Best Practices Checklist: Institutional Commitment - Assistant Vice President, Online and Extended Programs : Online and Extended Programs : Texas State University

To Be Completed by the Assistant Vice President, Online and Extended Programs

Please complete the following form to demonstrate that quality standards in online learning are being met at our university in compliance with SACSCOC and THECB requirements.

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Select the semester(s) for which you have reviewed faculty and departmental Checklists, and which you are certifying: *

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Section 7: Institutional Commitment: Assistant Vice President for Distance and Extended Learning *

7.12 Texas State provides training opportunities for faculty to develop and/or teach electronically delivered distance education courses, including but not limited to ODEL’s Teaching Online at Texas State courses, Online Learning Consortium certification, Quality Matters courses, Canvas workshops, Canvas training documents and/or videos, and intellectual property and copyright training.

7.13 Guidelines regarding minimum requirements for course development, design, and delivery of online instruction (such as course syllabus elements, course materials, assessment strategies, faculty feedback, etc.) are in place, periodically reviewed, and followed.

7.14 Clear standards are established for faculty engagement and expectations around online teaching (e.g., response time, contact information, etc.) and periodically reviewed.

7.15 Faculty are informed about institutionally supported education technologies and the selection and use of new tools.

7.16 Texas State provides faculty with support services specifically related to teaching online.

7.17 Policies are in place to ensure instructional materials are easily accessible to the student and easy to use.

7.18 Texas State University’s Learning Management System complies with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards.

7.19 The university demonstrates compliance with federal accessibility requirements in its online and hybrid courses and programs.

7.20 Texas State provides students enrolled in online and hybrid courses reasonable and adequate access to the range of student services appropriate to support their learning.

Reasonable and adequate access to student services include the following (Select all that apply):

7.20.1 Library resources

7.20.2 Tutoring

7.20.3 Academic advising

7.20.4 Disability Services

7.20.5 Technical support and training

7.20.6 Career counseling

7.20.7 Personal counseling

7.20.8 Financial Aid

7.20.9 Registration/enrollment

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I am the Assistant Vice President, Online and Extended Programs, and the information above is truthful and accurate.

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