Blended and Online Faculty Qualifications

Policy Name:  Blended and Online Faculty Qualifications

Policy Number: ACA-1008

Effective:  2016/04                                                                                                                        

Revised:  2019/04

Policy Statement

Blended and Online Faculty Qualifications

Blended and Online Course Design

Full Time Faculty

A full-time faculty member who creates a new blended/online course or converts an existing course to blended/online format must, at a minimum, complete either the QM Design Your Online Course or the Design Your Blended Course online training. Approval by the Dean of the appropriate school must be obtained prior to enrolling in the QM training.  Faculty may also provide evidence of professional development in a course equivalent to the QM training.

Adjunct Faculty

An adjunct faculty member who creates a new blended/online course or converts an existing course to blended/online format must, at a minimum, complete either the QM Design Your Online Course or the Design Your Blended Course online training. Approval by the Dean of the appropriate school must be obtained prior to enrolling in the QM training. Depending on the program resources, adjunct faculty may be asked to cover the cost of their enrollment in the QM training.  Adjunct faculty may also provide evidence of professional development in a course equivalent to the QM training.  

Blended and Online Course Instruction

All full time and adjunct faculty involved in teaching blended or online courses must take and pass the Holy Family Orientation to Canvas and Online Instruction course prior to teaching the course (Appendix 2.2). Faculty are expected to then complete any updates to this course as they become available.