Voting members present: Tim Alcon, Lisa Madsen, Arien Muzacz (chair), Dave Paoletti, Nicole von Germeten
Voting members absent: Kayleen Salchenberg
Ex-officio members present: Ecampus – Laurie Kirkner, OSU Libraries – Zach Welhouse
Executive Committee liaison present: Marleigh Perez
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Introductions
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Provided information about the Committee responsibilities and reviewed resources in the OEC Canvas site.
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Membership Composition
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Members agreed that recruiting students would be beneficial.
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Standards allow for two students, one at the graduate level.
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Targeting recruitment efforts based on Committee aims for this year.
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Goals for this Academic Year
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Vision for advancing DEI in online and hybrid teaching (Arien)
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What can we do as a committee to benefit students?
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Faculty?
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Elicited suggestions from Committee membership
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The Horizon Report – ideas about affordability, access, and priorities in higher ed from leaders in higher ed institutions.
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Increasing access for students – promoting the use of OER resources among faculty, considering tuition differentials.
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Prioritizing quality in online course development (Dave) – faculty have little to no incentive to update or revise a course, given University workloads.
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Promoting faculty development – currently, OER is not considered in the promotion process; could create a policy similar to the one from 2007 noting that online/hybrid teaching can be equated to face-to-face.
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Action Steps
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Members will break into subcommittees, following prior years’ organizational structure, and designate one member to speak on behalf of the subcommittee:
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Faculty equity – Lisa, Dave
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Student access (financial) – Tim, Laurie, Nicole
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Arien will send out language for a recruitment email to send to students.
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By the next meeting, subcommittees will create objective(s) for the year, e.g., education, policy recommendations.
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Next Meeting
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Second week of Winter term, tentatively Thursday, January 19, 2023