Distance Education Faculty Competencies and Compensation (A-58)
Original Implementation: August 1, 2000
Last Revision: October 30, 2007
Employees may receive a stipend for the development of online courses or portions of online courses and/or for teaching or delivering an online course. No stipends are given for developing or delivering hybrid or ITV courses.
To be eligible to receive a stipend for developing or teaching an online course, the person must be recognized by the Office of Instructional Technology (OIT) as a certified online instructor and approved by the academic chair/director and dean. In addition, the course must be approved by the Office of Instructional Technology as a fully-developed online course. Course content and quality is a departmental and college responsibility. Persons who received online distance education certification prior to employment at Stephen F. Austin State University (SFASU) may be granted SFASU certification by demonstrating competency in online course development and teaching to OIT.
The amount of the stipend for development and/or delivery of online courses is set by the provost and vice president for academic affairs after receiving recommendations from the OIT and the distance education committee.
For the purposes of clarification, distance education course definitions are as follows:
- Online course– A course which has been approved by SFASU as being fully-developed for online delivery.
- Hybrid course– A course which has not yet been approved as a fully-developed online course yet delivers at least 50% of the instruction online.
- ITV course– A course in which the majority of the content is delivered using two-way interactive television between one or more locations.
Cross Reference: None
Responsible for Implementation: Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Contact for Revision: Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Forms: None