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A. The English faculty at Chaffey College promotes educationally-appropriate distance education that provides equal access to quality courses for all qualified students.
B. Article 19.4 of the 2007-2010 CCFA-District  Labor Agreement states that first time DE faculty "shall complete any District and departmental training programs for such courses as prerequisite or demonstrate proficiency in DE instructional methods."
C. DE shall be included in regular instructor evaluation as per Articles 19.6 and 20 of the 2007-2010 CCFA-District  Labor Agreement.

A. Assignment and Paperwork

i. Article 19.1 of the 2007-2010 CCFA-District  Labor Agreement provides that DE assignments are voluntary and are subject to approval by the first-level manager (the dean)
ii. Instructors should obtain a copy of the official COR and DE Addendum from the z-drive, CurricUNET, or coordinator.
iii. Note: For courses not previously approved for the proposed DE delivery mode, the instructor must complete curriculum modifications as prescribed by the Curriculum Committee.

B. Pay

i. Article 19.3 of the 2007-2010 CCFA-District  Labor Agreement provides $225 per unit after census day the first time an instructor teaches a course via DE.

C. Departmental Training Requirements
The English Department establishes these requirements to comply with Article 19.4 of the 2007-2010 CCFA-District  Labor Agreement and to ensure the educational quality and integrity of English offerings at Chaffey.

i. Previous to Chaffey DE assignment in English

• the instructor shall have successfully completed as a student at least one course delivered via DE, shall have audited a colleague's course, or shall have equivalent experience.
• the instructor shall study the content of the Resources list below.

ii. In the semester before an instructor teaches the course via DE, 

• the instructor shall be encouraged to participate in a colleague's DE course at the same level.
• the instructor shall contact the Office of Distance Education to create a coursesite or to make other technological arrangements.

iii. If an instructor has not taught a similar course via DE or does not have equivalent experience, in the semester before an instructor teaches the course via DE 

• the instructor shall be scheduled to teach the course in a computer classroom.
• the instructor shall confer with appropriate personnel to ensure that any Success Center requirements can be accommodated.
• the instructor shall submit to the English Department (or coordinator) a statement explaining how the course will maintain regular effective student-instructor contact throughout the semester.

iv. The District may conduct additional evaluations of adjunct instructors in accordance with section 20.10.3 of the 2007-2010 CCFA-District Labor Agreement.

v. All DE instructors shall be encouraged to attend DE Committee meetings and to participate in the DE Committee mentoring program regardless of evaluations.

vi.  The District retains right of assignment.  Fulfillment of these departmental guidelines does not guarantee a DE teaching assignment.

D. District Training Requirements

i. In accordance with Articles 19.3 of the 2007-2010 CCFA-District  Labor Agreement, each instructor shall complete the required District training program (forthcoming).

III. Regular effective contact

A. To maintain regular effective instructor-student contact, instructors should

• present a clear explanation for students of the course modes of and time frames for communication
• create a single calendar of important due dates
• ensure the flow of one-way "lecture" material
• monitor discussion boards and respond to students as indicated.
• review and offer feedback on drafts
• return graded work promptly 
• keep students informed of their progress
• maintain multiple avenues of communication with students (chat, anonymous discussion boards, e-mail, etc.)
• hold up to two regular office hours via an appropriate DE mode (full-time instructors only).

B. To maintain regular effective student-student contact, instructors should

• establish classroom etiquette appropriate to the media in use
• respond to student-student communications only when appropriate
• promote peer editing and other student-student feedback activities
• employ group activity

A. Chancellor's Office and Statewide Senate documents

California Community Colleges Distance Education Guidelines (March 2004) 
--Available here

ASCCC Guidelines for Good Practice: Technology Mediated Instruction (Fall 1997)
--Available here

ASCCC Guidelines for Good Practice: Effective Instructor-Student Contact in Distance Learning (Spring 1999)
--Available here

B. Training and Professional Development

California Virtual Campus
http://pdc.cvc.edu/common/

The California Virtual Campus PDC provides an index of resources in all areas. Use the Resource Library or Resource Index link.

@ONE
http://www.cccone.org/

@ONE provides educational technology resources and training to California Community College faculty and staff. 

4faculty.org Project
http://www.4faculty.org

4faculty provides learning modules designed specifically for the needs of community college faculty. 

MERLOT Project
http://www.merlot.org

MERLOT is a free and open resource designed primarily for faculty and students of higher education. 

C. Chaffey-specific resources

Chaffey DE Faculty Page
http://www.chaffey.edu/onlineed/faculty.shtml

D. Copyright

Copyright and Distance Education
http://www.copyright.gov/disted

Digital Millennium Copyright Act 
http://www.ala.org/ala/washoff/WOissues/copyrightb/dmca/dmcadigitalmillenium.htm

E. Other resources

CCC Chancellor's Office Distance Education Division
http://www.cccco.edu/divisions/esed/aa_ir/disted.htm

The mission of the Distance Education Sub-Unit is to promote student access and success by integrating programs and services of the Community Colleges using technology mediated instruction and to develop and promote effective distance learning paradigms.

Distance Education Technology Advisory Committee (DETAC)
http://www.cccco.edu/divisions/esed/aa%5Fir/disted/dtac.htm

DETAC advises the Chancellorâs Office on the vision, policy, and planning in support of distance education.

California Virtual Campus Catalog
http://www.cvc.edu/catalog/course_browses.asp?h=sub&subject=15

The California Virtual Campus Course Catalog provides a listing of 430 courses in composition and literature