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Overview

Title 5 Requirement: §55202. Course Quality Standards

The same standards of course quality shall be applied to any portion of a class conducted through distance education as are applied to in-person classes, in regard to the course quality judgment made pursuant to the requirements of section 55002, and in regard to any local course quality determination or review process. Determinations and judgments about the quality of distance education under the course quality standards shall be made with the full involvement of faculty in accordance with the provisions of subchapter 2 (commencing with section 53200) of chapter 2.

In sum, notwithstanding some modifications in assignment delivery, distant education classes and in-person classes are the same in rigor, quality, and content; therefore, making them equal. Students deserve the same quality education, whether in the distant education format or in-person format.

There are currently Six Mandatory DE Requirements (approved by CoDE, Academic Senate and/or State and Federal Guidelines) that must be evident in a GCC Distance Education (DE) course in Canvas.

(Please note that the Check-In Assignment establishing attendance will be due either by the Thursday during Week One of instruction, or by the Sunday at the END of Week One of instruction).

Mandatory DE Requirements

The infographic below provides an overview of many of these GCC policies as they relate to your hybrid/online course. The other pages in this module will provide you with more in-depth information about each requirement or policy.

Requirements

Hybrid/Online Welcome Letter
Hybrid/Online Check-In Assignment - due on the Thursday during Week One, or on the Sunday at the END of Week One.
DE Instructional Practice/Synchronous Office Hours
Evidence of Regular and Effective Contact
Evidence of the Online Distance Education Drop Policy
Evidence of Federal ADA/508 Compliance

Text Equivalent of image on page: Mandatory DE Requirements for Courses

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