Support for Online Sample Clauses
Support for Online. The College is committed to providing adequate support of instructional technology for faculty teaching courses in the online mode. No member of the faculty shall be required to participate in online courses or programs without adequate preparation and training. Adequate support is access to qualified assistance such as design teams, trainings, and individualized assistance during course development and during the term in which the course is taught. In order to provide sufficient time to prepare and utilize resources in developing an online course, faculty shall be given a minimum of nine months notice of the assignment of an online course. Upon mutual consent of the faculty member and the College, the nine month notice period may be waived. In the case of the waiver, the Faculty Forum Executive Committee will be notified at the time the faculty member is offered the course.
Support for Online. The College recognizes that there are four components of quality online instruction: content, design, technology, and pedagogy. While instructors have the content expertise, the College agrees to support instructors in design (including accessibility), technology, and pedagogy. No member of the faculty shall be required to participate in online courses or programs without adequate preparation, training, and support. The College agrees to provide support in the following areas:
1. Within the first three (3) years of this Agreement, the College will provide a well-equipped physical work and training space for online instructional support. This space will provide equipment faculty can check out for use outside of the studio space that includes but is not limited to: laptops with appropriate software pre-installed, microphones, cameras, and tripods. The space will also include a production studio where faculty can create materials for their online courses. Qualified assistance will also be available to help faculty use the provided resources.
2. Within the first year of this Agreement, the College will develop a collection of best practices for teaching online. This collection should include significant resources on online pedagogy as well as technological support. These best practices should be developed and updated on an ongoing basis by qualified faculty and staff and supported by data and analytics supported by the College. Access to this collection should be centralized and easily accessible to faculty (e.g. in the Instructional Resources area of the intranet).
3. Within the first three (3) years of this Agreement, the College will expand and improve orientation and technical support for both faculty and students. For faculty, online training should include LMS training, design and accessibility support, a pedagogical orientation, and ongoing quality review beyond the initial course (including both peer and external review as needed). The College will develop a more robust preparation for online students and ongoing support for students taking online courses, such as but not limited to, technological troubleshooting, advising, and other support services.
4. FLMT (see Article 1.5) will appoint and oversee a work group (at least half of whom are faculty) tasked with investigating and assessing current and ongoing online teaching practices at the College. This group’s charge will include, but is not limited to, continuing to research and develop best practic...