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COURSE DEVELOPMENT BLUEPRINT:
Course Development Process - 10 Steps

The following is an outline of the basic steps you will need to complete to offer your course through Distance Learning. Please contact our office if you are interested in transitioning your traditional course into a distance learning format so that we may assist you in the process.

STEP 1

Contact Distance Learning Programs to set up a meeting to discuss your distance learning course development goals

STEP 2

Fill out the BASIC COURSE INFORMATION (PDF | DOC) form and email it to one of our Instructional Designers before your first meeting (or bring it with you)

STEP 3

Meet with an Instructional Designer to review your timeline, available technologies, and your course development needs

STEP 4

Initiate the Distance Learning approval process (if your course has not already been approved for Distance Learning - critical for billing, fees, evaluations, and reporting). These steps must be completed by the first day of the semester that your course will be delivered in order for your course to qualify as Distance Learning. (Note: This process can take several months or more to complete):
- You have received approval to teach the course in a distance learning format from:
  - Your department/college
  - The appropriate academic council (Undergraduate, Graduate, or Health Care Colleges)
  - The Senate Council
- The Registrar has assigned the course an appropriate Distance Learning section number – usually a “200” "210" or "220"
- Your course appears in the correct semester schedule (http://www.iris.uky.edu/coursecatalog/)
These are the most common forms needed for this process. (You may need additional forms depending on your situation):
- New Course Form OR Change to Existing Course: Major & Minor Form
- Distance Learning Form

STEP 5

Submit the following documents to Distance Learning Programs to receive your first half of the development funding:
- BASIC COURSE INFORMATION (PDF | DOC) (if you have not done so already)
- Draft syllabus of your course (as it relates to the DL format). Please refer to RELATING YOUR DISTANCE LEARNING SYLLABUS TO SACS REQUIREMENTS AND QUALITY MATTERS STANDARDS for additional information.
- DEVELOPMENT FUND GUIDELINES (Part I: PDF | DOC)

STEP 6

Work with your Instructional Designer on the development of your course, to request needed training, and/or to go over any questions you have regarding distance learning. Design your course with these things in mind:

STEP 7

Contact your Instructional Designer when your development is complete (i.e. your course is ready to offer to students in a distance learning format) to have your course reviewed (review is based on the COURSE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS)

STEP 8

Complete the Distance Learning Programs POST-DEVELOPMENT SURVEY

STEP 9

Submit the DEVELOPMENT FUND GUIDELINES (Part II: PDF | DOC) to recieve the final half of the development funding

STEP 10

Contact Distance Learning Programs throughout the semester of delivery for additional support

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COURSE DEVELOPMENT BLUEPRINT: Course Development Process - 10 Steps

COURSE DEVELOPMENT BLUEPRINT:
Course Development Process - 10 Steps