Matters. A specific question on this issue has been added to the 13-14 faculty survey. To ensure that there is a sufficient number of faculty qualified to develop, design, and teach distance learning courses, the department will certify faculty proficient in Distance Learning course development and management and publish a roster of faculty thus certified (12-13 AY and annually).
The department publishes each semester a roster of faculty qualified to teach a particular course. The report is a comprehensive status report that also indicates to the deans the proposals that are in processing. Faculty readiness is measured against a modified version of the CSUChico Rubric for Online Course Evaluation.
As a result of this process, instructional deans are aware of faculty clearance to teach online courses in advance of the deadline for faculty teaching rosters. Faculty involvement in the approval process has been increased through the establishment of a committee to evaluate rigor and content against new Quality Matters Rubric.
To ensure the continued creation and integration of multimedia and 3D technologies into distance learning courses, the department will develop a minimum of fifty learning objects
During the 12-13 AY, the department developed more than 140 3D objects for integration into both online and traditional/hybrid courses.
Although the number of objects far exceeded the benchmark, the department is focusing more on faculty perceptions of quality and efficacy in 13-14. A faculty focus group
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