Faculty Teaching Online

Distance Education courses should cover the same content and student learning outcomes as traditional face to face courses.  On the first day of classes, faculty are required to post a copy of the syllabus on the Internet-Based Course.  The Syllabus should adhere to same requirements as a face to face class.  The course should provide for timely and appropriate interaction between students and faculty and among other students enrolled in the course. The expectations concerning the use of such technology should be clearly communicated to students.

Course requirements should ensure that students are afforded the same privileges of access to library resources and services as students in traditional settings and will be able to effectively use and select appropriate library resources.  Laboratories, facilities, and equipment will be provided to support Distance Learning courses.

Blackboard Vista Resources

Americans with Disabilities Act

Distance courses should comply with ADA regulations. In an ADA compliance site, students with disabilities can perceive, understand, navigate, interact and contribute through the Internet. Accessibility includes all disabilities that affect access to the Web, including visual, auditory, physical, speech, cognitive and neurological disabilities. The following guidelines should be followed.

1. All accessible elements, including alt tags, long descriptions and captions, should be used as needed.
2. If images are used, including photos, graphics, scanned images or image maps, alt tags and/or long descriptions for each should be included.
3. Online forms and tables should be accessible.
4. Documents on the website should always be posted in HTML or a text-based format, such as Portable Document Format (PDF).

Come and Create at Northeast Lakeview College Instructional Innovation Center. The Instructional Innovation Center located in Room 128 provides professional development on theory and practice, software applications, faculty website creation, Internet resources, Internet-based course development and technical updates. Please visit Instructional Innovation Center website for more information.

Faculty External Resources

ASCD
Understanding by Design Exchange
http://www.ubdexchange.org/

The Chronicle of Higher Education
E-Learning: Successes and Failures
http://chronicle.com/weekly/v53/i18/18b02001.htm

Guidelines for Teaching an Online Course
http://tltc.findlay.edu/onlinesupport/Guidelines/

Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks
http://www.sloan-c.org/publications/jaln/

Illinois Online Network
Instructional Strategies for Online Learning
http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials/pedagogy/
instructionalstrategies.asp

Online Journal of Distance Learning Education
Technology and Education Online Discussion Forums: It's in the Response
http://www.westga.edu/~distance/ojdla/summer42/markel42.html

Pennsylvania College of Technology
Addressing Faculty Concerns About Distance Learning
http://www.westga.edu/~distance/ojdla/winter84/mclean84.htm

San Francisco State University
Avoiding Online Discussion Pitfalls
http://online.sfsu.edu/faculty/pitfall.htm

Teaching and Learning Using Internet On-Line Courses
http://elmhcx9.elmhurst.edu/~chm/conf2000/start6.html

World Wide Learn
7 Success Strategies for Distance Learners