Mission and Goals

Mission: To provide affordable and open access to quality online teaching and learning.

Definition: A distance learning course is any course in which a student receives more than one-half of the instruction at a different location from that of the instructor.

Goals: The director of distance learning, in collaboration with the appropriate College District administrators and faculty, shall be responsible for:

1. Providing approval, coordination, delivery and evaluation of courses and programs;
2. Implementing and managing effective instructional technology and related resources to facilitate courses and programs;
3. Ensuring all courses and programs are comparable and meet the quality standards applicable to on-campus courses and programs;
4. Providing faculty members with ongoing technical and pedagogical training and with support services that are appropriate and specific to distance learning;
5. Ensuring that students enrolled in distance learning courses are provided appropriate academic services, student services and technical support; and
6. Providing distance learning students with an adequate procedure for resolving complaints

Updated March 9, 2012