BUS 11-DE
CC Date used for Datatel:
01-27-03
DISTANCE LEARNING CLASSES
Courses already approved by the Curriculum Committee require an additional review and
approval in order to be taught as distance learning classes, defined as classes in which the
instructor and student are separated by distance and interact through the assistance of
communication technology (Title 5, 55370). The purpose of this separate review and approval is
to ensure that classes taught by means of distance learning have the same quality, rigor and
intensity as other classes. In order to encourage experimentation and accommodate limited
timelines, classes may be taught once by means of distance learning before being approved by
the Curriculum Committee. The Committee, however, must be informed before the course is
scheduled.
1. Course for which approval is being sought: BUS 11- KEYBOARDING I
2. Maximum class size for the distance learning section: 30
3. Please specify what communication technologies will be used for this class and how:
Instructor will use Macromedia Dreamweaver MX to design and manage interactive Web
site for BUS 11, Keyboarding I, which is will be available on the College of the Redwoods,
Del Norte, Web site. Students will have access to Course Syllabus, Weekly Lesson Plans,
Weekly Assignments, Interactive Quizzes, and instructor email. Technical questions
regarding keyboarding software will be addressed by textbook publisher technical support,
McGraw-Hill Publishing Company. (This 3-unit online class is modeled after a (2- hour
lecture/3-hour lab) beginning keyboarding course offered by Diablo Community College.)
4. How many hours of instruction will be delivered by means of these technologies?
2 LECTURE/3 LAB
5. How many hours of instruction will be provided in person by the faculty member? 0
Note: Instructors of transfer level classes must meet with the class in person on some regular
basis. Instructors of other classes must simply maintain regular contact
6. What forms of supplementary communication will be used and to what extent (e.g.,
telephone, e-mail, regular mail, computer bulletin board, newsletters)?
Instructor will be in direct contact with students on a weekly basis through email and class
bulletin board. In addition, students have immediate access to instructor via telephone to her
office and home.
Curriculum Committee
1/30/01
BUS 11-DE
CC Date used for Datatel:
01-27-03
7. Please specify the reasons this course is appropriate for delivery by distance education:
Students will be working with Glencoe Keyboarding software, which is set up specifically
for Distance Education classes. This new Distance Education software version provides
students with an audio and visual introduction to the keys they are learning. In addition,
students will be provided with weekly lecture notes—the same notes that are used to teach
the on-campus keyboarding class.
Students will be tested using electronic testing software, Examview Pro. Once the students
have answered the exam questions, they click the Grade & Submit button; the exam
containing the student’s responses is emailed directly to the instructor’s office; at the same
time, students receive their exam scores with an explanation regarding the correct response
to each exam question.
(During Fall 2003 semester I took Keyboarding using this Glencoe keyboarding software
through Diablo Valley College and found it very challenging and unproblematic to complete
online.)
8. Please specify the changes that will be made in the delivery and conduct of the class in order
to maintain its quality:
First of all, students will be using the Distance Ed version of the Glencoe keyboarding
software. The standalone version of this keyboarding software is currently used to teach BUS
11, Keyboarding I, on campus. The only difference between the classes will be in the manner
of delivery. Students at home will be required to print and read carefully the Weekly Lecture
Notes, and the Weekly Assignment Schedule, which will be available on the CRDN Web
site. The online keyboarding students will complete the exact same lessons and take the same
exams that will be required of the on-campus keyboarding class. Students online, however,
will take their exams using an electronic testing software rather than a written paper exam.
The standards for the online class will be identical with those used for the on-campus class.
Faculty member: Darlene McClure, CRDN
Date January 27. 2003
Dean/Campus. V.P.:
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Curriculum Committee:
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Curriculum Committee
1/30/01