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Suggested
Distance Course Development Proposal
Ball State
University
This distance education course proposal format can be adopted at
the unit or college level to assist program directors, chairs, and
deans in their recommendations of course development stipends to the
Distance Education Review Committee. It can also provide guidance for faculty seeking to
revise distance
learning courses based on best practices in the field. It is hoped
that this initial planning will lead to improved learning and more
efficient use of faculty time.
Proposed Distance Course
Development / Revision
(circle one)
1. Heading Material (Course,
Developer, Semester to be Implemented)
2. Rationale
Faculty are expected to develop new courses, and to revise
and update all of their courses, as needed. Please provide a
rationale that justifies the need for additional funds based on
additional work that will be required.
3. Development Plan (Choose either A or
B, below)
A. Initial Distance Implementation
Please review the Recommended Guidelines for Distance
Education Course Development, then describe your development plan, addressing
any of
the following questions that are applicable.
| Questions to help
you plan or revise a distance course: |
- How will you use technology to improve the delivery
of instruction and learning activities at a distance
(i.e., overcome barriers to learning from a distance)?
- How will you engage students in active and/or
applied learning?
- How will you encourage interaction and/or
collaboration among students?
- How will you address the varying learning needs
and/or preferences of individual students?
- How will you assess student learning in order to
give both teacher and students ongoing feedback about
their progress?
- How will you solicit and integrate student
feedback—both formative and summative—for the ongoing
improvement of the course?
- How will you provide prompt feedback to students in
response to assignments and/or questions?
- What types of instructional design or technical
support will you require to develop your plans?
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B. Course Revision
Please review the
questions listed above as well as the Recommended Guidelines for Distance
Education Course Development, then
describe your development plan, addressing any of the
following questions that are applicable. This process is designed to support
you in improving the distance learning aspects of your
course, beyond standard content revisions that are a normal
part of course preparation.
| Questions to help
you revise a distance course: |
- What elements of your distance learning course are
you proposing to revise, or what new elements are you
proposing to add?
- Why do you feel those revisions are necessary
(student evaluations, peer review, observation of
student activity, etc.)?
- How do you plan to assess the effectiveness of the
new activities, materials, or approaches?
- What types of instructional design or technical
support will you require to develop your plans?
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4. Development Timeline
5. Evaluation (Note the
method of reporting back on the work accomplished.)
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