The function of the Distance Education Council (DEC) will be to provide leadership in evaluating, reviewing, assessing, and developing the distance education philosophy and curriculum. Any recommendation by the DEC concerning philosophies and policies of online learning will be submitted to the Academic Council. The DEC will work with the appropriate academic departments and/or administrative offices to ensure the continuation, assessment, quality, and evolution of the distance education program. The DEC will review the results of distance education assessment to determine if any modifications need to be made in the distance education philosophy and curriculum and make recommendations, if necessary, to the appropriate departments/faculty. The DEC will work with faculty and administration in determining and recommending which technology and training is necessary to implement and maintain courses and programs that will be delivered via distance education.
The Director of the Center for Instructional Development and Technology will serve as the chairperson of the Distance Education Council (DEC) and will be a non-voting member of the DEC. The composition of membership is:
All representatives, with the exception of the student representative, will serve three-year staggered terms; the student representative will serve one year. All representatives may be reappointed to the DEC when their term expires. Appointments will be made as necessary to fill vacancies using the protocols listed above.
DEC Membership |
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Name | Department | Term | |
Kate Shannon | kshannon@se.edu | EIL (Stewart Mayers) | Fall 2022 – Spring 2025 |
Brian Howells | bhowells@se.edu | Kinesiology (Kay Daigle) | Fall 2022 – Spring 2025 |
Karl Frinkle | kfrinkle@se.edu | Math (Charles Matthews) | Fall 2022 – Spring 2025 |
Nick Nichols | nnichols@se.edu | Safety (Chris Bradshaw) | Fall 2022 – Spring 2025 |
Conner Alford | calford@se.edu | Social Sciences (Glen Melancon) | Fall 2022 – Spring 2025 |
Janet Barker | jbarker@se.edu | EHL (Rolando Diaz) | Fall 2021 – Spring 2024 |
Angela Anderson | ananderson@se.edu | Aviation (Stan Alluisi) | Fall 2021 – Spring 2024 |
Dena Rymel | drymel@se.edu | Chem/Phy Sci / CIS (Tim Smith) | Fall 2021 – Spring 2024 |
Josie Mendenall | jmendenall@se.edu | Biology (Diane Dixon) | Fall 2021 – Spring 2024 |
Hallie Stephens | hstephens@se.edu | Behavioral Sciences (Jennifer Hicks) | Fall 2021 – Spring 2024 |
Luci Parmer | lparmer@se.edu | Business (Kitty Campbell) | Fall 2021 – Spring 2024 |
Aaron Adair | aadair@se.edu | Communication (Shannon McCraw) | Fall 2021 – Spring 2024 |
Sheerin Hosseini | shosseini@se.edu | Music (Michael Scheuerman) | Fall 2021 – Spring 2024 |
Carol Sullivan | csullivan@se.edu | Finance (Rhonda Richards) | Fall 2022 – Spring 2025 |
Mike Davis | mdavis@se.edu | SIDE (Christala Smith) | Fall 2021 – Spring 2024 |
Kay Daigle | kdaigle@se.edu | Graduate Council (Jeremy Blackwood) | Spring 2022 – Spring 2025 |
Kelly Gamble | kgamble@se.edu | Distance Site Representative (Kendra Gross) | Fall 2021 – Spring 2024 |
Jayanna Greenwood | jgreenwood@se.edu | Library (Sandra Thomas) | |
Austin Harman | aharman@se.edu | IT (Austin Harman) | Ex Officio |
Jeremy Blackwood | jblackwood@se.edu | Academic Affairs (Teresa Golden) | Ex Officio |
Christala Smith | clsmith@se.edu | Chair (Christala Smith) | Ex Officio |
Alisha Ridenour | aridenour@se.edu | CIDT (Christala Smith) | Ex Officio |
Sarah Ingram | singram65@student.se.edu | Student (Liz McCraw) | Fall 2021 – Spring 2021 |