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6.1 Course policies and procedures being accessible |
| Quality Standards |
6.1.1 Course syllabus and any addendum that covers course policies and procedures will be easily accessible through electronic format and presented to students in a printed or a printable format during the offering of the course.
6.1.2 Course syllabus and any addendum will be located in the WebCT course site. |
| Educational Value |
6.2 Instruction presented across multiple learning modalities (one of the main avenues of sensation, i.e. as seeing, hearing, touching) |
| Quality Standards |
6.2.1 William Glasser, M.D. (referenced in Seven Ways of Knowing by David Lazear) states that we learn:
10% of what we read
20% of what we hear
30% of what we see
50% of what we see and hear
70% of what we discuss with others
80% of what we experience personally
90% of what we teach someone else…
6.2.2 Instructors will have an understanding of what learning modalities are and how they can be effectively used to teach course content. Learning modalities are also referred to as cognitive styles. ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) defines this concept as "information processing habits which represent the learner’s typical modes of perceiving, thinking, remembering, and problem solving." Instructors will deliver content in more than one way when appropriate in order to enhance student learning. These ways may include the following:
All learner examples provided by Ferris State University: Center for Teaching, Learning & Faculty Development
6.2.3 Instructors will continuously assess the effectiveness of their approaches to teaching that address the various learning modalities. |
| Educational Value |
6.3 Instructors being accessible to students |
| Quality Standards |
6.3.1 Instructors will be present during the total scheduled time period of the class, so students will have access to communicate with the instructor.
6.3.2 Instructors will provide office telephone number, office location and e-mail address to all students through the syllabus or course guidelines page (WebCT).
6.3.3 Instructors will schedule regular times to read and respond to communications within WebCT. Online accessibility times/days will be communicated to students through syllabus and/or addendum or course guidelines page (WebCT). |
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6.4 Technical support for course-dependent software is available through multiple avenues |
| Quality Standards |
6.4.1 All students are informed on the first day of the course to contact the instructor and/or d2lhelp@tridenttech.edu if they are having problems logging in or navigating the online or mixed-mode course
6.4.2 All students are given their instructor’s office telephone number and the Instructional Support Coordinator’s (Kawana Morris) telephone number (i.e., 574-6522) if they need to talk with someone about logging in or navigating the online or mixed-mode course.
6.4.3 When the software used is course-specific (e.g. Photoshop for an ARV course), the instructor will give clear directions on how to receive support if students experience technical problems in the operations of the software or the transmissions of files. |
| Educational Value |
6.5 Accessibility of online library resources |
| Quality Standards |
6.5.1 All URLs to course-related library resources should be listed within D2L, so students can access at any time.
6.5.2 Library resources are directly related to learning activities that are part of the total grade. |
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6.6 All students with disabilities that are documented by the college being handled in a confidential fashion and given reasonable accommodations as outlined in the college policy and procedure |
| Quality Standards |
6.6.1 If it has been established officially by the college that a student has a disability, all recommendations for accommodations will be implemented if reasonable.
6.6.2 Instructors will handle this information in a confidential fashion. Faculty will not “single out” these individuals with disabilities in any public forum. |
