Developing a 12-Hour Women's Studies Program
Through Distance Learning
Notes from Wednesday, May 24
Erika Giesen
Funding (Hoffman, McBride):
· Funding not only students but also
faculty is essential
· Money for computer sites/centers
in the community at various sites needs to be found, most likely through
ARU. This includes computers themselves, Internet hookup and replacing/maintaining
computers. Sites already in place already have transportation to them,
day care, community trust and history, and computers, which makes them
particularly attractive. Women's Studies will not be solely responsible
for these sites - all distance courses will be taught there. However, we
want input into what kind of community sites UA will be creating. Community
centers need to be consulted to see if they are interested in being a site
or not. Public libraries and schools may be the place to look since the
feds are already committed to connectivity. Facilitators and/or help line
needed, either through the UA or the CBO.
· We should keep thinking of the AG
extension program
· ARU probably has money to support
rural distance development; also money for programs/certificates, not just
individual courses
· UA/Pima are in the process of developing
a "bridge" site for distance courses
· Hoffman may have older computers
from taking down a campus lab for homebound people
· Cooperative extension program may
have some resources for us
· Santa Rosa (Rita?) housing project
being built south of town that is also conceived of as a computer center
- possibility?
· Grad student TAs would be nice,
but there's no money for it. Undergrads can be trained, but only for class
credit. What is really needed is hardware training, not simply software.
· There may be foundational and/or
federal support for technology and women's studies, but this is short term.
· Beth is the person to talk to for
the undergrad technology preceptor program
· www.mll.arizona.edu - preceptor
program
· Money sources from Marsha Ham: "As
a follow-up to our discussion, Dan Roman and Garry Forger are working on
the wireless grant to HP. The more I think about it, I'm not sure if there
would be a fit with your needs, but it doesn't hurt to ask. The other source
I mentioned is returning to the Learning Technology Partnership group before
the end of the current fiscal year to request an additional grant to fund
student technology needs."
· How are we going to deal with ownership
of the syllabi we develop?
To Do Before the October Meeting:
· Speaking with Sally Jackson about
money - what kind of proposal do they need from us? ("Partnerships" and
"workforce"); how much money will we need? What about time off for faculty
development? Partnering with community colleges? (Liz, Ruth and Kari)
· A report back from us about the
conference - summary. (Kari and Erika)
· Reconnect with the community groups
- follow up. And take our curriculum/course titles for input (Julia and
Pat)
· Meeting in the fall with Tri-Universities
- 5th or 19th of October. Listen to people's concerns from NAU and ASU;
report back on connections with community groups. (Liz, Kari, Kathleen,
Geeta)
· Run our curriculum by UA, NAU and
ASU faculty before we take it to community groups
· Money and grants discussion with
Jan Monk (Liz)
· Find out what's happening at the
other Universities with money and support (Kathleen and Geeta)
· Connect with Raytheon? The point
is to expand our conception of the women taking our course. Many working
class women are working 8-4 factory jobs.
· Connecting with the reservations/tribal
colleges? (Kathleen)
· Who is the population served at
the AG extension sites? Only at UA. (Julia)
· Communicate with the Maine people
to see if Judy can take one of their classes this fall. What do they call
it? (Judy)
· Tentatively discuss it as an "E-Certificate"
- discuss with ASU and NAU (All)
Other research on feminist
pedagogy and distance learning, compiled by Karen Leong, ASU Women's Studies
faculty:
· http://enhanced-learning.org/prox/paper5.htm
· http://www.nl.edu/ace/Resources/Documents/Cohorts.html
· http://www.jiti.net/v2n1/ewell.html
· http://crossroads.georgetown.edu/vkp/bibliography.html
· http://www.sc.edu/lancaster/faculty/rashley/wost/political.htm
· http://www.sc.edu/lancaster/faculty/rashley/wost/personal.htm
· http://www.sc.edu/lancaster/faculty/rashley/wost/wostweb.htm
· http://www.sc.edu/lancaster/faculty/rashley/wost/femweb.htm
· http://www.uwc.edu/cio/diekelmann.htm
· http://www.acs.brockport.edu/~cit97/Dawes
· http://www.acs.brockport.edu/~cit97/McGrath