Process for Developing a New Online Class
The Office of Online Learning and Educational Technology (OLET) support faculty in the development of all credit and noncredit online classes offered at CCSF.
A New Online Class is a class that has never been developed or taught officially online at CCSF.
There are several steps in the development of a new online class.
Prior to Applying
- Faculty must talk with their Department Chair to identify a course for online development. It is strongly recommended that faculty develop courses that fulfill CCSF graduation requirements, meet CTE requirements, or transfer to the California State University and/or the University of California systems. Also, courses that are severely impacted are more likely to succeed online. Without Department Chair support, the course cannot be developed. Make certain that the course supports the College's Mission Statement.
- Faculty need to be Canvas Ready, meaning that they have some level of proficiency with using Canvas in their class. To be Canvas Ready, faculty must either have successfully taught an officially online course at CCSF, completed the Temporary Distance Learning Training at CCSF, or completed the self-paced Introduction to Canvas Course and sent the badge to canvasfaculty@ccsf.edu.
Application Process
After becoming Canvas Ready and having a discussion with the Department Chair, faculty should complete the Application to Develop an Online Class, located on the Prospective Online Faculty.
Distance Learning Advisory Committee
The Distance Learning Advisory Committee (DLAC), a Shared Governance Committee, reviews the application for a faculty member to develop a new online course. Important Note: DLAC reviews applications and sends recommendations to the Office of Online Learning and Educational Technology, where funding and final decisions for training will be made.
We encourage faculty to check DLAC meeting dates to see when their application will be reviewed and to learn more about DLAC.
Final Decision
The Educational Technology Department funds the development of new online classes per the AFT 2121 contract, Exhibit O. We also work with departments that receive grant funding to develop online classes.
After the course is approved for development, the faculty member is added to the next cohort of faculty developing online classes.
Distance Education Addendum
Before a class can be offered online, it must meet the CCSF Curriculum Committee Distance Education Addendum Requirements. Once the class has been approved for development, the Educational Technology Department works with the developer to ensure curriculum requirements are met.
Those applying to develop an online class do not need to complete the Curriculum Committee requirements until after the application is approved.
About the Training
Read more: CCSF Online Learning and Training
Before teaching an online class, a faculty member must participate in District mandated training called Introduction to Online Teaching and Learning (IOTL).
The faculty member works closely with the Educational Technology Department in the development of the online course. Faculty are trained on the pedagogy of converting a face-to-face course to online delivery by participating in the Online Teaching and Learning Course. Face-to-face workshops are required where faculty learn how to use the various tools available in the LMS. One-on-one meetings are required as faculty build content in the new online class.
At various stages of development, the new class is reviewed by CCSF's Alternative Media Specialist for accessibility/508 compliance and by the Educational Technology Department for deliverability. Additionally, the class is required to meet the College-wide Curriculum Committee requirements for the delivery of a distance learning class (information about these requirements is included in the training).
Final approval is done in collaboration with the developing faculty member, the Department Chair where the course is housed, the Distance Education Coordinator, Distance Learning Teaching Specialist, and the Educational Technology Chair. The process takes one to two semesters.
Process for Developing a New Online Class For Faculty Who Are Already Trained to Teach Online by CCSF
Faculty who have already completed CCSF's District mandated training with the Educational Technology Department (TMI) are eligible to develop new online courses and may be eligible for re-assigned time.
Prior to Applying
- Trained faculty must talk with their Department Chair to identify a new online class for development.
Distance Learning Advisory Committee
- After completing the application, DLAC will review and recommend applications.
We encourage faculty to check DLAC meeting dates to see when their application will be reviewed and to learn more about DLAC.
Final Decision
The Office of Online Learning and Educational Technology make the final decision to approve a class for online development. Note that trained faculty are not automatically granted space in a future training because of many factors tied to the class itself.
About the Training
Trained faculty must complete Advanced Online Teaching and Learning. Faculty will work closely with the Distance Learning Specialist, Distance Education Coordinator, and Educational Technology Chair.
Questions
Please ask questions related to the application process or training to Jennifer Kienzle at jkienzle@ccsf.edu