Distance Education: Course request form

Course request form

This form is used by Division Deans or Department Chairs. Please review the four timeline options below prior to filling out the request to ensure that instructors will be able to complete training and course development by the term they are scheduled to teach the course.

	Teach Summer 2013	Teach Fall 2013	Teach Winter 2014	Teach Spring 2014
1. Request deadline for training (OIO)	Jan 11, 2013	Apr 1, 2013	Jun 28, 2013	Sep 27, 2013
2. Online Instructor Orientation (OIO)	Jan 28 – Mar 8, 2013	Apr 22 – May 31, 2013	Jul 8 – Aug 16, 2013	Oct 14 – Nov 22, 2013
3. Formative check of developments	Mar 22, 2013	Jun 7, 2013	Aug 30, 2013	Nov 29, 2013
REGISTRATION OPENS	May 14, 2013	Jul 9, 2013	Nov 8, 2013	Feb 18, 2014
4. Course developments ready for final review	May 10, 2013	Aug 2, 2013	Nov 1, 2013	Feb 14, 2014
5. Course reviews completed	May 24, 2013	Aug 16, 2013	Nov 15, 2013	Feb 28, 2014
6. Dean approves course for teaching	Jun 7, 2103	Aug 30, 2013	Dec 2, 2013	Mar 14, 2014
CLASSES BEGIN	Jun 24, 2013	Sep 23, 2013	Jan 6, 2014	Mar 31, 2014

*Please note that all instructors teaching a fully online course for the first time must attend and complete training before teaching an online course:

Your Information:

The Dean or Dept. Chair completing this form:

Your Name: PCC Email:

Timeline for Development: First term to teach:

Proposed Course: Course Number: Course Name: Credits: Instructor: Instructor Email: Instructor Phone #: Department Chair: Division Dean:

Request:

Choose the type of request: Create a new web course: New development of a fully online course in Desire2Learn. The course is delivered fully on-line, with no or minimal required on-campus attendance. Complete a major revision of an existing web course: Using an copy of a PCC online course the instructor will perform extensive revisions to the content, learning activities, and other course elements. Take over an existing Web course with minimal changes: Using an existing on-line course the instructor updates the syllabus, course calendar and personal information. Some minor adjustments may be made to assignments and assessments.

Additional Info: Briefly describe what you are proposing.

Compensation for the Instructor:

Orientation:Participating instructors with a Letter of Agreement are eligible to submit up to 20 hours of training time. Hours are paid at the current Special Project rate.

Compensation: New course: 100% stipend (credit hours x current DLDEV rate = stipend)
Major Revision: up to 50% of new course stipend
Take Over/CLWEB: No stipend

After the Distance Learning Department has received your request, the request will be evaluated to see if the course should proceed into the development process. Once the request has been approved by Distance Learning a Letter of Agreement will be created and sent to the Division Dean for signatures.

Course request form

Development process