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- Verification of Student Identity: The institution verifies the identity of a student who participates in class or coursework and notifies students of any projected additional charges associated with verification of student identity.
- Protection of Privacy: The institution protects the privacy of students enrolled in distance education courses or programs.
- Institutional Reporting: The institution accurately includes distance education headcount enrollment on its annual Institutional Profile submitted to the Commission.
- The institution applies the SACSCOC Principles of Accreditation to all programs of the institution, regardless of mode of delivery. Guidelines for Equivalent Instructional Activities for Non-Traditional and Distance Education Programs are included in Appendix I of this policy. Guidance on formally classifying course instructional mode is provided in Appendix II, and incorporates definitions from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) to which EMU reports data annually.
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Non-Traditional or Distance Learning Activity | Equivalent Classroom Activity |
Synchronous class with lecture | Lecture |
Read and/or view a faculty presentation | Lecture |
Complete learning packages such as programmed instruction (PI) or independent module (MOD) with questions to answer. Note: hours designated on individual package | Lecture |
Listen to a podcast or webcast | Lecture |
Research relevant practitioner input on the web. Join online discussion by posting findings and applying to own setting, including analysis and synthesis (see Bloom’s taxonomy). Note: research hours according to teacher’s estimate of parallel time for a lecture | Guest lecture on a topic relevant to course content with a practitioner focus followed by discussion |
Online discussion | Group discussion |
Small group work online or in person | Small group work on a project during class time |
Case study presentation and discussion online | Case study presentation and discussion |
Post online executive summary of paper/project along with a discussion question and lead discussion for a designated period | Student presentation |
Look at video (online or other) | Show video |
Complete online simulation | Complete simulation |
Independent field trip or interview of a practitioner | Field trip |
Online lab | Studio activity |
Practicum/internship/field experience | Practicum/internship/field experience/ laboratory |
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