Online Course Development Fund Request

Online Course Development Fund Request

Dated: ______

This agreement confirms a mutual commitment on the part of Extended Campus, the unit of Instructional Design and Development, and the Academic Unit, College of ______, to deliver an individual course ______at a distance to a statewide, national and/or international audience.

Online Course Plan

The Online Course Plan is jointly developed by the course developerand Instructional Design and Development and Extended Campus. The Plan provides information about the implementation of the Course Plan, course rollout and delivery, course author and instructor assignments.

Note: The academic unit has responsibility for identifying authors and instructors for courses. All course authors are assumed to be fully authorized and trusted authors for the respective courses. Nonetheless, the program’s academic unit’s leadership may wish to review any or all courses before they are offered online for the first time.

Instructional Responsibilities

The Course Plan presents the planned course delivery schedule. The designated academic unit has academic authority and operational responsibility for instruction.

Instructional Design and Development Responsibilities

Extended Campus’ Instructional Design and Development unit agrees to take responsibility for the instructional design and development coordination associated with course development, delivery and revision. The IDD team will work individually with assigned faculty. This includes an orientation to Quality Matters, the design and development of the course’s online template, the orientation, support, and advisement of the individual course development by faculty. The development of each individual courseis the responsibility of the faculty assigned to develop the course. As noted in the Course Plan, the faculty member will receive a stipend at the culmination of the course development and Quality Matters successful review. This may require the faculty to make modifications to the course to meet QM standards after the initial review.

Online Course Development Plan

______(Course name)

Program Team

• Extended CampusExecutive Director – Dr. Nancy Rubin will serve to ensure coordination among Extended Campus staff, Instructional Design and Development staff, and act as the liaison with the Academic unit.
• Faculty Member - ______developing the course.
• Lead Instructional Designer - ______(to be filled in later) will provide a single point of coordination between faculty and the instructional design and development resources, ensuring the finished course meets the technical and Quality Matters requirements for delivery.

Planned Course Development and Delivery
Please complete columns 1,2,3 and 4. Columns 5 and 6 will be completed as part of the plan. You may propose the development of more than one course on this form.

1
Course Prefix/Number / 2
Term Course Developed / 3
Course Instructor and/or Course Developer / 4
First Term Course Offered Online / 5
QM Review Target Date / 6
Stipend Amount Paid upon QM Review & Approval

Rationale or Benefit of offering this course or set of courses in an online format: (attach additional sheet if necessary):

Instructor Name: ______

Phone and Email: ______

Instructor ______(signature)

Department Chair or School Director ______(signature)

College Dean ______(signature)

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