On October 3, 2017, the Laney Faculty Senate voted to approve the formation of a Distance Education subcommittee.
DISTANCE EDUCATION COMMITTEE CHARGE
The Laney College Distance Education Committee will serve as the college’s primary recommending body on matters related to distance education – specifically, focusing on supporting excellence in distance education teaching and learning; recommending policies, procedures, and resources to support effective, innovative, and equitable distance education at Laney College; and support consistent and continuous commitment to improving student learning and success in the online environment.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Inform and engage the campus community in strategic planning related to distance education
- Identify distance education strategic goals and create college distance education plan to improve online student learning
- Ensure that college distance education plan and goals are based on data and analyses
- Support Laney College distance education classes to meet federal, state, and accreditation standards
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the college’s planning and resource allocation as it impacts Distance Education and make recommendations for changes
DE Committee Membership: 2022-2023
| DE Coordinator | Judy Wong / Laurie Allen-Requa |
| Co-Chair, Admin | Diane Wu Chang, Dean of Student Services |
| Co-Chair, Faculty | Laurie Allen-Requa |
| Liberal Arts/Social Sciences Faculty | Felipe Wilson |
| CTE Faculty | Open |
| Library/Student Services Faculty | YiPing Wang |
| STEM Faculty | Irfan Ortak |
| Foundation Skills Faculty | Danitza Lopez |
| Classified Professional | Open |
| Classified Professional | Lewis Thrower |
| Administrator | Open |
| Administrator | Dean Mark Fields |
| POCR Lead | Nora Mitchell |
| Student at Large | Joshua Kofoworola |
