​Dis​tance E​ducation Committee

The distance education committee develops ​guidelines for distance education courses and recommends to the Senate policies and procedures for distance education training of faculty and students. The committee advises strategic planning committees on institutional needs and best practices for distance ed​​ucatio​n.​​

The mission of the Distance Education Committee is to recommend policies, procedures, and distance education training in order to institutionalize best practices of a quality distance learning environment at Norco College​.

Getting Sta​​rt​​​​ed with Canvas

• Faculty: 
  
• Distance Educ​ation Instructor Resources​ (Canvas faculty login required)
  
• Faculty Assistance Forms​
  
• Students: 
  
• Canvas Tutorial​ (Canvas student login required)
• Canvas Student Guide​
  
• Online Readiness Tutorials​
  
  

​Contact: 

​Meet​ing ​Schedule

The Distance Education Committee now meets 2nd Thursdays of the month @ 12:50-1:50 pm in IT 202 during the Fall and Spring semesters.

2022:

• September 21
• October 19
• November 16

2023:

• March 9
• April 6​
  
• May 11​​​

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​Co​mmit​tee Members

• Dr. Peggy Campo, Dean of Instruction, Interim, (School of Business & Management; School of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics)
  
• Ryan Hitch, Associate​ Faculty, Communications (School of Arts & Humanities)​​
  

• Laura Adams, Associate Professor, Psychology (School of Social & Behavioral Sciences)
  
• Caroline Hutchings, Assistant Professor, Math (School of STEM)​
  
• Bibiana Lopez, Assistant Professor, Math (School of STEM)​
  
• Farshid Mirzaei, Assistant Professor, Drafting Technology ​(School of STEM)​
  
• Sandra Popiden, Associate Professor, Political Science (School of Social & Behavioral Sciences)
  
• ​Jesus Reyes, Assistant Professor, Biology, Anatomy & Physiology (School of STEM)
  
• ​​Walte​r "Buck" Stevens, Professor, Theater Arts (School of Arts & Humanities) 
• ​Classified Members
  
• Matt Allen, ​​Disability Technology Specialist​​​ Student Members​
  
• Fabian Orozco, ASNC
  
  

​Suppor​ting Documents

• ​Policy and Procedures​
• Norco College Distance Education Handbook​
• Appendix H - Guide to Institutional Self-Evaluation Improvement and Peer Review​
• Board Policy 4105​
  
• RCCD Guide to Recommended Best Practices to Achieve Regular and Effective/Substantive Contact in Distance Education​
• Distance Education Checklist for Hybrid and Online Courses ​(2019)​
• Resources available through Canvas
  


• Online Education Initiative
• About the Online Education Initiative
  
• OEI Course Design Rubric​
  

• ​News and Reports
  
• CCCCO Distance Education Report (2017)​​
• Distance Education Update - Fall 2019​​
  
• Flex Day Presentation - Fall 2019​
  
• Letter to Distance Education (from District Academic Senate and Faculty Association)
  

​Archiv​e​d Agendas & Minutes