Application Form for Development of an Online Course

Kellogg Community College

February 2009

This form is to be used in preparation for the development of an online course. Along with the Director of Learning Technologies, the instructor (faculty or adjunct faculty) and the department chair or director should complete this form and secure the necessary signatures. The steps for submitting an application and securing approval for developing an online course are listed in a separate document (Online Course Development Process).

Course Description and Instructor Statement (to be completed by the instructor developing the course)

Name of instructor developing the course:

Name of department chair or director:

Course acronym – number and name:

(e.g. ANTH 200, Introduction to Anthropology)

Level of course development needed:

Adopting a third party course and customizing it for KCC use

Developing an original course

Semester in which the course will be offered:

Year

Choose an item.

Are you seeking compensation for developing this online course?

Choose an item.

If no, please explain.

Have you received payment in the past for developing this online course?

Choose an item.

If yes, please explain.

Why do you propose that this course be offered online?

What is your experience with online teaching and learning?

Provide the author(s), title, edition, ISBN, and publisher of the textbook to be used.

Describe any portion of the course already online and provide the URL(s).

Additional comments:

Learning Technologies Statement (to be completed by the Director of Learning Technologies)

Semester in which the course faculty will attend the required Instructional Design course:

Year

Choose an item.

Requirement already met

Semester in which the course faculty will attend the required Introduction to Blackboard course:

Year

Choose an item.

Requirement already met

Semester in which the course faculty will attend the required Online Teaching and Learning course:

Year

Choose an item.

Requirement already met

Semester in which the course will be developed:

Year

Choose an item.

Department Statement (to be completed by the department chair or director)

Have other KCC personnel been compensated for developing this online course?

Choose an item.

If yes, please explain.

Do the instructors in the department (program) support the offering of this course online?

Choose an item.

If no, please explain.

Why do you propose that this course be offered online? Discuss benefits to students, department, and the college.

Based on your distance learning strategy, how important is the offering of this course online?

Choose an item.

What is the audience for this course?

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Other

Are prerequisite courses for the proposed online course already online?

Choose an item.

Will students in the course delivered online accomplish the same outcomes as those in the course delivered in the classroom?

Choose an item.

If no, please explain.

How does this course fit the online curricular strategy of the department?

Choose an item.

Other

How many students enrolled in this course in the last academic year?

How many sections of this course ran in the last academic year?

Comments:

SIGNATURES

Instructors Developing the Course________________________________________ Date ____________

Learning Tech Director Signature _________________________________________ Date ____________

Chair/Director signature ________________________________________________ Date ____________

Dean Signature ________________________________________________ Date ____________

OCDC Chair signature ________________________________________________ Date ____________

Academic Cabinet signature _____________________________________________ Date ____________