Additional information and resources for creating/teaching online courses.

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Designing and Developing an Online Course: An Overview
This site provides an introduction to the guidelines, design processes, support services, and research based best practices eCampus follows when supporting faculty who are creating online courses.

Online Course Development and Intellectual Property Agreement
Appendix C of the Collective Bargaining Agreement between UConn and AAUP (July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2025) outlines terms of agreement related to intellectual property and ownership of online courses.

Compensation for the Development of Online Courses
Article 39 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement between UConn and AAUP (July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2025) outlines terms of agreement related to compensation for the development and teaching of online courses.

University Modes of Instruction Definitions (Hybrid/Blended, Online, In-person)

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Quality Matters Rubric
This Knowledge Base Article explains Quality Matters' role in eCampus course design and development process. It also provides instructions for UConn faculty and staff to create a QM account and use QM resources, including access to the QM rubric. The University Senate Scholastic Standards Subcommittee's Online Course Standards Subcommittee endorses the use of the QM rubric as a guideline for the development of online courses. eCampus uses Quality Matters as a baseline measure of quality in online course design.

Further information on the research supporting the standards can be found at QMProgram.org

Online Learning Consortium (Formerly SLOAN-C)
The University Senate Scholastic Standards Subcommittee's Online Course Standards Subcommittee endorses the use of the Online Learning Consortium Scorecard as a guideline for the development of online educational programs. To help make quality online education accessible and affordable for anyone, anywhere, at any time, the members of the OLC community share techniques, strategies, and practices in online education that have proven successful worldwide.

Further information available at http://onlinelearningconsortium.org/