Online Courses MOA Process
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The executed on January 24, 2023 provides faculty with an opportunity to be compensated for teaching a new online course by completing requirements outlined in the agreement. The agreement (MOA) provides faculty, including adjunct faculty and employees with teaching responsibilities, with professional development, support, and resources to create well-designed online courses focused on student learning. The MOA also permits the University to abide by Middle States Commission on Higher Education's requirement for online course quality control and faculty professional development.
This website provides information for faculty assigned or planning to teach a new online course to receive compensation according to the MOA.
Review this flowchart to determine if the course you are or will be teaching qualifies as a new online course based on the .
If you are teaching or plan to teach a new online course, complete the (required). If teaching more than one new online course, complete a New Online Course Survey for each course.
You should complete the New Online Course Survey at least 6 months prior to teaching the new online course. At times, the survey will be completed less than 6 months prior to teaching the new online course.
Academic Affairs will verify that you are teaching a new online course based on your completion of the and notify the Center for Teaching and Learning Design (CTLD).
The CTLD will contact you via email to provide information on scheduling a consultation, completing a course review, and enrolling in the online teaching certificate program as needed.
Based on verification by Academic Affairs that you are teaching a new online course, the CTLD will send an email with instructions for scheduling a 30-60 minute learning design consultation.
The in-person or virtual consultation will focus on best practices for designing an online course, introduction to the (QMHER), and information related to course review and earning an online teaching certificate if required.
It is recommended that a learning design consultation occurs at least 6 months prior to the course being offered. A condensed timeframe may be required due to circumstances.
When teaching a new online course for the first time, faculty who do not already have an online teaching certificate or training course will enroll in 黑料社's Online Teaching Certificate (OTC) program facilitated by the CTLD. Note: If you previously taught online prior to January 2023, including during COVID, you are exempt from needing to complete an online teaching certificate program.
The OTC program is a six-week online course focused on online course development and delivery. Following the six-week course, faculty must develop an online course that is assessed using the (QMHER). The course must meet all essential standards and score an 85 or higher on the QMHER.
The OTC program requires significant work (3-6 hours per week) and typically takes 3-6 months to