eLearning Committee

Purpose

eLearning Committee representatives have been appointed by the Provost with recommendations solicited from the Deans of the schools and the CIO. Appointments will be reviewed annually or more often as needed. This committee shall be responsible for recommending and providing guidance for technology-assisted, hybrid/blended, fully online and distance-delivered instruction, and for ensuring proper compliance with Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB), the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) and National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA) requirements.

Please review HSCEP OP 59.02 - Online and Distance Education for more details.

Committee Leadership

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Diego F. Niño, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor Physiology

Co-Chair eLearning Committee

Scientific Principals of Medicine Course Director, Department of Medical Education - PLFSOM

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Christiane Herber-Valdez

Assistant Vice Provost, Institutional Research, Planning and Accreditation, Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness

Co-Chair eLearning Committee

Working Groups:  

  1. Regulatory and Compliance subcommittee – Christiane Herber-Valdez, Chair

    • Members: 
      • Hector Noriega, Associate Director for Academic Success and Accessibility Office (ASAO)
      • Phillip Gomez, Lead Analyst, Information Technology Assurance & Strategic Planning

  2. Subcommittee on Instructional Applications – Michele Williams and Melissa Ortega, Co-Chairs

    • Members: 
      • Rosie Sanchez, Managing Director, Technology Services 
      • Bob Shehan, Managing Director, Research Technology Services 
      • Ron Graham, Assistant Vice President, Technology Services
      • Dr. Manuel Santa-Cruz, Assistant Dean, R.N. to B.S.N. Track
      • Dr. Wendy Woodall, Associate Academic Dean
      • Mary Hickey, Managing Director, Technology Services 
      • (Graduate school faculty representative - Pending)

  3. eLearning Support – Michele Williams and Diego Niño, Co-Chairs

    • Members: 
      • Dr. Sanja Kupesic, Associate Academic Dean for Faculty Development
      • Lisa Beinhoff, Librarian, TTUHSC El Paso 
      • Melissa Ortega, Associate Managing Director, Technology Services
        • Representatives :  Hector Noriega (SSSA), Jackeline Biddle-Richard (SON), Dr. Scott Crawford, Phillip Gomez
        • Ad Hoc - Coordinate the development of eLearning Committee Website 
          • Veronique Masterson, Cecy Rodriguez, faculty, staff and student rep 

  4. Evaluation of the eLearning environment – Wendy Walker and Oliana Alikaj-Fierro Co-Chairs

    • Members: 
      • Julie Blow, Assistant Managing Director, Institutional Assessment, OIRE 
      • Priya Harindranathan, Associate Director, Curriculum Evaluation Accreditation
      • Jazmine Carrera-Blas, Director, L. Frederick Francis Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
      • Clarissa Gomez, Director, Office of Outcomes Management and Evaluation, GGHSON
      • Jackeline Biddle-Richard, Clinical Assailant Professor HSC, GGHSON