Increased Faculty Workload Analyzing the question of how many students make a Web course leads inevitably to questions about faculty pay, workload, and working conditions. Some distance learning programs are acknowledging with new salary policies the extent to which larger numbers of students impact faculty workload. In the classroom models of learning, faculty workloads are based on formulae providing 10-12 hours a week for every class or section that they teach. The baseline number of students is generally 25-30 students. If class enrollment reaches 40-50 or 60 students, faculty are sometimes able to negotiate for additional support for the class.
Faculty do everything related to their own course.
They design the course, develop the course, and deliver the course. The delivery includes meeting the students on a regular basis, preparing and giving lectures, directing group work and learning experiences, and evaluating the students. In distance learning course production, a different model is generally used. So we have an additive model in terms of workload. Faculty do everything they have been doing plus all the personal communication with the students online.