A Report to the Council on Aviation Accreditation Board of Directors

from the Ad hoc Committee on Technology-based Education

Members

Brent Bowen, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Chair

Patrick Mattson, St. Cloud State University

Charles Robertson, University of North Dakota

David NewMyer, Southern Illinois University

Bill Caldwell, Central Missouri State University

Guy Smith, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Presented at the CAA Annual Meeting

July 2004; Prescott, AZ

The Committee has continued to explore accrediting issues related to technology-based education on behalf of the charge given by the CAA Board of Directors.  Since the last committee report to the CAA Board, the committee web site was updated to include the previous report. The committee continues to explore distance education and e-learning issues which should be brought to the attention of the standards committee.

Committee Activities Since the July 2003 CAA Meeting:

-Drs. Caldwell and Smith were appointed to the committee.

-Ad hoc committee member, Dr. Charles Robertson, continues a liaison with the Standards Committee monitoring e-learning issues related to the CAA standards.

- Michaela Schaaf hosted a panel presentation on TBE during the annual meeting.

-The final Tiger Team Report on Technology-based Education was posted on the Committee web site. 

-UNO doctoral student Nanette Metz completed a survey for CAA/UAA members on distance and technology education, under the supervision of ad hoc committee members. This was a result of the Tiger Team process.

Continuing Activities of the Committee Include:

- A draft white paper on the aforementioned survey is available to the board and others via the committee web site.                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

-Continue inquiries as directed by the CAA Board of Directors. (Ongoing)

-Dialogue with CAA Standards Committee on TBE implications. (Committee representative attends and reports.)

-Advise the CAA Board on TBE education issues. (Previous reports are on the Committee web page, http://ai.unomaha.edu/caa/caaadhoc.html)

-Frequently update the committee web page content.  (Last update: July, 2004.)

-Regularly update web links to key accrediting organizations and related sites. (Ongoing)

Board Issues/Actions:

1. The Ad hoc Committee requests that the Board periodically encourage the standing committee chairs and visiting team chairs to provide notice of distance/technology education issues as they arise. (This is a standing, ongoing request.)

2. Report on outcomes from the TBE panel by Michaela Schaaf.

3.  [Hold for write-in] 

Attachments:     White Paper on 2004 survey results. Online reports this year include:

1. Technology-Based Education Tiger Team Report: A Strategic Plan for the Ad Hoc Technology-Based Education Committee

2. Technology-Based Aviation Education Program (TBAEP) Survey

3. TBE Tiger Team Action Plan

Committee Contact:

Dr. Brent Bowen, Chair

422 Allwine Hall, UNO

6001 Dodge Street

Omaha, NE 68182-0508

Voice 402.554.3424

Fax 402.554.3781

E-mail: unoai@unomaha.edu