In addition to the traditional on-campus instruction offered by
an institution of higher education for college level courses, under the college
credit plus program an institution may do all of the following:
(A) Provide instruction in college level
courses in the secondary school with a secondary teacher if the following are
met:
(1) The teacher meets the qualification
requirements to be the instructor that are set forth in the guidelines
established by the chancellor of the Ohio board of
regents
department of higher education,
which are available at ohiohighered.org;
(2) The college credit plus course offered in
the secondary school shall follow the same course syllabus and learning
outcomes, use the same text book and materials and assessments as the college
course delivered on the campus;
(3)
The institution of higher education provides all secondary teachers who are
teaching at least one college credit plus course with at least one three-hour
professional development session per academic year.
The institution of higher education may determine the format
and delivery mechanism for each professional development session it provides.
If the participating institution provides secondary teachers with professional
development using technology, then there must be a manner in place to track
secondary teachers' participation and elicit teachers' feedback, and for the
institution to respond to teachers' questions.
;
(4) The institution conducts at least one
full-period classroom observation of each college credit plus course taught by
each secondary teacher
.
during the 2015-2016 school year or during
the
The oberservation will occur during the
first academic year
that the secondary
teacher instructs the college course, and then
alternating
each
academic
years
year thereafter. The institution may determine its own
classroom observation format and whether the observation is on-site at the
location of the classroom, partially on-site or uses technology provided the
following are met:
(a) The chief academic
officer of the institution approves the classroom observation content expert
and format;
(b) The higher
education observer provides the secondary instructor with any feedback
supporting the quality of the college-level course;
(c) The secondary school building
administrator is notified at least twenty-four-hours in advance of when each
observation is expected to occur; and
(d) If multiple sections of the same course
are taught by the same instructor in the same or different secondary buildings,
then only one observation is required. If multiple sections of the same course
are taught by different instructors in the same or different secondary
buildings, then each instructor must be observed in accordance with this
rule.
(B)
Provide on-line instruction in college level courses if all of the following
are met:
(1) The faculty member, who is
instructing the course, meets the qualification requirements of the
chancellor;
(2) Each individual
identified as the faculty member for an on-line course offered by an
institution under the college credit plus program, shall do the following
activities for the on-line course:
(a) Utilize
course content and materials developed by higher education faculty;
(b) Provide course instruction;
(c) Develop course assessments;
(d) Develop course grading criteria;
and
(e) Assign the students' final
grades.
(3) The faculty
member instructing the course must be accessible to students and establish a
mechanism for students to pose questions and interact with the faculty member
in regards to course content and materials.
;
(4) The faculty member instructing the course
may delegate tasks associated with the facilitation of the on-line course to an
individual who has been approved by the chief academic officer in accordance
with the postsecondary institution's policies, except that the activities
listed in paragraph (B)(2) of this rule may not be delegated by the faculty
member
.
;
If tasks associated with facilitation of the on-line course are
delegated to another individual, then the faculty member and the individual
approved to provide facilitation shall interact regularly with regard to the
manner and approach for implementing the facilitated activities.
Under no circumstances may facilitation be construed as
responsibility for the course; the faculty member maintains responsibility for
course instruction and student learning.
; and
(5) Each college credit plus
course offered on-line must be included in the college's course
catalogue.
Notes
Ohio Admin. Code
3333-1-65.4
Effective:
5/10/2021
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
2/23/2021 and
05/10/2026
Promulgated
Under: 119.03
Statutory
Authority: 3365.02
Rule
Amplifies: 3365.05
Prior
Effective Dates: 02/17/2015
