meet and Confer
March 6, 2006
Notes

Approved_______             Not Approved__________

Attendance

Faculty Association Representatives: Gerald Schneck, Kathy Hurley, Don Descy, Paul Wyss, Mary Hadley, Scott Granberg-Rademacker. Absent: Roger Severns
Administrative Appointees: Pat Lipetzky, Joan Roca, Mark Johnson. Absent: Jane Earley
Ex Officio: Marcius Brock, Kent Kalm, Tracy Pellett, Lisa Baures, Theresa Schwartz. Absent: Kathy Trauger

I.    Call to order:
Pat Lipetzky called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.

II.    Agenda Changes:  
A.    None

III.    Notes of 2/13/06  
A.    Approved as submitted

IV.    Announcements:
A.    Gerry Schneck welcomed Lisa Baures as an Ex Officio member to the sub meet committee to represent U-Cap
B.    Pat Lipetzky provided a handout concerning an Extended Learning Myth
1.    Clarification of how credit hour production is distributed for courses offered through Extended Learning (Whoever pays the salary gets the credit hour production).
C.    Other announcements
1.    None
   
V.    Old Business:
A.    RFP information session update
1.    Mary Hadley reported that 3 attendees came to the session on February 27, 2006
a.    Anticipate 2 to 3 proposals from information at session
b.    Deadline March 31, 2006
B.    Decision: Call for Volunteers to review and choose proposals
1.    Gerry Schneck, Paul Wyss, Mary Hadley, Kent Kalm
C.    Bachelor degree planning update
1.    Kent Kalm reported that discussion has started on how to expand the liberal arts open studies program for the Extended Learning constituents. The goal is to provide another option for online and off-campus while maintaining the integrity of the degree.
D.    Games and Simulation update
1.    Kent Kalm reported that the faculty would be receiving via email a survey of 7 questions to gather information from those who may already be using Games and Simulations
2.    Sub-group is planning a half day work shop at the end of April on the topics of Games and Simulations. An open forum will be part of the workshop.
E.    Tuition for MSU online courses update
1.    Draft proposals and comparative tuition pricing handouts were provided by Pat Lipetzky
2.    Discussion followed
3.    Decision: refer proposals back to sub-group to develop a revised proposal that will demonstrate how the goals for the online course fee structure will be achieved over a five year plan to justify one rate for online tuition.
a.    Tracy Pellett will join the sub-group to help develop this proposal along with Rosemary Kinne from Finance and Administration.
b.    The revised proposal will be sent via email to the Extended Learning sub-meet and confer members to vote on the final revision.
c.    The proposal will then be added to the Budget sub-meet and confer and LTR agenda the week of March 20, 2006.

VI.    New Business
A.    Strategic vision/planning for Extended Learning
1.    Decision: Sub group will meet to re-clarify the vision for Extended Learning by developing a common understanding of what Extended Learning is and where we want to go in the future
a.    Two-hour session will be planned over lunch before the end of Spring semester
B.    Sustainable funding, questions for Rosemary Kinne
1.    No discussion

VII.    Other/Reports
A.    Student Services
1.    No updated information to be addressed
B.    MnOnline
1.    No updated information to be addressed



Adjourned: 11:00 am

Submitted by: Patricia Lipetzky
Gerald Schneck


Outstanding Issues:
Sustainable Funding
Disability Services
Procedure for Differential Tuition

Next meeting:  Monday, March 27, 2006 at 10:00 am in CSU 203
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