Distance and Blended Learning Committee – October 6, 2026
Action Items
- Decisions on course proposals
Minutes
Committee members present:
- J.D. Swerzenski, Assistant Professor, Chair, CDS, CAS
- Gonzalo Campos-Dintrans, Associate Professor, Secretary, CAS
- Samira Fallah, Assistant Professor, COB
- Sayan Sarkar, Associate Professor, COB
Ex-Officio:
- Elizabeth Johnson-Young, Center for Teaching
- Jerry Slezak, Digital Learning Support
Meeting was called to order at 11:00
Agenda Item 1: Updates on chair activity
- Emergency approvals (chair review by J.D. Swerzenski)
- ENGL 202J1, Writing in the Workplace
- ARTH 116 Global Art History
- ENGL 306T: Multimodal Writing
- CPS -Leading with Emotional Intelligence: Building Connection, Resilience & Belonging
- CPS – Increasing Student Engagement without Increasing Teacher Workload
- CPS – Inquiry-based Learning for Secondary Social Studies and Science Educators
- EDUC 05OMC Data that Makes a Difference
- NURS 550 Population Health in a Global Society (Rolled Back)
- NURS 580 Pharmacotherapeutics Across the Lifespan (Rolled Back)
- GBUS 570F AI Governance, Risk, and Compliance (Rolled Back)
Agenda Item 2: The committee reviewed 14 full proposals for Spring 2027
Approved:
MKTG 301 Principles of Marketing
GBUS 570 AI Governance, Risk, and Compliance
Approved with feedback
GBUS 506 Entrepreneurial Leadership Fundamentals
GBUS 517 Creativity and Design Thinking
GBUS 549 Corporate Entrepreneurship
GBUS 561 Python for Business Analytics
GBUS 562 AI Language Models
GBUS 564 Predictive Analytics
GBUS 565 Optimization and AI Planning
GBUS 566 Reinforcement Learning
GBUS 568 AI and Business Strategy
CLAS 110 Greek and Roman Mythology in Art and Literature
SOCG 215 Gender & Society
Revise and Resubmit:
EDUC 461 Internship Seminar: Elementary
GBUS 563 AI Solutions for Businesses
Agenda Item 3: Other Committee Business
The chair (J.D.) discussed his plans to transition into a dynamic form so that faculty who propose courses have a more seamless process, rather than downloading a Word file. He also asked for any feedback from the committee to improve the website or the application process. He encouraged the committee to reach out if there was anything that they could identify that can be improved for the future.
Agenda Item 4: Future Meeting Dates
The committee will meet again between late January and early February 2027.
Meeting adjourned at 11:48