Asynchronous Course Development a. A faculty member will receive compensation at the voluntary overload rate for the approved development or redevelopment of an asynchronous course equivalent to the credit hours of the course. Proposed courses must be submitted in writing for review and pre-approved in writing by the Xxxx or Xxxx’x designee.
b. The materials developed for the approved new or redeveloped asynchronous course will be delivered to the appropriate instructional Xxxx or Xxxx’x designee at least three months prior to the implementation date of the course and are subject to written approval. At the Xxxx’x discretion, the deadline for submission may be changed. Developed courses must reside within an ECC supported LMS course shell and must include:
i. A syllabus for the full semester or as otherwise approved by the Xxxx or Xxxx’x designee;
ii. Implementation of a clearly navigable structure minimally including:
1. Welcome/Introduction News item posted on the section homepage;
2. Instructor contact information on the homepage, along with office hours;
3. Clearly delineated units or modules aligned with the Master Course Outline which include instructions for completing the activities within each module;
4. Clearly stated learning objectives for each unit or module;
5. Assigned resources for each unit or module including clear descriptions of what to link to within publisher’s materials;
6. Discussion boards supporting each unit or module and one for general questions are recommended;
7. A list of example assignments for the course that could be used to assess student learning;
iii. Adherence to ECC’s adopted quality rubric for online learning, including course policies in line with that quality rubric;
iv. Publishers materials need to be linked from within the LMS shell.
c. Payment will be processed upon final delivery and approval of the final product by the Xxxx or Xxxx’x designee.
d. Faculty who utilize publisher materials as the primary source of instruction will not be compensated for course development.
e. At the Xxxx’x discretion, a fully online course may be developed from an archived hybrid course. In this case, the payment rate shall be 30 percent of the voluntary overload rate for full-time faculty or the unit adjunct faculty member rate, equivalent to the number of credit hours of the course to be developed. However, if the new online course utilizes publisher content pursuant to (d) above, the faculty member shall not be compensated.
