Distance Education Committee

The Distance Education Committee (DEC), a committee of the Academic Senate, develops and recommends quality standards for online education, develops best practices to ensure regular and effective contact in online education, makes recommendations to ensure online instructors conform to legal requirements including Title 5, the California Education Code, and Section 508 of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Furthermore, it recommends training standards for faculty teaching through distance education and provides input toward the selection of course managements systems.

Distance Education Committee meetings are from 1:30-2:30 on Zoom.