North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 11 - INSURANCE › Chapter 08 - ENGINEERING AND BUILDING CODES DIVISION › Section .1400 - MANUFACTURED HOUSING BOARD CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 08 .1433 - DISTANCE EDUCATION COURSES

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
A sponsor requesting approval of a distance education course
				  shall comply with
				  11 NCAC
				  08 .1405. Additionally, the proposed distance
				  education course shall satisfy the following criteria, as applicable:
(1) The course shall be designed to assure
				that students have defined learning objectives. If the nature of the subject
				matter is such that the learning objectives cannot be reasonably accomplished
				without some direct interaction between the instructor and students, then the
				course shall be designed to provide for such interaction.
(2) A course that does not provide the
				opportunity for continuous audio and visual communication between instructor
				and all students during the course presentation shall utilize testing processes
				that assure student mastery of the subject material.
(3) A course that involves students
				completing the course on a self-paced study basis shall be designed so that the
				time required for a student of average ability to complete the course will be
				not less than six hours for salespersons and four hours for set-up contractors.
				The sponsor shall utilize a system that assures that students have actually
				performed all tasks required for completion and mastery of the subject
				material.
(4) The sponsor shall
				provide technical support to enable students to satisfactorily complete the
				course.
(5) The approved course
				instructor(s) shall be available to respond in a timely manner to student
				questions about the subject matter of the course. Instructors shall have
				training in the proper use of the instructional delivery method utilized in the
				course, including the use of computer hardware and software or other applicable
				equipment and systems.
(6) The
				sponsor shall provide students an orientation or information package containing
				all pertinent information regarding requirements unique to completing a
				distance education course, including any requirements with regard to computer
				hardware and software or other equipment, and outlining in detail the
				instructor and technical support that will be available when taking the
				course.
(7) The sponsor shall
				utilize procedures that provide reasonable assurance that the student receiving
				continuing education credit for completing the course actually performed, on
				his or her own, all the work required to complete the course. For courses that
				involve independent study by students, certification that the student
				personally completed all required course work shall be provided by the student
				to the sponsor, either by a signed statement (on a form provided by the
				sponsor) or, in the case of Internet or computer based courses, by electronic
				means that are indicated in the software or on the website. Signed course
				completion statements or records of electronic certification shall be retained
				by the sponsor together with any other course records required by this
				Section.
(8) In addition to the
				information required in
				11 NCAC
				08 .1405, sponsors seeking approval of
				distance education courses must submit to the Board a complete copy of the
				course in the medium that is to be utilized, including all computer software
				that will be used in presenting the course and administering tests. If the
				course is to be Internet based, the Board must be provided access to the course
				via the Internet and shall not be charged a fee for such access.
(9) All reporting of completed distance
				education courses shall be in full accordance with
				11 NCAC
				08 .1426. Students shall not be reported for
				continuing education credit for distance education courses until the signed
				form from the student or electronic certification, as described in Item (7) of
				this Rule, has been received.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  143-143.10;
				  143-143.11B;
Eff. May
				  1, 2004;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. January 9,
				  2018.