[ACCESS News] ACCESSnews Digest, Vol 4, Issue 6

Wed Apr 28 07:25:35 EDT 2010

Julie,

Good question and some excellent follow up! At Moody when we finish a course revision/development, it is put into a 2 year review cue. Of course, major changes to a course (textbook revision, major issues, updated scholarship, etc.) that cannot wait for 24 months can be done at any time necessary. We incorporated the necessity of revision into our design standards so the course could be revised with 1/10th the effort put into the development phase.

As for contracting revisions, we follow this policy: Course development pays for development through corrections needed after running the course through a pilot semester. Then, any major revisions would be contracted separately including the 2 year review. 

Part of the teaching contract, however, is to provide feedback on what works and doesn't work and any corrections the instructor feels would help the course. This feedback (including student feedback) is funneled through our course development department. Minor fixes are done by the department. Major changes run through a separate contract and approval process.

Dennis' 4-step process is a simple yet excellent criteria to go with.

Kevin

Kevin Mahaffy
Director of Operations and Production
Moody Distance Learning
312.329.4134
312.329.2081 Fax

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Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:00:40 -0400
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Hello all,
As I work with faculty to expand our online course offerings, one of the questions I wrestle with is when and how do we make revisions to those courses. It seems that just after a course is completed would be the best time.

I am curious as to how other institutions do this.  Is this part of the teaching contract or a course writer's contract?  Is it a formal or informal process?

I look forward to your responses,
Julie Goetz
Huntington University
Coordinator of Online Programs
(260) 359-4127

Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone
who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you
have. But do this with gentleness and respect.
1 Peter 3:15

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We rely mostly on a course development staff.

Andy

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Subject: [ACCESS News] Online course revisions

Hello all,
As I work with faculty to expand our online course offerings, one of the questions I wrestle with is when and how do we make revisions to those courses. It seems that just after a course is completed would be the best time.

I am curious as to how other institutions do this.  Is this part of the teaching contract or a course writer's contract?  Is it a formal or informal process?

I look forward to your responses,
Julie Goetz
Huntington University
Coordinator of Online Programs
(260) 359-4127

Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone
who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you
have. But do this with gentleness and respect.
1 Peter 3:15

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Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:23:23 -0500
From: "Dr. Dennis D. Frey" <drfrey at mdivs.edu>
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Julie,

We consider course revisions using the following triggers:

   1. Whenever a textbook in the course goes out of print.
   2. Whenever a professor gets enough complaints about one or more of
      the elements in the course.
   3. Whenever the professor believes that a revision is necessary.
   4. All courses are reviewed every two years for revision potential
      (course professor, department dean and at least two members of the
      academic committee).

We have found this method to be practical.

God bless you in your ministry at Huntington,
Dennis

Dennis D. Frey, Th.D., President
Master's International School of Divinity
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On 4/27/2010 9:00 AM, Julie Goetz wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> As I work with faculty to expand our online course offerings, one of 
> the questions I wrestle with is when and how do we make revisions to 
> those courses. It seems that just after a course is completed would be 
> the best time.
>
> I am curious as to how other institutions do this.  Is this part of 
> the teaching contract or a course writer's contract?  Is it a formal 
> or informal process?
>
> I look forward to your responses,
>
> Julie Goetz
>
> Huntington University
>
> Coordinator of Online Programs
>
> (260) 359-4127
>
> /Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone /
>
> /who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you /
>
> /have. But do this with gentleness and respect. /
>
> /1 Peter 3:15/
>
>
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