High-quality online courses offer flexibility of scheduling to students who need and want it, and can produce student successful completion rates equal to those of on-site, face-to-face courses. The task force has identified challenges to increasing the number of high-quality online courses, and is taking steps to address them. COVID-19 provided a unique opportunity to excel progress in this area. An Instructional Continuity Committee, chaired by the provost and faculty senate chair, was formed to facilitate discussions related to this teaching and learning modality.
Committee Members
Tomas Morales, President
Lesley Davidson-Boyd, Associate Vice President for Academic Success and Undergraduate Advising
Bibiana Diaz, Faculty Executive Director, Faculty Center for Excellence
Doug Freer, Vice President for Administration and Finance
Katherine Hartley, Office Manager and Executive Assistant
Julie Lappin, Chief of Staff and Associate Vice President
Shari McMahan, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Paz Oliverez, Vice President for Student Affairs
Bradford Owen, Chief Academic Technology Officer
Mihaela Popescu, Faculty Associate, Academic Technologies & Innovation
Sam Sudhakar, Vice President for Information Technology Services and Chief Information Officer
Seval Yildirim, Associate Provost, Faculty Affairs and Development