New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 99 - DISTANCE EDUCATION › Part 1 - PUBLIC AND PRIVATE POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS OPERATING UNDER THE INTERSTATE DISTANCE EDUCATION ACT › Section 5.99.1.20 - WESTERN INTERSTATE COMMISSION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION PRINCIPLES

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Principles of good practice for quality distance education is
				  an essential component of the department's agenda for higher education in New
				  Mexico. The department endorses the principles of good practice established by
				  the western interstate commission for higher education (WICHE). It is expected
				  that all distance education courses and programs meet the following
				  principles:
A. each program of study
				results in learning outcomes appropriate to the rigor and breadth of the degree
				or certificate awarded;
B. an
				electronically offered degree or certificate program is coherent and
				complete;
C. the program provides
				for appropriate real-time or delayed interaction between faculty and students
				and among students;
D. qualified
				faculty provide appropriate oversight of the program electronically
				offered;
E. the program is
				consistent with the institution's role and mission;
F. review and approval processes ensure the
				appropriateness of the technology being used to meet the program's
				objectives;
G. the program provides
				faculty support services specifically related to teaching via an electronic
				system;
H. the program provides
				training for faculty who teach via the use of technology;
I. the program ensures that appropriate
				learning resources are available to students;
J. the program provides students with clear,
				complete, and timely information on the curriculum, course and degree
				requirements, nature of faculty/student interaction, assumptions about
				technological competence and skills, technical equipment requirements,
				availability of academic support services and financial aid resources, and
				costs and payment policies;
K.
				enrolled students have reasonable and adequate access to the range of student
				services appropriate to support their learning;
L. accepted students have the background,
				knowledge and technical skills needed to undertake the program;
M. advertising, recruiting, and admissions
				materials clearly and accurately represent the program and the services
				available;
N. policies for faculty
				evaluation include appropriate consideration of teaching and scholarly
				activities related to electronically offered programs;
O. the institution demonstrates a commitment
				to ongoing support, both financial and technical, and to continuation of the
				program for a period sufficient to enable students to complete a degree or
				certificate;
P. the institution
				evaluates the program's educational effectiveness, including assessments of
				student learning outcomes, student retention, and student and faculty
				satisfaction; students have access to such program evaluation data;
				and
Q. the institution provides for
				assessment and documentation of student achievement in each course and at
				completion of the program.