eCourses Strategic Plan

GCC's guide to all things eCourses!

GCC Gold Standard

• Complete process diagram
• Information for Course Developers
• Information for Peer Reviewers
• Instructor Training:
  • CIS236 - Web-Based Teaching & Learning I (3 hours FPG)
  • CIS237 - Web-Based Teaching & Learning II (3 hours FPG)
  • Center for Teaching, Learning & Engagement
    • QM Part I - Instructional Design using Quality Matters/GCC Gold Standard
    • QM Part II - Teaching Online Using QM (prerequisite)
    • QM Part III - Other Quality Matters Considerations (prerequisite)
    • Blackboard 9 Basics
    • Blackboard 9 GradeCenter
• Reviews by Department

eCourse Committee

The eCourse Committee is comprised of Department eCourse Supervisor faculty members and Administrators. The faculty Supervisor's main purpose is the management of eCourses within their department.

• Members
• Minutes

eCourse Faculty Spring Meeting

• 2011 Agenda & Materials
• 2012 PowerPoint Presentation

Tutorials

• Instructor Website Tutorial
  Create your own website where students can find information about your online & hybrid courses.
  • Include a link to your website in the Notes section of the online schedule to assist students in locating information about your course before registration. Your department secretary can assist you with this schedule modification.
  • Add your website to the Faculty & Staff Directory by entering your URL into the Personal Administration Tool (PAT).

Quick Reference Forms & Links

• eCourse Instruction & Development
  • eCourse Instructor Application (.docx)
  • eCourse Development Application Workflow Process (.pdf)
  • eCourse Development Application (.docx)
  • Intellectual Rights Form (to be completed for Course Development)
• GCC Gold Review
• GCC Gold Review Rubric (.docx)
• Course Review Application (Google Form)
• Instructor Worksheet (.docx)
• Peer Review Application (Google Form)
• Peer Reviewer Memorandum of Understanding (Google Form)
• District QM Review
  • Online application to be submitted if you would like your course QM Reviewed. Courses must achieve GCC Gold Standard certification before applying for QM. For more information, contact Karen Russo.
• Student Surveys
• eCourse Student Evaluation (.docx)
  Most departments can utilize the free version of SurveyMonkey or a Google Form to build and administer this course specific student survey.
• eCourse Campus Experience Survey - Fall '10
  This survey is administered by College Research on an annual basis to help identify areas of strength and weakness in distance learning at GCC.
• Faculty Evaluation Rubric
  This is a sample rubric that can be used by eCourse Supervisors and Department Chairs to evaluate Probationary and Adjunct faculty.
• eCourses Supervisor Compensation Form
  This form should be filled out by your Dept Chair and submitted to Rose Lugo for a supervisor pay contract.
• Online Load and Pay Calculator
  Excel calculator for course load and pay