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Distance Course Request - Development

Training

Faculty who have not previously developed a Distance Learning Web Course at Portland Community College and who are proposing to develop or do major revision to an existing course must complete the Online Instructor Orientation (OIO).

Faculty who are taking over an existing course with minimal changes and who have never taught an on-line class for PCC must complete the Fast Track On-Line Mentoring program which requires 10 hours of pre-teaching mentoring and 10 hours of in-class mentoring by an experienced on-line teacher resulting in certification of the new instructor as a qualified on-line instructor.

Compensation Levels

New course
100% stipend
Major Revision
up to 50% of stipend
Take Over 
No stipend
Or
$400 stipend for mentors and mentee for approved fast track takeovers

Timelines

New Courses and Major Revisions: It generally takes a full 10 week term to develop a new course. A new instructor must complete the OIO Training in order to complete the course, and thus must follow the term timeline. Experienced online instructors who do not need the OIO may vary when they begin the development, but course reviews must be completed according to the schedule in order for the course to be taught when scheduled.

Steps in new course development and revision for new instructors
  1. Request submitted by Division Dean or Department Chair
  2. Confirmation of request and clarification
  3. Instructor/CSS meet to begin development process- Quality Matters
  4. Letter of Agreement with Dean, Instructor, and DE Dept
  5. OIO Training and Development begin
  6. Formative evaluation and feedback to instructor for revision (Dean)
  7. OIO ends- payment of training stipend
  8. QM review and report to Dean
  9. Dean review and approval
  10. DL review and payment of stipend

Steps in new course development and revision for instructors who have previously developed an online class for PCC

  1. Request submitted by Division Dean or Department Chair
  2. Confirmation of request and clarification
  3. Instructor/CSS meet to begin development process- Quality Matters
  4. Letter of Agreement with Dean, Instructor, and DE Dept
  5. Formative evaluation and feedback to instructor for revision (Dean)
  6. QM review and report to Dean
  7. Dean review and approval
  8. DL review and payment of stipend

Steps in taking over an existing course by a new instructor who has not previously taught an online course for PCC

  1. Request submitted by Division Dean or Department Chair
  2. Identify an instructor, a mentor and course shell
  3. Letter of Agreement with Dean, Instructor, and DE Dept and skills checklist
  4. Mentor completes skills checklist and submits to DE Dept
  5. Mentor and Instructor paid stipend according to LOA

Steps in the takeover of an existing course by a veteran distance learning instructor.

  1. Request submitted by Division Dean or Department Chair
  2. Confirmation of request and clarification

Course Development

For new courses and major revisions the training, development and review process operates on three Cycles. Final reviews will be completed by August 1 for all courses to be offered in the Fall. All reviews not completed by this date will be reviewed in October.

Cycle 1

June 1
Requests for new courses and major revisions with new instructors due
June 1-12
Instructor meets with assigned Curriculum Support Specialist
June 12
LOA completed by Distance Learning Department
June 16
 Instructor begins OIO
June 27 
 First formative review and progress report by assigned CSS
July 18 
 Course development for Fall complete
August 1 
 Final Review complete by CSS and Dean for all Fall courses
September 17 
Requests for takeovers for new instructors deadline-mentors identified
LOA complete
September 21
10 hours pre-course mentoring complete
September 21
 All veteran instructor takeovers identified
LOA complete
October 2 
All takeover checklists complete for takeovers
October 28 
Course development for Winter complete
November 11 
Final review complete by CSS and Dean for all Winter classes
January 2 
 Requests for takeovers for new instructors deadline-mentors identified
LOA complete
January 4 
10 hours pre-course mentoring complete
January 4 
All veteran instructor takeovers identified
LOA complete
January 25 
All takeover checklists complete for takeovers

Cycle 2

October 1 
Requests for new courses and major revisions with new instructors
October 14 
Instructor meets with assigned Curriculum Support Specialist
October 
LOA completed by Distance Learning Department
October15 
Instructor begins OIO
December 1 
First formative review and progress report by assigned CSS
February 1 
Course development for Spring complete
February 15 
Final Review complete by CSS and Dean
March 27 
Requests for takeovers for new instructors deadline-mentors identified
LOA complete
March 30 
10 hours pre-course mentoring complete
March 27 
All veteran instructor takeovers identified
LOA complete
April 15 All 
 All takeover checklists complete for takeovers

Cycle 3

February 16 
Requests for new courses and major revisions with new instructors
February 16-28 
Instructor meets with assigned Curriculum Support Specialist
February 28 
LOA completed by Distance Learning Department
February 27 
Instructor begins OIO
April 6 
First formative review and progress report by assigned IS consultant
May 11 
Course development complete and ready for Final Review
June 1 
Final reviews and recommendations complete by IS consultant and Dean
June 18 
Requests for takeovers for new instructors deadline-mentors identified
LOA complete
June 22 
10 hours pre-course mentoring complete
January 18 
All veteran instructor takeovers identified
LOA complete
July6 
All takeover checklists complete for takeovers

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