Distance Learning Coordinators

<ul><li>Communicate to faculty, students, or other users availability of, or changes to, distance learning courses or materials, programs, services, or applications.</li><li>Develop distance learning program goals or plans, including equipment replacement, quality assurance, or course offering plans.</li><li>Supervise distance learning support staff.</li><li>Assess distance-learning technological or educational needs and goals.</li><li>Train instructors and distance learning staff in the use or support of distance learning applications, such as course management software.</li><li>Prepare and manage distance learning program budgets.</li><li>Troubleshoot and resolve problems with distance learning equipment or applications.</li><li>Purchase equipment or services in accordance with distance learning plans and budget constraints.</li><li>Prepare reports summarizing distance learning statistical data or describing distance learning program objectives and accomplishments.</li><li>Create and maintain web sites or databases that support distance learning programs.</li><li>Analyze data to assess distance learning program status or to inform decisions for distance learning programs.</li><li>Monitor technological developments in distance learning for technological means to educational or outreach goals.</li><li>Evaluate the effectiveness of distance learning programs in promoting knowledge or skill acquisition.</li><li>Provide technical or logistical support to users of distance learning classrooms, equipment, web sites, or services.</li><li>Develop or provide technical resources, such as course management and videoconferencing systems, networking, and webcasting, for distance learning programs.</li><li>Review distance learning content to ensure compliance with copyright, licensing, or other requirements.</li><li>Communicate technical or marketing information about distance learning via podcasts, webinars, and other technologies.</li><li>Select, direct, and monitor the work of vendors that provide products or services for distance learning programs.</li><li>Prepare and distribute schedules of distance learning resources, such as course offerings, classrooms, laboratories, equipment, and web sites.</li><li>Write and submit grant applications or proposals to secure funding for distance learning programs.</li><li>Negotiate with academic units or instructors and vendors to ensure cost-effective and high-quality distance learning programs, services, or courses.</li><li>Direct and support the technical operation of distance learning classrooms or equipment.</li></ul>