Distance Education. 15.1 Unit Members assigned to teach distance education courses shall receive the same load credit and compensation as if the course were taught in the traditional method. No form of extra remuneration shall be awarded in conjunction with the teaching of any distance education course. 15.2 At the discretion of the District and subject to staff development funding availability, Unit Members may be eligible for compensation, on a one-time basis, for completion of approved course work and training in the pedagogy and technology of online teaching, which may include the development of an online course as an integral component of such course work or training. Except as provided in this section, no form of remuneration shall be awarded to a Unit Member in conjunction with the development of any distance education course. 15.3 Unit Members assigned distance education courses shall adhere to District and/or campus standards, format and procedures applicable to distance education courses (e.g., use of prescribed course management software). 15.4 In the absence of a separate and express written contract to the contrary between a Unit Member and the District, a Unit Member shall have the property rights to distance education course materials developed by the Unit Member, provided such materials are not within the public domain. The District shall have no obligation to provide any form of compensation to a Unit Member for distance education course materials developed or used by the Unit Member in conjunction with any distance education course assignment within the District.
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