Summary of Actions

• Two positions for Distance Learning Specialists opened
• New position for Program Coordinator approved 

• Commercial Content
• Per OLN Governing Board, OLN should offer courses in the OhioLEARNS! catalog that have been purchased from commercial vendors and supported by Ohio colleges and universities - moved and seconded and the policy motion carried. 
• Post-secondary Options - Walters volunteered to take this issue back to OBR.
• Membership
• OLN membership remains limited to those institutions specified by the Bylaws
• Statewide Licensing
• Board supports Blackboard licensing and offering both WebCT and Blackboard training with OLN funds.
• Assessment
• Per Walters of OBR, OLN could wait until 2002 to do this appraisal.
• Grants Guidelines
• "Principal investigators must be affiliated with an Ohio college or university" was inserted; the motion carried to approve guidelines

• Professional Development
• $1.2 million of professional development grants were released in recent competition.
• Ohio Learning Intranet (OLI):
• OLI meeting will be held October 23-24 at the Columbus Convention Center.
• Emerging Degrees
• Engineering Deans to discuss distance learning for engineering and engineering technology students in 2- and 4-year institutions on July 21
• OLN will transfer $100,000 to Wright State University - Regents' Scholars program
• Marketing Update
• OLN purchased radio time across Ohio for advertising spots in late July and early August

• Carey presented a formal FY01 budget - motion for the approval of the entire budget carried
• OLN executive committee concerning budget recommendations for Higher Education for FY 2002-2003 will be formed.