Common use of Development of E-Learning Courses Clause in Contracts

Development of E-Learning Courses. 1. The development of online and hybrid courses requires approval by the Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs, eLearning committee, and respective Division Chairperson and/or Program Director when applicable. Prior to developing or converting a course for the first time, faculty must enroll in the college’s designated training modules for developing or converting an online or hybrid course. A full selection of training modules will be offered each semester. Faculty will pay fees for enrolling in the course per the provisions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Upon approval of the developed course by the eLearning Committee and the Vice-President of Academic and Student Affairs, the faculty member will be compensated according to the following schedule (at the Vice President of Academic Affairs and Division Chair approval, significant course redesigns will be reimbursed as a development/conversion stipend rate): Development/Conversion Stipend: 1 credit $233 1 credit $115 2 credits $466 2 credits $233 3 credits $700 3 credits $350 4 credits $825 4 credits $412 5+ credits $950 5+ credits $475 2. Courses will be reviewed at regularly occurring intervals for design quality (Design Quality Review) by a team designated by the Vice-President and Division Chair. The Design Quality Review ensures accessibility, clarity, and course navigability; the Design Quality Review is not an instructional review. A department representative or instructor of record for teaching the course during the given semester will be responsible for participating in the review process. The results of the Design Quality Review will be retained by Academic Affairs for accreditation purposes, but the Design Quality Review may not be used in a personnel file, retained by Human Resources, or used against the instructor or department representative in a punitive manner. 3. The Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs will provide a current list of previously developed and converted courses (courses not eligible for development/conversion pay) annually to Division Chairpersons.