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Twelve-Month Timetable for Online Class Development

*Prior to developing a class for online delivery you should have completed:

First Step Options: Adding Internet Enhancements to Any Class

Development sequence example:

Fall/Spring: Develop faculty web site and/or Blackboard site and course materials for a web-enhanced class for the spring. Evolve current materials into online materials over the course of a teaching semester..
Spring/Summer: Teach a web-enhanced class using the faculty web site and/or the Blackboard site to deliver materials and tests. Refine the materials during the course of the spring semester.
Fall: Teach an online class.

Twelve Months Before Class Is Offered

Course Research

  • Research and evaluate other online and Web-enhanced classes in the same and similar content areas (see Research and Documentation).
  • Research and evaluate online activities and resources you can link your students to.
  • Become familiar with listservs and Websites of professional organizations in your field (see Resources for Faculty).
  • Determine equipment, software, and facilities that are necessary and available, for example, Blackboard, web development software, scanners, listservs.
  • Observe and/or participate in an online class.

Six to Nine Months Before Class Is Offered

Administrative Procedures:

  • Obtain division dean approval for course development and delivery.
  • Read:

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    TCC-Educational Technology Policy Statements and Policy References -
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    TCC-Educational Technology Principles of Good Practice
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    TCC-Educational Technology Course Development Checklists for Faculty
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    TCC-Educational Technology Resources for the Use of Technology to Deliver Instruction
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  • Review and Submit Forms and Steps for Offering a New Online Class at TCC
  • Meet with the Associate Vice President of Educational Technology, Mike Williams, MWilliams@tcc.edu. at least two semesters before the class will be offered online.
  • If applicable, begin processing Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) or Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)--see Associate Vice President Educational Technology.
  • Submit the Educational Technology Resources request form to request a Bb user account, course, training, Webspace...

Course Research and Development

  • Identify learning objectives and methods.
  • Develop class structure and materials.
  • Observe and/or participate in an online class.

Training

  • Contact Mike Williams, Associate Vice President of Educational Technology, to investigate and pursue training opportunities and to discuss deploying course materials for online or web-enhanced courses and operating discussion boards, web conferencing, virtual chat, online assessment, and other capabilities.
  • Implement training plan to use equipment, software, and facilities.

Three to Five Months Before Class Is Offered

Administrative Procedures

  • Include class in college schedule listings, distance learning web site(s), and advertising programs, as appropriate--see Associate Vice President Educational Technology, Mike Williams.
  • Submit the Course Information Sheet Request Form for publication at least 10 days prior to priority registration

Course Development

  • Continue to construct, publish, and test class materials online.
  • Arrange for student and peer review of web-enhanced course site in progress.

One Month Before Class is Offered

Administrative Procedures

  • Review class development log with Associate Vice President Distributed Teaching, Learning, & Services, Mike Williams, CMWilliams@tcc.edu.

Course Development

  • Publish complete course information online.
  • Publish a detailed schedule of class activities online.

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