Faculty interested in developing and teaching an online course:

• Talk with your Department Chair and Dean about developing and teaching an online course.
• Complete and submit to DE a Faculty Proposal form at least two semesters prior to your intended online delivery date.
• Have your Department Chair and Dean sign the Faculty Proposal form and verify the course information.
• Submit a Faculty Proposal form, even if your Dean elects to pay all costs associated with online course development/teaching.
• Instructors are required to attend Angel "Back to MCC" workshops.
• Remember, faculty course proposals are prioritized and selected according to program needs and budget considerations in tandem with consideration of course requirements to fulfill Associate Degrees and/or specially identified courses.
• Schedule a meeting with the DE Director to discuss online design, development and “Back to MCC” plans, once your proposal is accepted. A Letter of Intent will be issued shortly thereafter.
• As an instructor, you are required to attend a series of Angel technical “Back to MCC” workshops and at least two instructional “Back to MCC” workshops in order to receive course development stipends. See “Back to MCC” dates/times listed on the Professional Development Calendar available from Inside MCC.
• Instructors teaching an online course for the first time will receive a first-time teaching stipend, provided that the instructor attends a Teaching Workshop.
• Contact the Professional Development department to register for one-on-one assistance with Angel.
• Be sure to work with your Department Chair and administrative assistant to check if your online course schedule has been entered into the mainframe correctly. Check for accurate course title, section number, start/end dates and 601 online course designations.
• At least one month prior to the course start date, arrange a final course review/assessment meeting with your Department Chair, Dean and the Director of DE. The purpose of the meeting is to offer course design feedback, complete all necessary paperwork and give DE a digital copy of your course design materials.
• Once the appropriate paperwork is complete and has required signatures, the development stipend will be processed.
• To benefit your online students, it is highly recommended that you attend one or more of the student orientation sessions scheduled prior to the semester start date. Call DE for orientation dates/times.
• Instructors are expected to make contact with their students via an introductory letter prior to the first day of class.

Creating web-enhanced or hybrid courses

Faculty interested in creating a web-enhanced or hybrid courses can request a shell.

For information about designing hybrid courses, contact the DE department. Faculty interested in exploring a new or updated telecourse should contact the DE department at 1-866-455-3700

8/12/08