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            "text": "practices in virtual courses, determining the minimal training necessary for faculty to offer a hybrid or virtual course, and reviewing assessment data for continuous improvement of virtual and hybrid courses."
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            "text": "The faculty member should consult with the Chair of the Division and Director of Online Programs to identify the need for a hybrid or virtual course. The faculty member should have completed any required training for teaching online at least a semester in advance, when possible, and any other requirements set forth by the Director of Online Programs. At minimum, an instructor interested in teaching online must be deemed proficient with use of the university’s LMS (e.g. Blackboard) and quality standards prior to being eligible to teaching online or blended courses. Proficiency measures are set forth by the Director of Online Programs."
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            "text": "Once the Chair and faculty member agree that a hybrid or virtual course will be offered online for the first time, the faculty member develops the necessary materials (syllabus, assignments, grading rubrics, etc.), which are then reviewed by the Chair. The Division’s Curriculum Committee is notified of the development of the course."
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            "text": "If the course itself is new, and meets the Chair’s approval, it is then presented to the Curriculum Committee of Faculty Senate for review and approval. If the course is approved through the Faculty Senate process, the faculty member begins shaping the course."
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            "text": "Before going live, the course is reviewed according to the guidelines used for implementing best practices in hybrid and virtual courses by the Director of Online Programs, in the event this position becomes available. Any necessary changes should be communicated to the faculty member and Chair prior to the beginning of the semester and these changes should be implemented as soon as possible upon receipt."
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            "text": "When the course is added to the semester schedule, the Registrar should be certain to mark it with the appropriate “H” or “V” designation."
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            "text": "First-semester students not exclusively at a distance will not take virtual courses except under extenuating circumstances as approved by the Chair of the student's major as well as the Director of Online Programs, in the event this position becomes available, and the Vice President of Academic Affairs, or in cases in which an online course is required by a degree program. Extenuating circumstances might include, but are not limited to, an inability to take on-campus courses, prior success in online courses, justifiable family commitments, inflexible work schedule, medical issues, or a composite ACT score of 23 and above. Students must produce documentation"
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