Ohio Admin. Code 1301:5-7-08 - Distance education
(A)
For purposes of
this rule, the term "distance education" refers to educational programs in
which instruction is accomplished through the use of interactive, electronic
media and where the teacher and student are not physically in the same location
at the time the course is being taught.
(B)
An entity shall
apply to the division of real estate and professional licensing for distance
education course approval in a form prescribed by the superintendent of real
estate and include a nonrefundable processing fee of two hundred dollars. The
application form and processing fee must be submitted to the division at least
forty-five days prior to the proposed initial date of the offering. Distance
education courses completed by a licensee prior to being approved will not
qualify for continuing education credit.
(C)
For the purposes
of this rule, the term "hours of classroom education" shall mean the amount of
time necessary to complete the course, without interruption.
(D)
In addition to
the information required on the application form prescribed by the
superintendent, an application for approval for a distance education course
shall include the following and any other documentation or information
requested by the superintendent:
(1)
A complete copy of the course on the medium that is to
be utilized and, if requested by the superintendent, the sponsor must make
available at the sponsor's expense all software necessary for the
superintendent to review the submitted course;
(2)
Any other
relevant information useful in determining that the entity proposes an offering
which will contribute to desired current knowledge for the purpose of
protecting the consumer and improving service by real estate
licensees;
(3)
A summary of course design, including methods used to
ensure active student participation, a detailed course outline of topics
covered, a time sequence for the hours requested, estimation of length of time
it should take a student to complete the course;
(E)
The
superintendent may approve a course in distance education for continuing
education credit, based upon a satisfactory review of the following
criteria:
(1)
The application and materials submitted pursuant to paragraph (D) of this
rule;
(2)
The course is designed to ensure that students actively
participate in the instructional process while completing the course by
utilizing techniques that require substantial student interaction with the
instructor, other students or a computer program. The course design must not
permit students to merely sit passively and observe instruction or read
instructional materials;
(3)
The provider provides the students with an orientation
or information package which contains all necessary information about the
course, including but not limited to, information about the course subject
matter and learning objective, procedures and requirements for satisfactory
course completion, special requirements with regard to computer hardware and
software or other equipment and the availability of instructor or technical
support;
(4)
The provider provides appropriate instructor and
technical support to enable students to satisfactorily complete the
course;
(5)
The provider utilizes procedures that provide
reasonable assurance of student identity and that the student receiving the
continuing education credit for completing the course actually performed all of
the work required to complete the course.
(F)
The
superintendent may approve distance education course offerings in only the
subject areas specified in paragraph (H) of rule
1301:5-7-03
of the Administrative Code.
(G)
Upon notice from
the division that an application for initial distance education course approval
or additional course offering is incomplete or incorrect as filed, the
applicant shall within thirty days of the date of the division's notice of
deficiency submit to the division a corrected application or the additional
information requested. Failure to timely submit such corrected application or
additional information shall constitute just cause for the application to be
withdrawn and the superintendent to impose a forfeiture of the application
fee.
(H)
Every ten days, each provider shall submit to the
division, in a format and submission method prescribed by the division, a list
of licensees who successfully completed the course.
(I)
The
provider shall issue a certificate to a licensee who successfully completed the
course. The provider shall comply with the requirements set forth in paragraphs
(B) and (C) of rule
1301:5-7-04
of the Administrative Code.
(J)
The
superintendent may deny an application for course approval for a distance
education course that does not include institutional controls on the pace of
instruction that are satisfactory to the superintendent.
(K)
Initial distance
education course approval shall be valid for the calendar year in which the
course was approved. Renewal for a distance education course approval shall be
filed with the division no later than December thirty-first of the calendar
year of initial approval and every year thereafter on forms prescribed by the
division along with a nonrefundable fee processing fee of sixty dollars. Any
renewal for a course approval filed after January thirty-first shall be
considered a new course and require approval through the submission of a course
application along with the nonrefundable fee in accordance with paragraph (B)
of this rule.
Replaces: 1301:5-7-04
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4735.15(E), 4735.10
Rule Amplifies: 4735.141
Prior Effective Dates: 06/21/2002, 06/24/2004, 01/01/2008, 01/01/2013
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