Distance Learning Course Development
Purdue University Extended Campus
Distance Learning Course Development Guidelines
Purdue Extended Campus invites proposals for the development of new online courses.
PURPOSE
The purpose of this initiative is to convert a new cohort of face-to-face courses into online
sections thereby expanding the accessibility of needed courses to Purdue West Lafayette
students. The development of a new online course or the conversion of a face-to-face course
to online delivery requires transformation. This initiative funds the transformation and
provides the training and support necessary through PEC and/or ITAP.
ELIGIBILITY_/ TYPES OF GRANTS______________________________________________
Any full-time, part-time, tenured or non-tenured faculty members are eligible to apply.
TO APPLY
1. Submit a two-page proposal describing the following:
 Course name and number
 Anticipated frequency of offering
 Number of students taking the course per offering and the section enrollment
cap
 Number of students anticipated in an online section
2. All applicants are strongly encouraged to consult with Purdue Extended Campus (PEC) to
determine if other resources or assistance are needed/available outside of your
expertise.
3. Complete the application.
4. Submit an approved (Department Head and Dean signatures) application.
5. All applicants will be notified of the funding decision by e-mail within four to six weeks
of submission.
SUPPORTED EXPENSES_
New projects can be funded up to one-month faculty/staff salary or $5,500 if a graduate
instructor develops, with the last $2,500 paid contingent upon a peer review using a course
design rubric. This review should take place before the course is taught for the first time.
Grants may include up to $1500 in needed supplies and expenses (S&E).
GRANT SELECTION CRITERIA AND EXPECTATIONS_ _____
Designated members from Purdue Extended Campus and/or ITaP’s Instructional Development
Center (IDC) will review applications and make funding decisions based on the following
criteria:
1. Priority consideration will be given to: general education courses; courses required in
one or more majors; courses required for completion of a certificate, minor, or degree
Distance Learning Course Development
Purdue University Extended Campus
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program; courses that are in high demand; courses that have potential for sustainable
enrollment; courses with a clear departmental impact or interdepartmental
collaboration.
Quality of the development plan will be evaluated using the criteria below:
a. Extent of consideration given to and details about student-student, studentteacher interaction in an online environment
b. Extent of consideration given to and details about assessment and evaluation in
an online environment
c. Feasibility of the development timeline
Grant activity is aligned with the Online Learning Course Development grant goals:
a. Focused on online learning
b. Seeks to increase the number of online courses for delivery to on-campus
students
c. Designed to expand student access
Application is completely filled out with appropriate signatures.
Grant costs are reasonable and appropriate.
If the grant is funded:
 You may be required (if you are not proficient with Blackboard Vista) to attend IT
Services’ Blackboard workshops.
 You will be required to meet with a PEC/IDC Instructional Designers.
 To receive the last $2500, your course must be peer reviewed using a course design
rubric.
o In the last stages of development, before the course is taught online for the first
time, the faculty developer will review the course design through peer review.
The reviewer would be someone who is agreed to by both PEC/IDC and the
course instructor.
At the completion of the project, awardees may be called upon to share their experience and
expertise with colleagues, for example, in grant preparation briefings for prospective
applicants, a teaching conference presentation, a PEC program, or one-on-one or group peer
consulting with a colleague.
Distance Learning Course Development
Purdue University Extended Campus
Distance Learning Course Development Application | 2011-2012
Two-page maximum, including this page
GENERAL CONTACT and COURSE INFORMATION_____
Contact
Information
Applicant
E-mail
Campus phone
Course
Information
Number
Title
Estimated enrollment
Frequency offered
(check)?
Which semester(s)?
Once per semester
Fall
Once per year
Spring
Summer*
1. Describe the need for an online section of this course and how the online section will
benefit students, your department, and the University.
2. Discuss your plans for student-student, student-teacher, and student-content
interaction in an online environment.
3. Discuss your plans for assessment and evaluation in an online environment.
4. Discuss your plans for media (if applicable) and materials to be used in the course.
5. Review the quality standards provided with this application. Discuss how you plan to
incorporate these standards into the development.
6. Include a timeline for development up to the semester in which the course will first be
offered.
7. Budget (allowance for one-month salary or graduate support) and up to $1,500 in
equipment.
APPROVALS_____
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Signatures of the developer/instructor, department head, and dean on this application, when
accepted for funding, indicate a commitment of the faculty member, department and college to
offer the developed course as described. Should the faculty developer be unavailable to teach
the course after development, the department will assign another instructor to teach the
course.
Submit an electronic copy via e-mail to: lindsayroberts@purdue.edu