Distance Learning Advisory Committee

Distance Learning Advisory Committee

Academic Affairs Charge to the Committee

The Distance Learning Advisory Committee exists to examine and recommend institutional policies and practices for supporting the design, development, implementation and evaluation of distance learning program and course offerings with a focus upon quality and connection to the mission of the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo.

Initially and specifically, the committee is charged with the responsibility to:

• identify and help resolve distance learning policy issues through formulation and recommendation to the Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs on UH Hilo Distance Learning Policies, and
• identify and promulgate best practices in distance learning through the formulation and recommendation of UH Hilo Distance Learning Course Development and Implementation Guidelines.

Task Force Members

• Chair: Janet “Jan” Ray , Associate Professor of Education
• Linda Connelly, Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Steven Herman , Associate Professor of Psychology
• Yoshiko Okuyama , Associate Professor of Languages

Web Resources for the Task Force

UH BOR Policy on Distance Learning

• BORP 5.10 Distance Learning (PDF) (2002)

UH Hilo and UH System Plans

• UH Hilo Academic Technology Plan 2006-2011 (PDF) (2006)
• UH System Distance and Distributed Learning Action Plan (PDF) (2003)
• UH Hilo Strategic Plan 2002-2010
• UH System Strategic Plan 2002-2010, Updated
• UH System Strategic Outcomes and Performance Measures 2008-2015

UH Hilo and UH System Web Resources in Distance Learning

• UH Hilo Distance Learning Webpages
• UH Hilo (Draft) Guidelines for Quality Online Courses (Word) (March 2010)
• UH Hilo Instructional Technology and User Services
• UH Hilo Mookini Library Distance Learning Support
• UH System DL Home Page
• UH System Faculty Resources in Instructional Technology and Distance Learning
• UH System DL Courses across the System by Semester
• UH System DL data Spring 2010 UH Hilo Summer DL Data 2007-10 (PDF)

UH System Policies on DL

• UH Executive Policy E5.204. UH Distance Learning Plans, Policies, and Procedures
• UH BOR Policy 5-10. Distance Learning (PDF)
• UH BOR Policy 9-1. Teaching Assignments (PDF)

Faculty Contract 2009-2015

• Faculty Contract . July 2009-June 2015 Agreement between the University of Hawaii Professional Assembly and the University of Hawaii Board of Regents. See Article IV. Faculty Professional Responsibilities and Workload; Article IX. Academic Freedom; Article XI. Intellectual Property Rights.B Distance Learning and Multimedia Presentations.

National Reports and Best Practices Statements

• American Library Association Standards for Distance Learning Library Services (2008; Revised June 2016)
• Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Greater Expectations: A New Vision for Learning As A Nation Goes to College (2009)
• Association of Public and Land Grant Universities (APLU) and Sloan Foundation. Online Learning as a Strategic Asset. Vol. 1: For Campus Leaders (PDF); Vol 2: Paradox of Faculty Voices (PDF) (2009)
• Chronicle of Higher Education, The College in 2020: Students: Executive Summary (2009)
• Sloan Consortium, Learning on Demand: Online Education in the United States, 2009 (PDF) (2010)
• US Department of Education, Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practice in Online Learning (PDF) (2009)
• WASC and Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions. Guidelines for Evaluation of Distance Education (On-Line Learning) (PDF) (2009)
• WCET and others. Best Practice Strategies to Promote Academic Integrity in Online Education (PDF) (2009)
• Wilson, Jack [President, UMass]. Distance Learning: A Strategic Tool. (PowerPoint) [Presentation, US Distance Learning Association] (2010)