Online Education Regionals 8-9 April 2016

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Online Education Regionals 8-9 April 2016 What to Expect When You’re Expecting… The Visiting Team and Distance Education Review Online Education Regionals 8-9 April 2016

What We’ll Be Covering Common issues in online courses and distance education review What your college should (hopefully) have in place What to expect from the visiting team What are “equitable student services” in an online course environment

Traditional Education Distance Education (traditional definition) The student and the instructor are separated by a distance. Online Education Instruction is conducted online with frequent faculty initiated contact between student and instructor. Correspondence Education Materials are shared between the instructor and student electronically or via mail; contact is typically initiated by the student and it is not regular or substantive; typically self-paced. Traditional Education “Face-to-face” “Brick and mortar” Web Enhanced Online activities are included as part of a traditional class. No class time is replaced by online work. Hybrid A blend of online and traditional instruction

Definition of a Correspondence Course in Federal Regulations (1) A course provided by an institution under which the institution provides instructional materials, by mail or electronic transmission, including examinations on the materials, to students who are separated from the instructor. Interaction between the instructor and student is limited, is not regular and substantive, and is primarily initiated by the student. Correspondence courses are typically self-paced. (2) If a course is part correspondence and part residential training, the Secretary considers the course to be a correspondence course. (3) A correspondence course is not distance education. 34 C.F.R. § 602.3.

Definition of “Distance Education” in Federal Regulations From US Department of Education “Distance education is defined, for the purpose of accreditation review as a formal interaction which uses one or more technologies to deliver instruction to students who are separated from the instructor and which supports regular and substantive interaction between the students and instructor, either synchronously or asynchronously.”

Title 5 Language Title 5 section 55200 Definition: Distance education means instruction in which the instructor and student are separated by distance and interact through the assistance of communication technology. 55204. Instructor Contact. In addition to the requirements of section 55002 and any locally established requirements applicable to all courses, district governing boards shall ensure that: (a) Any portion of a course conducted through distance education includes regular effective contact between instructor and students, through group or individual meetings, orientation and review sessions, supplemental seminar or study sessions, field trips, library workshops, telephone contact, correspondence, voice mail, email, or other activities.

According to ACCJC Regular and substantive interaction between student and teacher: Is central in determining whether a course is distance education rather than correspondence education. Is needed in every course that is fully online and in the online elements of courses otherwise on-site. Must be demonstrable and documented. Is vital to a college’s relationship with the U.S. Department of Education for student financial aid eligibility. Is key to quality education and the student outcomes required by the ACCJC Accreditation Standards.

Terminology Differences US Dept. of Ed & ACCJC: “regular and substantive interaction between the students and faculty” Title 5: “Regular and Effective Contact” Used to be “Regular and In-Person Contact”

Translation Regular Effective Contact is mandated in all forms of DE courses...and the ACCJC team will be looking for it

Does your college have a Regular and Effective Contact policy? If not, you should develop a policy in consultation with your Academic Senate, including your Curriculum Committee & DE Committee (if you do not have a faculty led or co-led DE committee, you should work on that as well) Policies often contain: Definition of REC (use Title 5 language) Instructor initiated focus Guidelines for frequency of contact Syllabus information Variety of methods that constitute “contact” Need for contact to be ongoing and consistent throughout semester Best practices for engaging with students

Example: Foothill College

What constitutes REC? The three major elements: And the types: Activities Frequency Quality And the types: Instructor initiated activity Student initiated activity Student to faculty Faculty to student Student to student

Some Examples The Majority of the Contact Should Come Through Some Kind of Instructor Initiated Activity Discussion Forums Q & A Analysis/Synthesis of course content Announcements—Value Added Email—for private issues Phone conversation Chatroom Discussions Office hours CCC Confer/synchronous

What Will the Team Be Looking For? All DE must have contact between the instructor and the student. It has to be regular, effective, substantive, and engaged. Contact has to happen in fully and partially online courses. Your college should have a clear policy on REC. Students should be regularly engaged. Team members can request to look at any class. Faculty presence in the courses is expected (and desirable). Accessibility issues are also starting to come up.

A Tale from the Trenches college’s DE Plan college’s DE Handbook college policy for Regular Effective Contact What documents were especially important? examination of a wide variety of courses and disciplines evidence of regular instructor-student contact, especially in announcements and class discussions student privacy and authentication in activities outside of LMS: publisher websites, instructor websites accessibility of course materials What was important in review of our courses?

Preparing Online Faculty…From a DE Coordinator Workshops & webinars (click to access)

Preparing Online Faculty background guidelines checklists resources

What Else Should Be in Place Colleges must have Evidence that the institution develops, implements, and evaluates counseling and/or academic advising that takes into account the needs of students enrolled in DE/CE programs Evidence that admissions practices and placement instruments are regularly evaluated and that they are effective for DE/CE students Description of the services provided that are developed to address the needs of students with remote access to the institution Evidence that there is access to library and LSS for remote students/staff, and there are institutional policies on remote access, including personnel policies that describe access provided to educational staff Evidence of academic honesty policies and how these policies on academic honesty are disseminated to students enrolled in DE/CE programs

Resources Foothill College REC Policy: http://www.foothill.edu/fga/rec.php Mt. San Antonio College REC Policy (AP 4105): http://www.mtsac.edu/instruction/learning/dlc/reports.html Mt. San Jacinto College REC Policy: http://www.msjc.edu/CollegeInformation/Administration/Committees/CurriculumCommittee/Documents/Regular_Effective_Contactv5.pdf Southwestern College archived webinars: http://swcdistanceeducation.weebly.com/webinar-archives.html Southwestern College Accreditation Checklist: http://swcdistanceeducation.weebly.com/uploads/5/5/6/2/55629853/accreditation_site_visit_checklist.pdf ACCJC Guide to Evaluating DE and CE: http://www.accjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Guide_to_Evaluating_DE_and_CE_2013.pdf ASCCC Website: www.asccc.org

Thank Yous! Randy Beach, Southwestern College Kale Braden, American River College Stephanie Curry, Reedley College Dolores Davison, Foothill College Tracy Schaelen, Southwestern College