2010 ASCCC Curriculum InstituteSanta Clara Marriott • July 8-10, 2010

PARALLEL PATHS: DISTANCE EDUCATION ADVANCED

Kevin Bontenbal, Cuesta CollegeDolores Davison, Foothill CollegeStephanie Low, Chancellor’s Office

Title 5 Compliance

§ 55002. Standards and Criteria for Courses. § 55200. Definition and Application. §55202. Course Quality Standards. §55204. Instructor Contact. §55206. Separate Course Approval. §55208. Faculty Selection and Workload. §58009. Application of Alternate Attendance

Procedure for Independent Study, Work-Experience and Certain Distance Education Courses.

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Training and professional development Development and evaluation of course

delivery “A course is a course …”

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Working Towards…

How do you ensure the ongoing quality of the course?

Consider how to keep information current on… Who authors a course? Who writes the addendum? Who evaluates the addendum? Who teaches the course?

What policies are in place with respect to “canned” (“e-pack”) courses?

What are the student success rates in DE and traditional class offerings on your campus?

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Efficacy of DE Courses

Courses offered by distance education must: afford students with disabilities maximum

opportunity to access distance education resources without the need for outside assistance (i.e. sign language interpreters, aides, etc.).

be delivered in such a way that the level of communication and course taking experience is the same for students with or without disabilities.

be designed to provide “built-in” accommodation (i.e. closed captioning, descriptive narration) and/or interface design/content layout (i.e. current assistive computer technology).

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Accessibility and Distance Education

Who/what/how/where do technology and curriculum interface on your campus?

What are the issues related to DE on your campus?

How can the Chancellor’s Office help?

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Technology / DE / Curriculum

Resources Online Course Evaluations

http://multimedia.msjc.edu/pjames/ol/eval.htm ACCJC

Distance Learning Manual (published 2006)This manual contains information that will assist member institutions as they plan and evaluate distance learning programs. 

http://www.accjc.org/ACCJC_Publications.htm Chancellor’s Office

Distance Education: Access Guidelines for Students with Disabilities (1999)

http://cccco.edu > Divisions > Academic Affairs > Distance Education > Regulations and Guidelines (2010 version will be posted here)

Periodic Report on Distance Education - September 2009 http://cccco.edu > Divisions > Academic Affairs > Distance Education > Reports

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Preview live online courses Conduct committee business online Create a simple set of resources that

include: Definitions of fully online, hybrid, web

mediated. A list of functions performed by your course

management system for easy reference Create a formal orientation regarding the

DE Guidelines

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Training Ideas

Do you know the name of your campus access specialist? Instructional designer? May live in different depts. ( DSPS/IT/LRC/FRC) Titles may differ (A.T., Alt. Media, combination) Find out what resources and assistance are available

Review forms for language changes and funding mechanisms associated with course development

Budget the cost of access into course proposal process Online course development stipends Professional Development stipends Sabbatical leaves and development of instructional

media Cost of captioning (in-house/outsource) Audio (transcription)

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Training/Accessibility

Redesigning college and department websites Marketing your online college - audience Web-enhanced instructional materials Web-based applications to support student

learning (Alex, LMS, Publisher courses) Administrative needs

Streamlined enrollment processes Online college application Data collection Student Information Systems Student portals Library services e.g., catalog systems

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Barriers to Access