- Faculty members have an active presence in online classes. This can be accomplished through regular announcements in the News forum, instructor contributions in forums and journals, scheduled chats, substantive feedback on student work, lesson summaries, and messages to individual students.
- Instructors should reply to student questions within 48 hours on instructional days. Due to the number of students accessing online content on the weekend, instructors are encouraged to respond on the weekend or adjust due dates so they do not fall on the weekend or on Mondays.
- Instructors teaching 8 to 10-week courses should grade and return all assignments within 5 instructional days of due date.
- Instructors teaching courses longer than 8 weeks should grade and return all assignments within 10 instructional days of the due date.
- Instructors use the Populi or Moodle gradebook to post grades for students so they can easily view their progress in the course.
- Instructors use at least one form of assessment other than online quizzes and tests which are automatically graded via Populi’s or Moodle’s assessment manager. The alternative assessment, which can be an essay or project, must provide for instructor feedback to the student.
- Instructors interact and communicate with students in evident ways. This can be accomplished by a discussion, peer editing, OR a chat component that the faculty member participates in and/or leads regularly.
Selling Instructional Materials: Employees of the Institute are prohibited from selling instructional materials to students, parents, or other employees except as part of regular Institute bookstore operations.
Materials Required of Students: Professors may not require students to purchase materials other than those authorized for the specific course.
Tutoring: A professor may not receive compensation for tutoring students enrolled in his or her classes. Tutoring is available through the Office of Student Affairs.
Speakers or Guests: Prior approval from the Executive Director must be obtained before the professor may extend an invitation to a non-faculty member to serve as a guest speaker for a class.
Independent Study: By working one-on-one with a professor, a student may take a course for Independent Study. Independent Study course request and credit must be authorized by the Registrar prior.