Gillie added that forcing full cost recovery for such programs results in excessive caution. King proposed creating a task group to reframe the course development grants toward a focus on modules and develop a corresponding request for proposals. He, King, and Scott will form a task group to address how we might get faculty attention to diversifying content development through consortium-administered grants. As committee members considered how best to structure the day, Gillie noted that attention should be given not only to the process as an abstract model but also to what actually happens. There was agreement to begin the day with a general session during which to review progress and raise issues, then divide into functional groups to address particular goals.
Institutional teams can confer over lunch.
The period after lunch will be used for reports back from the functional groups, with a final general session to craft specific objectives for follow-up in October. Holcombe will circulate the final agenda and background information within a few days and will follow that as soon as possible with additional background about how other states or consortia handle student services issues. Merrill distributed brochures about the IU workshop on costs of teaching and learning with technology to be held in Indianapolis September 22-24. Reuille announced that the Student Services Center handled 1,139 calls during August more than in any previous month since the center was established. Holcombe announced that work to develop a learning center in Hendricks County will proceed rapidly with the recent endorsement of the Hendricks County Commissioners.