Decisions regarding class size limits will require approval of the College Chair in consultation with the faculty member teaching the course. The difficulty of course preparation, control and management increases as the level of technology, number of students and number of sites increases. Secretarial support is extremely important. Collect all documents to be returned to the faculty member. Provide monitors at remote sites during in class tests or quizzes as requested by the faculty member.
Technical support is equally important.
The faculty member will be responsible for using available appropriate technology needed to make a presentation equivalent in quality to a presentation in a traditional classroom setting. A technical expert will be available to assist the faculty member with difficult technological problems or new technologies. Travel to distant sites, when approved by the university administration, will be reimbursed according to Article 9.13 and Article 9.20 of this agreement. This agreement defines assignment of and compensation to faculty members that utilize alternate delivery techniques to meet degree, education and training needs of regional constituents. Full implementation of this agreement is dependent upon sufficient funding for the initial investment in design, training, equipment, marketing, support, and compensation.