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Dr. Bryan Tippett
Dean of Instruction

Eighteen members of the Estrella Mountain Community took eight months (November 11, 2001 - June 2, 2002) to conduct a broad investigation into the best practices related to learning with technology.

The Charge Statement from the College’s Senior Leadership stated that the E-Learning Task Force shall, “consider all relevant aspects of E-Learning so that EMCC charts the right course in the rapidly expanding world of educational technology.

The members of the E-Learning Task Force presented a series of recommendations to the EMCC Leadership Council in May which effectively ended the formal functions of the Task Force and signaled a new era and strategic focus for teaching, learning, and technology at Estrella Mountain.

These recommendations included: E-Learning Vision Statement E-Learning Definition Institutional E-Learning Goals Institutional Recommendations

In the fall of 2007, EMCC faculty initiated a review of the E-Learning program of the College. It had been more than five years since the establishment of the program and the review was launched to provide a means to: confirm what was working, adjust existing processes to a new college administration and the learning college model, expand professional development activities within the E- Learning arena. The results can be found here in the Future of E-Learning at Estrella Mountain May 2008 White Paper PDF document.

Along with faculty input, student focus groups and follow-up surveys were completed to gather additional input from the ‘student voice’ as to the future of E-Learning at EMCC.