Faculty Support Benchmarks Technical assistance in course development is available to faculty, who are encouraged to use it. Faculty members are assisted in the transition from classroom teaching to online instruction and are assessed during the process. Instructor training and assistance, including peer mentoring, continues through the progression of the online course. Faculty members are provided with written resources to deal with issues arising from student use of electronically-accessed data. Intended learning outcomes are reviewed regularly to ensure clarity, utility, and appropriateness.
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