Asynchronous Class Size. In the spirit of collaboration and to keep the decision closest to those with the teaching and learning expertise for the particular discipline, DE class size will initially be determined at the department level. Faculty members teaching or developing a course to be taught online and the Department Chair of the department offering the course will determine the maximum class size based on andragogical/pedagogical considerations. If agreement on the maximum enrollment cannot be reached among the Department Chair and the faculty teaching or developing an online course, the maximum class size will be subject to review and recommendation by the DELC. Final decisions on the disputed class size will be determined by the Xxxx after review of the recommendations of the DELC. If the Xxxx’x recommendation is not reflective of the DELC recommendation, they must explain in writing why the deviation occurred. A copy must be submitted to the Chair of the DELC, Department Chair, and the faculty member. Enrollment may be increased above the number typically specified for a particular course with the permission of the faculty member teaching the course. In some cases, class size may be increased above the maximum enrollment specified by arranging for additional teaching assistance/support (such as teaching assistants and tutors) and resources to ensure the learning environment remains conducive to effective teaching and effective student learning even with larger enrollments. In no case shall class size exceed the enrollment conducive to effective teaching and effective student learning. DE technology shall not be used to retrench faculty. All guidelines that apply to traditional courses in regards to workload apply to DE courses.
Asynchronous Class Size. Course caps in online and hybrid courses should reflect the course caps for traditional courses. DE course caps may not vary from departmental course caps unless approved by the Department Chair, Xxxx, and Xxxxxxx. In no case shall class size exceed the enrollment conducive to effective teaching and effective student learning. DE technology shall not be used to retrench faculty. All guidelines that apply to traditional courses in regards to workload apply to DE courses.
Asynchronous Class Size. In the spirit of collaboration and to keep the decision closest to those with the teaching and learning expertise for the particular discipline, distance-education class size will initially be determined at the department level. Faculty members teaching or developing a course to be taught online and the department chair of the department offering the course will deter- mine the maximum class size based on andragogical/pedagogical considerations. If agreement on the maximum enrollment cannot be reached among the department chair and the faculty teaching or developing an online course, the maximum class size will be subject to review and recommendation by the Distance Education Advisory Committee (DEAC), with the understand- ing that class size typically should not exceed that described in the matrix that follows. Final decisions on the disputed class size will be determined by the xxxx after review of the recom- mendations of the DEAC. If the xxxx’x recommendation is not reflective of the DEAC recommenda- tion, he/she must explain, in writing why the deviation occurred. A copy must be submitted to the chair of the DEAC, department chair, and the faculty member. Enrollment may be increased above the number typically specified for a particular course with the permission of the faculty member teaching the course. In some cases class size may be increased above the maximum enrollment spec- ified by arranging for additional teaching assistance/support (such as teaching assistants and tutors) and resources to ensure that learning environment remains conducive to effective teaching and effec- tive student learning even with larger enrollments. In no case shall class size exceed the enrollment conducive to effective teaching and effective stu- dent learning. Maximum Enrollment Characteristics of typical course with this level of enrollment Example Cours- es 25 Frequent written assignments, lengthy papers, large numbers of problems to evaluate, writing-intensive courses, ENGL 1550 & 1551, TCED 6999, HHS 6953 30 Several written assignments, frequent mandatory online dis- cussion, including in-depth discussion of significance to the course, case studies, etc. AHLT 4810 & 4805, TCED 6932, MATH 1501 40 Mandatory discussions are fewer, with more reliance on auto- mated evaluation such as objective quizzes and examinations. MATC 1501 50 Courses with minimal written assignments and few mandatory online discussions Most assessment is accomplished using au- tomated evaluatio...
Asynchronous Class Size. In the spirit of collaboration and to keep the decision closest to those with the teaching and learning expertise for the particular discipline, distance-education class size will initially be determined at the department level. Faculty members teaching or developing a course to be taught online and the department chair of the department offering the course will xx- xxxxxxx the maximum class size based on andragogical/pedagogical considerations. If agreement on the maximum enrollment cannot be reached among the department chair and the faculty teaching or developing an online course, the maximum class size will be subject to review and recommendation by the Distance Education Advisory Committee (DEAC). Final decisions on the disputed class size will be determined by the xxxx after review of the recom- mendations of the DEAC. If the xxxx’x recommendation is not reflective of the DEAC recommen- dation, he/she must explain, in writing why the deviation occurred. A copy must be submitted to the chair of the DEAC, department chair, and the faculty member. Enrollment may be increased above the number typically specified for a particular course with the permission of the faculty member teaching the course. In some cases class size may be increased above the maximum en- rollment specified by arranging for additional teaching assistance/support (such as teaching assis- tants and tutors) and resources to ensure that learning environment remains conducive to effective teaching and effective student learning even with larger enrollments. In no case shall class size exceed the enrollment conducive to effective teaching and effective stu- dent learning. Distance education technology shall not be used to retrench faculty. All guidelines that apply to traditional courses in regards to workload apply to distance-education courses.
