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Initiative 3: Enhance Course Delivery

Overall Responsibility: Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor

Supports College Goals: 1, 2

Initiative Summary: Through this initiative, the College will enhance and strengthen how courses are delivered and scheduled.

Strategies


Strategy 3.1:  Optimize instructional delivery methods

Completion Date: June 30, 2013
Responsibility: Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor
Implementation: Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Services and Vice Provost, and Vice Presidents of Instruction
Actions:
3.1.1 Establish a regular schedule for revising the content of fully online courses.

Responsibility:  Community Campus Vice President of Instruction for Online Development
Implementation:  Vice Presidents of Instruction, Academic Deans, Advanced Program Manager for Program Services, Center for Learning Technology Manager, Curriculum and Articulation Services Staff, Faculty
Completion Date: June 30, 2013
Supports HLC Core Components: 3c, 3d
3.1.2 Develop clear and consistent standards for delivering self-paced classes.

Responsibility:  Desert Vista Campus Vice President of Instruction
Implementation:  Vice Presidents of Instruction, Academic Deans, Advanced Program Manager for Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Faculty, Learning Center Coordinator, and Student Services Specialists
Completion Date:  June 30, 2013
Supports HLC Core Components:  3b, 3c, 3d
3.1.3 Develop a Learning Objects Repository, a library of learning modules that can be used by faculty to teach topics that cross multiple disciplines.

Responsibility:  Community Campus Vice President of Instruction for Online Development
Implementation:  Vice Presidents of Instruction, Faculty, Information Technology Learning Management System Support Staff, Instructional Designers, Librarians, and Web Designers
Completion Date: June 30, 2013
Supports HLC Core Components:  3d
3.1.4 Develop a preparatory course for online education.

Responsibility:  Community Campus Vice President of Instruction for Workforce and Traditional Education
Implementation:  Vice Presidents of Instruction, Academic Deans, Advanced Program Manager for Instruction, Faculty, Instructional Designers, Learning Center Coordinator, and Title V Director
Completion Date: June 30, 2013
Supports HLC Core Components: 3c, 3d
3.1.5 Identify national best practices for faculty self-evaluation of teaching online courses.

Responsibility:  Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Services and Vice Provost
Implementation: Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Services and Vice Provost, Vice Presidents of Instruction, Advanced Program Manager, Faculty, and Instructional Designers
Completion Date:  June 30, 2013
Supports HLC Core Components:  3b, 3c, 3d
3.1.6 Investigate increased enrollment in the newer instructional delivery methods.

Responsibility:  Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor
Implementation:  Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Services and Vice Provost, and Vice Presidents of Instruction
Completion Date:  June 30, 2013
Supports HLC Core Components: 3c, 4c
3.1.7 Develop transfer success activities for online learners.

Responsibility:  Community Campus Vice President of Student Development
Implementation:  Vice Presidents of Instruction, Vice Presidents of Student Development, Counselors, Curriculum and Articulation Services Staff, Faculty, and Instructional Designers
Completion Date: June 30, 2013
Supports HLC Core Components: 3d, 4c
3.1.8 Employ Universal Design principles with course content and activities to provide access for all and enhance student success.

Responsibility: East Campus Vice President of Instruction
Implementation: Vice Presidents of Instruction, Academic Deans, Advanced Program Manager, Disabled Student Resources Staff, Faculty, and Instructional Designers
Completion Date:  June 30, 2013
Supports HLC Core Components:  2b, 3c, 3d, 5a, 5b, 5c
3.1.9 Strategically apply hybrid instruction to maximize the use of classroom space at peak hours.

Responsibility: Desert Vista Campus Vice President of Instruction
Implementation: Vice Presidents of Instruction, Academic Deans, and Faculty
Completion Date: June 30, 2013
Supports HLC Core Components:  2b, 2c
3.1.10 Develop class schedules that maximize student-to-faculty ratios at each campus, and coordinate class schedules across campuses.

Responsibility:  Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor
Implementation:  Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor, and Vice Presidents of Instruction
Completion Date:  June 30, 2013
Supports HLC Core Components:  2a, 2b, 2d
Source of funds: General funds


Strategy 3.2:  Investigate and pilot a variety of instructional delivery methods

Completion Date:  June 30, 2013
Responsibility: Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor
Implementation: Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor, and Vice Presidents of Instruction
Actions:
3.2.1 Expand pilot courses with multiple start and stop dates for students.

Responsibility:  Desert Vista Campus Vice President of Instruction
Implementation: Vice Presidents of Instruction, Executive Director of Financial Aid, Advanced Program Manager for Instruction, Faculty, Information Technology Staff, and Registrar
Completion Date:  May 31, 2012
Supports HLC Core Components: 3c, 3d
3.2.2 Pilot instruction adapted for mobile devices.

Responsibility:  Community Campus Vice President of Instruction for Online Development
Implementation: Vice Presidents of Instruction, Faculty, Information Technology Learning Management System Support Staff, Instructional Designers, and Web Designers
Completion Date: May 31, 2013
Supports HLC Core Components:  3c, 3d
3.2.3 Increase support and services for students in the online environment.

Responsibility:  Community Campus Vice President of Student Development
Implementation:  Vice Presidents of Instruction, Vice Presidents of Student Development, Academic Deans, Campus Resource Center Staff, Center for Learning Technology Manager, Counselors, Faculty, Information Technology Staff, and Learning Center Coordinator
Completion Date:  June 30, 2013
Supports HLC Core Components:  3c, 3d
3.2.4 Implement an online tutoring pilot project.

Responsibility:  Northwest Campus Vice President of Instruction
Implementation: Vice Presidents of Instruction, Academic Deans, Faculty, Information Technology Staff, Learning Center Coordinator, and Tutors
Completion Date: June 30, 2013
Supports HLC Core Components:  3c, 3d
3.2.5 Develop and pilot supplemental instruction in the online environment.

Responsibility:  Community Campus Vice President of Instruction for Workforce and Traditional Education
Implementation: Vice Presidents of Instruction, Academic Deans, Advanced Program Manager for Instruction, Curriculum and Articulation Services Staff, Faculty, and Learning Center Coordinator
Completion Date:  June 30, 2013
Supports HLC Core Components: 3c, 3d
3.2.6 Develop additional instructional support for particular populations to include active military, veterans, dislocated workers, mid-career professionals, and high school students.

Responsibility:  Downtown Campus Vice President of Instruction
Implementation: Vice Presidents of Instruction, Department Chairs, Faculty, Learning Center Coordinator, and Librarians
Completion Date: May 31, 2012
Supports HLC Core Components: 3d, 4a, 5b, 5c
3.2.7 Investigate newer instructional delivery methods (i.e. Web 2.0 tools and activities) to integrate into traditional, online, and hybrid courses.

Responsibility:  Downtown Campus Vice President of Instruction
Implementation: Vice Presidents of Instruction, Faculty, Instructional Designers, and Title V Director
Completion Date: June 30, 2013
Supports HLC Core Components: 3c, 3d
Source of funds: General funds


Strategy 3.3:  Match students to appropriate instructional delivery methods

Completion Date:  June 30, 2013
Responsibility: Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor
Implementation: Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Services and Vice Provost, Vice Presidents of Instruction
Actions:
3.3.1 Enhance the use of assessment and placement to include learning styles.

Responsibility:  East Campus Vice President of Instruction
Implementation: Vice Presidents of Instruction, Vice Presidents of Student Development, Academic Deans, Faculty, and Instructional Designers
Completion Date: May 31, 2012
Supports HLC Core Components:  3c, 3d, 5a
3.3.2 Implement a computer literacy placement for students wishing to take fully online courses.

Responsibility:  Community Campus Vice President of Instruction for Online Development
Implementation: Vice Presidents of Instruction, Faculty, Information Technology Learning Management System Support Staff, Instructional Designers, and Learning Center Coordinator
Completion Date: May 31, 2012
Supports HLC Core Components:  3d
3.3.3 Develop What Type of Learner Am I? workshops.

Responsibility:  Downtown Campus Vice President of Student Development
Implementation: Vice Presidents of Instruction, Vice Presidents of Student Development, Academic Deans, Faculty, Instructional Designers, Marketing Staff, Student Life Coordinators, and Web Designers
Completion Date: May 31, 2012
Supports HLC Core Components:  3d
3.3.4 Develop Orientation to Online Learning workshops to be delivered in person and online.

Responsibility:  Desert Vista Campus Vice President of Instruction
Implementation: Vice Presidents of Instruction, Advanced Program Manager for Instruction, Advanced Program Manager for Teacher Education, Counselors, Faculty, and Instructional Designers
Completion Date: June 30, 2013
Supports HLC Core Components: 3d
3.3.5 Examine data on student success by instructional delivery method, demographics, program enrollment, and other factors.

Responsibility:  Downtown Campus Vice President of Instruction
Implementation: Vice Presidents of Instruction, Academic Deans, Executive Director of Planning and Institutional Research, Counselors, Department Chairs, and Faculty
Completion Date: May 31, 2012
Supports HLC Core Components:  2c, 4d, 5a, 5c
3.3.6 Evaluate differences in teaching techniques among instructional delivery methods and provide continual feedback to inform the development of the next College Plan.

Responsibility:  Community Campus Vice President of Instruction for Workforce and Traditional Education
Implementation: Vice Presidents of Instruction, Academic Deans, Advanced Program Manager for Instruction, Faculty, and Planning and Institutional Research Staff
Completion Date: May 31, 2013
Supports HLC Core Components:  2c, 3b
Source of funds: General funds