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HB 7105 Distance Learning: A Review

HB 7105 Distance Learning: A Review. John Opper Executive Director May 15, 2008. Presentations and Advocacy . House and Senate research activities over 2007-2008 Presentations on behalf of the Consortium, the Division of Community Colleges and the Board of Governors Senate HE Appropriations

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HB 7105 Distance Learning: A Review

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  1. HB 7105 Distance Learning: A Review John Opper Executive Director May 15, 2008

  2. Presentations and Advocacy • House and Senate research activities over 2007-2008 • Presentations on behalf of the Consortium, the Division of Community Colleges and the Board of Governors • Senate HE Appropriations • House Schools and Learning Council • Board of Governors • Findings of the House and Senate research….

  3. HB 7105 - History • Result of House and Senate research over 2007-2008 • SB 1762 - Distance Learning Bill • Estblished Consortium in statute with mission, governing board and specific tasks • Established Catalog • Codified DL Fees - 10 percent • Restructure Technology Fees

  4. HB 7105 - Endgame • Consortium not established • Task Force assigned to study and make recommendations by March 2009 • Catalog established and expanded • DL fees codified - cost recovery basis • Technology fees separated and delayed until 2009 • More to come!

  5. HB 7105 - Task Force • Four members each sector and the Executive Director of the FDLC • President • Academic or Student Affairs • Finance or Business Services • BOG or Division Chancellors Staff with experience in distance learning.

  6. HB 7105 - Assignments • The management and promotion of the Florida Higher Education Distance Learning Catalog • The creation of a central content repository for instructional resources • The potential use of distance learning as a means to address critical educational needs of the state. • The evaluation and promotion of new and proven instructional methods

  7. HB 7105 - Assignments • The coordination and support of educational programs and other training opportunities for faculty and professional staff • Opportunities for building partnerships among educational institutions, businesses, and communities. • Methods that will improve student access to and completion of distance learning courses and degree programs.

  8. HB 7105 - Assignments • Policies that address ways to increase access and cost-effectiveness in the development and delivery of undergraduate distance learning courses and degree programs. Such recommended policies must address the cost variations that exist within the delivery system and identify the best practices that minimize costs of the development and delivery of distance learning courses while enhancing the effectiveness of instruction.

  9. HB 7105 - Assignments • An accountability mechanism to assess the effectiveness of the services provided by the Florida Distance Learning Consortium. • The future role of the Florida Distance Learning Consortium as a facilitator of the state's public undergraduate postsecondary distance learning. • A process for reporting on the data collected by the Florida Higher Education Distance Learning Catalog. • The definition of a distance learning course.

  10. Distance Learning Definitions • Legislature • Task Force in HB7105 • IPEDS • Higher Education Reauthorization Act • SREB

  11. HB 7105 - Online Registration • A plan for developing and implementing an online system that streamlines and automates the registration process for students who have been admitted to a public postsecondary educational institution and who wish to enroll in a course listed in the Florida Higher Education Distance Learning Catalog.

  12. HB 7105 - Online Registration • Allow a qualified student to register for any undergraduate course listed in the catalog.. • Allow for the expedited transfer of the distance learning course credit awarded.. • Be accessible from the catalog. • Comply with applicable technology security standards..

  13. HB 7105 - Distance Learning Catalog • Establishes the Florida Higher Education Distance Learning Catalog • Assigns Consortium with establishing operational guidelines and procedures for the catalog • Information requirements • Applicable and appropriate accredittion standards and criteria • Review of courses at start of each semester • Requiring analytics - some will be difficult • Requiring prominent display on institution websites.

  14. HB 7105 - Distance Learning Fees • And now for Page II

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