F. Degree to which distance education technology is used for instruction. ITV Departmental faculty have taught ITV courses within the last 10 years, however, it has not been used much lately. Although additional compensation is provided, generally faculty do not like this method of instructional delivery. This is due to student dissatisfaction, technical problems, early evening offerings and potential travel across Snoqualmie pass. 2. Online During the summer several courses are offered online verses the traditional method normally taught during the academic year. This format allows student to work and attend classes. Most faculty use Black Board (BB) to some degree. For some BB is very minimal and others use it for quizzes, assignment posting, discussions, and exams. G. Assessment of programs and student learning 1. Assessment of student learning reports can be found at: III. Faculty Faculty profile Table 10 shows faculty participation for mentoring student research, – professional service activities, scholarly activities including grant writing and teaching. Faculty annual activity reports and faculty vita formed the of collecting this data. Copies of all faculty vitae are in Appendix 1. Faculty awards for distinction: instruction, scholarship, and service Annually a departmental faculty award is presented to a faculty member in the areas of teaching, scholarship and service. During the last eight years the department’s faculty have not received awards from outside the department. Appendix 2 is performance standards for the department and college.
F. Degree to which distance education technology is used for instruction. ITV Departmental faculty have taught ITV courses within the last 10 years, however, it has not been used much lately. Although additional compensation is provided, generally faculty do not like this method of instructional delivery. This is due to student dissatisfaction, technical problems, early evening offerings and potential travel across Snoqualmie pass. 2. Online During the summer several courses are offered online verses the traditional method normally taught during the academic year. This format allows student to work and attend classes. Most faculty use Black Board (BB) to some degree. For some BB is very minimal and others use it for quizzes, assignment posting, discussions, and exams. G. Assessment of programs and student learning 1. Assessment of student learning reports can be found at: III. Faculty Faculty profile – Table 10 shows faculty participation for mentoring student research, professional service activities, scholarly activities including grant writing and teaching. Faculty annual activity reports and faculty vita formed the of collecting this data. Copies of all faculty vitae are in Appendix 1. Faculty awards for distinction: instruction, scholarship, and service Annually a departmental faculty award is presented to a faculty member in the areas of teaching, scholarship and service. During the last eight years the department’s faculty have not received awards from outside the department. Appendix 2 is performance standards for the department and college.