Follow institutional procedures
Provide a consistent learning experience for students by following procedures and timelines.
Practices
It is important to follow institutional policies, procedures, and practices in order to deliver a consistent learning experience for students. Here are the essential practices for this category.
Essential Practices
- Follow the procedures and timelines from Online Learning for course management tasks.
- Stay current with timelines, reminders, actions, and issues related to online learning.
- Follow the accessibility guidelines established by PCC for online course content.
- Comply with copyright and fair use policies and practices.
- Meet college expectations for syllabi, which will include the required elements as outlined in the PCC syllabus standards document.
- Post important and welcoming course information on the Class Details page to inform students prior to registration.
- Notify the FDC or Dean when unable to deliver online instruction due to illness or extended absence, and alert students of absence.
- Follow the institution’s policy for “no-show” students.
High-Impact Practices for Continuous Improvement
- Link to a copy of the syllabus and/or a course overview video from the Class Details page.
- Educate students on the concept of academic integrity, and report violations to support institutional integrity.
Examples
- Read all emails sent from the DL Faculty Help Desk and announcements posted by Online Learning.
- Participate in training opportunities related to continuous improvement.
- Implement RSI procedures, which are also part of our accreditation requirements.
- Humanize your syllabus and Class Details page with student-friendly language.
- Provide a public syllabus page that students can access in advance of the class, outside of D2L. This can simply be a Google doc or use another tool.
- Add Academic Calendar and Online Course Timeline to your Google Calendar.
Resources
- Course management responsibilities
- PCC Syllabus standards
- PCC Copyright information
- How to edit your Class Details Page Instructions
- Accessibility Guidelines
- Resources for Faculty and Staff
- Subscribe to the Online Course Timeline Google calendar
- Instructional Support/Online Learning workshop opportunities
- Professional development through MyCareer@PCC
- Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI) at PCC
- Humanizing your syllabus
- Jimena Alvarado’s Class Details page for WS 201