The following form should be completed to request permission to create an online course or convert an existing class into online format. Learn more about the process to create or convert a course to online format.
Note: If your course is a traditional residential course or a distance education course (a course that uses satellite or real-time video to present lectures in lieu of the instructor being physically present in the classroom), you do not need to complete this form—even if you intend to communicate information, assessment, or other learning activities (i.e. homework, quizzes, and tests) online. You’re welcome to discuss questions with the DE chair and your department chair.
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Department Chair |
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Course Type |
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Online Course: 100% of the content is delivered online.
Hybrid Course: at least one regularly scheduled class period is replaced with online activities. |
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First Course Date |
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Most online courses will be offered in 8-week sessions. Residential faculty teaching during the normal semester may choose the 16-week option. Please select the cycle in which you anticipate offering the course for the first time.
8-Weeks: 1Fall 2Fall 1Spring 2Spring 1Summer 2Summer
16-Weeks: Fall Semester Spring Semester Summer |
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Pedagogical and Practical Advantages |
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What are the pedagogical strengths or advantages?
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What are the practical advantages (scheduling conflicts, space issues, advanced placement, etc.)
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Resources |
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What kinds of electronic databases, special software, or library materials will the students need access to?
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Would you incorporate any of the following media in your class and to what extent will they form the backbone to your course? (chat capabilities, live video conferencing, podcasts, streaming video, etc.)
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Course Size and Faculty Load
Complete online courses may not exceed 15 students. If, after you teach one section of it, you’d like to raise the number of students, you’ll need approval from the DE chair and your department chair. No course may have more than 25 students in it without hiring a TA or creating a second section. The percentage of pay you receive per student drops once you go over the 15 student limit. Basically, you may teach only one online course at a time. For details, see the Online Faculty Handbook. |
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Approval Priority
It is not the intention of the Distance Education department to turn classes from traditional classes into online classes “just because.” Courses for online graduate programs and advanced high school placement courses will be encouraged and approved before undergraduate residential courses are offered online. Then residential courses will be approved based on the availability of an outside faculty to teach the course online or for some other compelling reason (space/classroom issues, scheduling conflict, etc.). |
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Comments or Questions
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