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Requirements for Teaching and Developing a Distance Course
Faculty members who wish to teach their first online/blended course at Harper must complete a training on online/blended education. See Requirement 1 below.
Faculty members who are asked to create a new-to-online course are required to participate in a training on online/blended education as well as develop the requested course according to the distance course development checklist which includes a complete course design review. See Requirement 1 and 2 below.
Requirement 1: Training in Online/Blended Education
Provide evidence of completion of at least one of the following options:
- Teaching Online Successfully-Create GEC offered through the Academy for Teaching Excellence
- Teaching Online Successfully-Facilitate GEC offered through the Academy for Teaching Excellence
- A course or certificate in online instruction through another institution that is approved by the Academy (for example – Illinois Online Network’s Master Online Teacher Certificate)
To complete this requirement:
Visit the Academy GECs page to enroll in Teaching Online-Successfully-Create or Teaching Online Successfully-Facilitate. Contact the Distance Learning Manager, Phil Mortenson, at pmortens@harpercollege.edu to discuss approval of an equivalent training.
Requirement 2: Course Development Process
Use the Harper College Distance Course Development Checklist attached below to document the following process.
To complete this requirement:
- After receiving the development request from your dean, print the Adjunct Faculty Distance Course Development Checklist or the Full Time Faculty Distance Course Development Checklist as is applicable to your position.
- Complete the first page of the form.
- Request that your dean sign the form.
- Submit a copy of the signed form (both the first and second page) to the Distance Learning Manager, Phil Mortenson, at pmortens@harpercollege.edu.
Online & Blended Teaching
- Distance Course Design Review
- New to Distance Courses
- Online/Blended Resources
- Teaching Online Successfully
Please note the recommended online/blended course development schedule as you begin your process.
Obtain Approval to Develop No Later Than | Course Fully Developed No Later Than | OSCQR Reviews Completed No Later Than | Academy Sign-Off No Later Than | Term of Initial Course Offering |
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End of September | End of January | End of February | End of March | FALL LAUNCH |
End of March | End of July | End of August | End of September | SPRING LAUNCH |
End of September | End of January | End of February | End of March | SUMMER LAUNCH |
Requirement 1 (online/blended training) should be completed before the OSCQR review step in this timeline.