LCC Faculty Colleagues,

Please find attached a new Memorandum of Agreement, finalized last week, regarding the transition to Moodle 4. 

As you may be aware, a new iteration of Moodle (i.e. Moodle 4) will be implemented in Summer. The MOA addresses the workload impacts of the shift with the following provisions:

For all faculty teaching in Summer 2023:
* 2 hours at the curriculum development rate for time spent exploring Moodle 4 in the “sandbox” while the “sandbox” is available (likely Spring 2023 through the beginning of Summer 2023)
* 10 hours at the curriculum development rate for updating Moodle shells during Summer once Moodle 4 is implemented for each unique course taught. 

For instance, instructors teaching two sections of WR121 would be eligible to record up to 10 hours because WR121 is one unique course. 

For part-time faculty teaching in Fall 2023 through Spring 2024:
* 2 hours at the curriculum development rate for time spent exploring Moodle 4 in the “sandbox” while the “sandbox” is available (likely Spring 2023 through the beginning of Summer 2023)
* 10 hours at the curriculum development rate for updating Moodle shells for each unique course taught and during the first term when it is taught from Summer 2023 through Spring 2024.  

For instance, part-time instructors teaching two sections of WR121 in Summer 2023 and two sections of WR121 in Fall 2023 would be eligible to record up to 10 hours in Summer 2023 because WR121 is one unique course, and Summer 2023 was the first term teaching the course with Moodle 4.

Your LCCEA Bargaining Team:

Sarah Erickson

April Myler

Adrienne Mitchell

Peggy Oberstaller

Nancy Wood