Conduct of Session. Recordings of such class sessions may not be used for evaluation without the written permission of the bargaining unit member. Any observation of such sections shall be made following the same procedures used for observation of classes taught by other methods. Web-Based Courses Definitions. Online courses: An online course is defined where all Structured Instructional Activities (SIA) and contact hours are delivered online. An online course can be defined during the development phase as containing synchronous or asynchronous delivery or a mixture of both asynchronous and synchronous delivery. However, when an instructor elects for an online course to have synchronous delivery, the synchronous meetings will be listed with a day and meeting time in the Course Search for a semester and the course will not be convertible to asynchronous delivery without mutual agreement between the college and the bargaining unit member. Hybrid Courses: A hybrid course has online contact hours (synchronous or asynchronous delivery) that displaces at least 50% of the SIA Hours that would normally take place in a scheduled in-person, face-to-face class. This includes instruction, learning activities, and interactions. A hybrid class is designed to integrate face-to-face and online activities so that they reinforce, complement, and elaborate on one another, instead of treating the online component as an add-on or duplicate of what is taught in the classroom. All In-person and synchronous online class meeting days/times must be listed in the course search. Synchronous Delivery: Synchronous class meetings resemble traditional on-campus In-Person classes in that students must be (virtually) present at the same time. Though they are conducted virtually, synchronous classes meet in real-time. Students must commit to scheduled class times and sign onto their virtual learning platform on schedule. During these classes, students will engage with the instruction during online lessons and presentations and have virtual class discussions. All Synchronous class meeting days/times must be listed in the Course Search. Synchronous instruction will be considered a part of the SIA for a course and is a choice made before or during development and can only be changed upon mutual agreement between the college and the bargaining unit member. Asynchronous Delivery: Asynchronous class meetings do not require you to log into the Learning Management System (LMS) at a specified time. Students do not have to follow a strict schedule to engage in live classes or discussions. Assignment deadlines and exams days/times are maintained and included on the class syllabus posted in the LMS. Members who develop a course for a specific type of delivery are not automatically assumed to have the ability to teach the course in any other type of delivery. Online Course Development and Structured Instructional Activity forms must be submitted for each course by method of delivery. If the SIA for an online or hybrid course consists of more than 50% of an off-the-shelf, pre-authored, or an uploadable cassette/CD/DVD from a book publisher or any other multi-media vendor, it is defined as a prefabricated web-based course, and not considered a faculty developed course. Such a prefabricated course may be used as a web-based course by a bargaining unit member, but it is neither subject to ownership nor compensation as described herein. Basis of Participation. Participation in online courses shall be voluntary for all bargaining unit members unless a bargaining unit member is otherwise informed in the appointment letter. Members wishing to develop an online course will submit Online Course Development and Structured Instructional Activity forms to the ▇▇▇▇ of the school offering the course and ▇▇▇▇ of Curriculum and Academic Scheduling for review. Technical Support and Training. The College is committed to providing the best training and technical support possible to instructors of online courses both during the developmental period and when the course is offered. Faculty and staff who intend to create online courses must be trained in the technology, special skills and methods necessary for online instruction including retraining to address changes in technology. Hybrid training will be offered by the College at a mutually agreeable time. The statement of principle contained herein and the commitment to training contained herein are not subject to the arbitration step of the grievance process. To have well developed online course offerings, the College will identify courses for development at least one (1) full semester before the first delivery of that course. For example, development must be initiated by the end of a current fall semester to be delivered for the next fall semester. The first time a member develops a course, they will receive a 3 contact hour load reduction or 3 hours of weekly release time for staff to participate in a training and development offering where the member will be trained on best practices and teaching methods in the College’s online Learning Management System (LMS). By the end of that training, the College will review and approve the course before delivery. After a member is trained in online development, future courses that are developed require the same review and approval before delivery. In future developments, training is optional but will not qualify for a load reduction. A member who has not completed training will not be assigned to or receive any web-based courses for load or overload. Class Size. Beginning with the ratification of this agreement, all online courses will have a cap of 25. The cap may be raised above 25, but not to exceed 40. Once the combined enrollment exceeds twenty-five (25), the bargaining unit member will be notified, by email, by the appropriate ▇▇▇▇, and shall receive additional compensation as follows: The total enrollment for each section will be determined at the end of the last business day prior to census. The first offering of any newly developed online course will consist of one (1) section that shall not exceeds twenty (20) or the natural course capacity for the first semester the course is delivered. Development, Ownership, and Assignment: The College and the Association recognize two types of online or hybrid course development.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Conduct of Session. Recordings of such class sessions may not be used for evaluation without the written permission of the bargaining unit member. Any observation of such sections shall be made following the same procedures used for observation of classes taught by other methods. Web-Based Courses Definitions. Online courses: An online course is defined where all Structured Instructional Activities (SIA) and contact hours are delivered online. An online course can be defined during the development phase as containing synchronous or asynchronous delivery or a mixture of both asynchronous and synchronous delivery. However, when an instructor elects for an online course to have synchronous delivery, the synchronous meetings will be listed with a day and meeting time in the Course Search for a semester and the course will not be convertible to asynchronous delivery without mutual agreement between the college and the bargaining unit member. Hybrid Courses: A hybrid course has online contact hours (synchronous or asynchronous delivery) that displaces at least 50% of the SIA Hours that would normally take place in a scheduled in-person, face-to-face class. This includes instruction, learning activities, and interactions. A hybrid class is designed to integrate face-to-face and online activities so that they reinforce, complement, and elaborate on one another, instead of treating the online component as an add-on or duplicate of what is taught in the classroom. All In-person and synchronous online class meeting days/times must be listed in the course search. Synchronous Delivery: Synchronous class meetings resemble traditional on-campus In-Person classes in that students must be (virtually) present at the same time. Though they are conducted virtually, synchronous classes meet in real-time. Students must commit to scheduled class times and sign onto their virtual learning platform on schedule. During these classes, students will engage with the instruction during online lessons and presentations and have virtual class discussions. All Synchronous class meeting days/times must be listed in the Course Search. Synchronous instruction will be considered a part of the SIA for a course and is a choice made before or during development and can only be changed upon mutual agreement between the college and the bargaining unit member. Asynchronous Delivery: Asynchronous class meetings do not require you to log into the Learning Management System (LMS) at a specified time. Students do not have to follow a strict schedule to engage in live classes or discussions. Assignment deadlines and exams days/times are maintained and included on the class syllabus posted in the LMS. Members who develop a course for a specific type of delivery are not automatically assumed to have the ability to teach the course in any other type of delivery. Online Course Development and Structured Instructional Activity forms must be submitted for each course by method of delivery. If the SIA for an online or hybrid course consists of more than 50% of an off-the-shelf, pre-authored, or an uploadable cassette/CD/DVD from a book publisher or any other multi-media vendor, it is defined as a prefabricated web-based course, and not considered a faculty developed course. Such a prefabricated course may be used as a web-based course by a bargaining unit member, but it is neither subject to ownership nor compensation as described herein. Basis of Participation. Participation in online courses shall be voluntary for all bargaining unit members unless a bargaining unit member is otherwise informed in the appointment letter. Members wishing to develop an online course will submit Online Course Development and Structured Instructional Activity forms to the ▇▇▇▇ of the school offering the course and ▇▇▇▇ of Curriculum and Academic Scheduling for review. Technical Support and Training. The College is committed to providing the best training and technical support possible to instructors of online courses both during the developmental period and when the course is offered. Faculty and staff who intend to create online courses must be trained in the technology, special skills and methods necessary for online instruction including retraining to address changes in technology. Hybrid training Training will be offered by the College at a mutually agreeable time. The statement of principle contained herein and the commitment to training contained herein are not subject to the arbitration step of the grievance process. To have well developed online course offerings, the College will identify courses for development at least one (1) full semester before the first delivery of that course. For example, development must be initiated by the end of a current fall semester to be delivered for the next fall semester. The first time a member develops a course, they will receive a 3 contact hour load reduction or 3 hours of weekly release time for staff to participate in a training and development offering where the member will be trained on best practices and teaching methods in the College’s online Learning Management System (LMS). By the end of that training, the College will review and approve the course before delivery. After a member is trained in online development, future courses that are developed require the same review and approval before delivery. In future developments, training is optional but will not qualify for a load reduction. A member who has not completed training will not be assigned to or receive any web-based courses for load or overload. Class Size. Beginning with the ratification of this agreement, all online courses will have a cap of 25. The Upon mutual written agreement with the bargaining unit member, the cap may be raised above 25, but not to exceed 40. Once the combined enrollment exceeds twenty-five (25), the bargaining unit member will be notified, by email, by the appropriate ▇▇▇▇, and shall receive additional compensation as follows: The total enrollment for each section will be determined at the end of the last business day prior to census. The first offering of any newly developed online course will consist of one (1) section that shall not exceeds twenty (20) exceed 17 or the natural course capacity for the first semester the course is delivered. Development, Ownership, and Assignment: The College and the Association recognize two types of online or hybrid course development.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement