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CSM Distance Education Advisory Committee (DEAC)

Mission


The immediate and long-term future of distance education and educational technology involves the merging and integration of many forms of teaching, learning, communication and adaptive, technologies. These technologies include onsite educational technology and distance learning tools and systems.

College of San Mateo’s Distance Education Advisory Committee advises and makes recommendations on policy and plans for the academic use of instructional technologies to the Academic Senate, the Vice President of Instruction, and the Dean of Academic Support and Learning Technologies.

The CSM Distance Education Advisory Committee facilitates the development of distance learning instruction in response to student and community needs, and the latest developments and standards in educational technology. The committee is committed to supporting faculty and students in obtaining training in the use of appropriate technology for teaching and learning, both in the classroom and online. The committee evaluates current and emerging resources and educational technology used to instruct, support, and educate CSM Distance Education and on-campus students to determine what changes or improvements need to be made to meet the needs of our faculty and students, and makes recommendations based on these evaluations.

The phrase “educational technology” is often associated with, and encompasses, instructional theory and learning theory. Educational technology involves "the theory and practice of design, development, utilization, management, and evaluation of processes and resources for learning," according to the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT). Educational technology includes, but is not limited to, software, hardware, learning management systems, and cloud-based applications such as wikis, e-portfolios, apps, and other online tools.

Please note that the committee was changed from the Distance Education and Educational Technology Committee (DEETC) to CSM Distance Education Advisory Committee (DEAC) in April 2019. The change was made to better align the committee name to District DEAC and our sister colleges.

The goals of the committee are to:
  1. Integrate distance education into CSM’s institutional planning processes and cycles.
  2. Communicate current and accurate information to the college community about the courses and services available to distance learners. 
  3. Recommend student services, learning resources, and instructional support for distance learners, which are equivalent to those available for students enrolled in face-to-face mode courses. 
  4. Provide effective institutional support for distance education training and learning to faculty, staff, administrators, and instructional and student services support staff.
  5. Increase synergy between District Distance Education Advisory Committee and College DE teams to provide district-wide infrastructure, resources, and support for online learning.
  6. Promote dialogue around rates of student success, completion, and satisfaction between distance education and on-campus courses. 

Members

Name Representation Email Address Office Phone
Diana Bennett Digital Media bennettd@smccd.edu (650) 358-6769
Geri Bodeker Library Studies bodekerg@smccd.edu  (650) 574-6232
Tarana Chapple Dean, Academic Support chapplet@smccd.edu (650) 574-6572
Donna Eyestone (co-chair) DE Coordinator eyestoned@smccd.edu ---------------------
Lena Feinman Math feinmanl@smccd.edu (650) 574-6528
Paul Hankamp Biology hankampp@smccd.edu (650) 574-6626
Jennifer Howze-Owens Instructional Designer howzeowensj@smccd.edu  (650) 574-6173
Michelle Mullane Psychology mullanem@smccd.edu (650) 574-6558
Madeline Murphy English murphym@smccd.edu  (650) 574-6344
Carol Newkirk Director, Disability Resource Center newkirkc@smccd.edu (650) 574-6642
Hellen Pacheco Computer Information Science pachecoh@smccd.edu  (650) 574-6476
Erica Reynolds (co-chair) Instructional Technologist reynoldse@smccd.edu (650) 574-6271
Chris Smith  Director, ITS smithchr@smccd.edu (650) 358-6739
Alex Stonehewer-Bird Student Representative (Fall 2022) abird6@my.smccd.edu  ---------------------
Ellie Tayag Director, Learning Commons tayage@smccd.edu (650) 574-6569
Jing Wu Foreign Language wu@smccd.edu  (650) 574-6341

2022-2023

Agendas Minutes

2021-2022

Agendas Minutes

2020-2021

Agendas Minutes

2019-2020

Agendas Minutes

2018-2019

Agendas Minutes

2017-2018

Agendas Minutes

2016-2017

Agendas Minutes

2015-2016

Agendas Minutes
October 6, 2015 Resources 

2014-2015

Agendas Minutes

2013-2014

Agendas Minutes
  • May 5, 2014
  • March 21, 2014
  • March 10, 2014
  • February 24, 2014
  • February 10, 2014

2012-2013

Agendas Minutes
  • May 17, 2013
  • May 8, 2013
  • May 1, 2013
  • April 24, 2013
  • April 10, 2013
  • March 13, 2013
  • February 20, 2013
Committee Plan
College of San Mateo Faculty Handbook for Online and Hybrid Instruction

College of San Mateo Distance Education Policies

Reference Documents

Committee Archive