DISTANCE
LEARNING: ONLINE, ICN, & TV COURSES
| Location
of Director of Distance Learning’s
Office Class
Lists Acquisition
of Books and Book Orders Key
Cards Not Needed ICN
and TV Course Faculty Mailboxes on the Ankeny Campus Office
Hours/Contact Times Access
to Computer Network and Web Banner Field
Trips Guest
Lecturers ICN:
Change in Location of Origination Syllabus
Construction, Course Competences, Distribution, & Record of Syllabus Distance
Education Meetings ICN
Instructor Absence Student
Evaluations Student
Conduct Student
Complaints Parking
Regulations on the Ankeny Campus |
Location
of Director of Distance Learning’s Office
Building 5, Room 27, Ankeny Campus
Contacts
| Pat Thieben |
Director of Distance Learning Bldg. 5, Room 27 |
515-965-7300 Fax: 515-965-6002 Cell: 515-371-6564 |
|
Rosemary Hildreth |
Distance Learning Secretary Bldg. 5, Room 27 |
515-964-6422 |
|
Janelle Archer |
ICN Scheduler Bldg. 5, Room 27 |
515-964-6856 |
|
Dick Stufflebeem |
ICN Technician Bldg. 5, Room 25B |
515-964-6831 |
|
Rachel Jones |
Part-Time Secretary & Back-Up Scheduler Bldg. 5, Room 27 |
515-964-6837 |
|
Shelby Hildreth |
Boone Campus Contact Room 120B |
515-433-5024 |
|
Rita Davenport |
Boone Campus Contact Room 120A |
515-433-5030 |
|
Jinny Silberhorn |
AAC – Tests – Boone Campus – Room 102 |
515-433-5098 |
|
Judy Farrell |
Carroll Campus Contact Room 156 |
515-792-8317 |
|
Doug Frazer |
Newton Campus Contact Room 131 |
515-791-1722 |
|
Teresa Tripp-Van Rees |
Newton Campus Contact Room 127 |
515-791-1723 |
|
Evelyn Stewart |
Urban Campus Contact Room 101 |
515-248-7214 |
Class Lists
Acquisition of Class Lists: The dean’s office will distribute class lists to faculty four times during the semester: at beginning of term, after 10th day, midterm, and for final grades. Class lists may also be viewed online by doing the following:
1. Go to http://www.dmacc.edu.
2. Hover over the Human Resources bubble to evoke a drop down menu.
3. Click on the last menu item “Employee Web” for Web Info Systems.
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the page. Your login is your Social Security Number. Your password is your PIN number. If you did not receive a PIN
number via regular mail, please contact Paula Goldsworth at Ext. 5021.
5. Select Faculty Services on the Main Menu.
6. Select the “Term” and Submit.
7. Select the “CRN” and Submit. *CRN means “Course Reference Number” – This number can be found next to the name and section identifier in the registration schedule. CRNs are specific to each term.
8. Select “Class List” and Submit.
Class lists for Online Courses with the students’ email addresses are sent to instructors one week prior to the semester beginning and every week for two weeks after the semester starts. TV and ICN class lists are distributed to the instructors’ mailboxes.
Acquisition of Books and Book
Orders
Acquisition of Books: Adjuncts are encouraged to work with other instructors in the area to determine if a textbook has been adopted or if they are free to choose their own. Adjuncts should consult group leaders and/or program chairs to determine if they will be given copies of textbooks or need to order them directly from the publisher.
Book Orders: Prior to each semester, Rosemary Hildreth sends out the book requests for the TV and Online Courses. Janelle Archer sends out the book requests for the ICN courses. Instructors should indicate the number of books needed (at each campus for ICN courses) and return the form to the Distance Learning Office – NOT THE BOOKSTORE. We will work with the bookstore to make sure the books are in, etc.
Key Cards Not
Needed
Instructors usually do not need a key card for any of the distance education courses. The library or security opens the ICN room, and TV and Online Courses do not require access to the DMACC campus.
ICN and TV Course Faculty Mailboxes
on the Ankeny Campus
Several TV instructors have mailboxes in the Evening/Weekend Office. Students mail their assignments to Building 5, and the instructors can pick them up here. ICN instructors are usually housed within their respective areas and online instructors are communicated with via email.
Office Hours/Contact
Times
ICN Instructors: The ICN instructor is expected to communicate office hours to the students in their classes. They are also encouraged to originate from each campus at least once throughout the semester.
Online and TV Instructors: Online and TV instructors are encouraged to hold virtual office hours—when they will be by their office to check emails or phone calls for those students who are having problems. They should communicate that time to all their students.
Access to Computer Network
and Web Banner
Since you are scheduled to teach a distance learning course through a group leader or program chair, that person will be responsible for getting you access to DMACC’s computer network following the procedures prescribed by his/her department. If you have not been given access to DMACC’s computer network, please contact your group leader, program chair, or dean’s office.
Field Trips
Field trips are possible for ICN and TV courses, but are not encouraged for online courses. The normal college requirements for permission slips should be followed.
Check with your group leader, program chair, or dean’s office.
Guest Lecturers
Guest speakers are encouraged, but the budget to pay for them comes from the individual’s home department (i.e. Sciences and Humanities, Business, etc.). Check with your group leader or program chair for details and forms.
ICN: Change
in Location of Origination
Janelle Archer, ICN scheduler, should be contacted if the origination site is changing. She needs to be emailed approximately 1 week prior if possible, but can make changes up to 2 days prior.
Syllabus Construction,
Course Competencies, Distribution, & Record of Syllabus
Syllabus Construction: The Academic Standards Commission has approved the DMACC On-line Syllabus template. The link to the template can be found at http://www.dmacc.edu/edu/helpdesk/HD_faculty.htm and it provides the instructions to accessing and using the On-line Syllabus template.
Course Competencies: Accessing and Printing Course Competencies:
1. Log onto the Intranet on any DMACC campus computer. The Intranet
CANNOT be reached from your home computer. The address is http://dmaccintranet.dmacc.edu.
2. Double click on the arrow pointing to the “Outline Course Competencies.”
A list with the various departments appears. Select the department you need from the list on the right by double-clicking on the name (i.e., BIOL).
3. Select the Course Number of the file you want to print out (i.e., BIOL 118),
and double click on the Course Number.
4. The Adobe Acrobat Program will open and display the competency. Click on
the icon for the printer to print the list of competencies for the selected course.
Distributing Syllabus: Copies of syllabi along with copies of course competencies need to be distributed to students during the first class period of an ICN course. Students who are enrolled but are not there for the first class session or students who enroll during the official add period should be given a syllabus as quickly as possible. If the course is being taught as a television course, the syllabus should be mailed or emailed to students before the class starts. Syllabi for online courses should be posted and available on the first day that students access the course. It is also permissible for instructors to mail or email online course syllabi to students.
Record of Syllabus: Usually the deans in the respective discipline areas keep a copy of the syllabus, but it would also be very useful if adjuncts would also give copies of their syllabi to Carroll Altman, Director of Distance Learning.
Distance Education
Meetings
Regular meetings are held each semester for all ICN, TV, and online instructors. The times, dates, etc. are communicated to the instructors via email.
ICN Instructor Absence
Instructors should make sure they communicate to their students in advance when they will be gone. They can also contact the ICN Contacts at each campus to post signs, or contact the Distance Education Office. The contacts are: (see contact list above)
ANKENY – If you are not originating at Ankeny, materials can be sent to Janelle Archer
BOONE - Shelby Hildreth or Rita Davenport
Tests: Ginny Silberhorn - AAC
CARROLL - Judy Farrell
NEWTON - Doug Frazier or Teresa Tripp-Van Rees
URBAN - Evelyn Stewart
Student Evaluations
Surveys are completed each semester, but are not usually a part of the faculty evaluation. Information obtained from the students is shared with both the deans and the instructors in order to try to help with their courses. Regular faculty evaluations occur through the assigned department.
Student Conduct
If an instructor is having difficulty with a distance education student, the instructor can contact the Distance Education Office or the dean of their respective area.
One shouldn’t hesitate to make contact with the Distance Education Office or dean when there is a problem with student conduct. Often the resolution of a minor problem prevents escalation of the situation into a more serious problem.
Student Complaints
Student complaints can go to both the Director of Distance Learning and the Dean of that specific area. Contestations of grades are handled through the normal procedure; the student needs to contact the instructor first and then go through the appeal process.
Parking Regulations on Ankeny Campus
Permits Needed
Before 4:00 PM. Parking permits are needed and lot restrictions
are enforced before 4:00 PM on the Ankeny Campus. No permits are needed after
4:00 PM and on weekends at the Ankeny Campus. There are no restrictions on
lots after 4:00 PM.
Parking
permits can be obtained from Building 12.
Responsibility: The registered holder of
a parking permit, regardless of who drives the vehicle, is responsible for
that motor vehicle complying with all regulations. Violating parking regulations
will result in fines.
Restrictions: Skate boarding, roller blading,
roller skating, bicycle stunt riding, or similar activities are prohibited
on all DMACC buildings and grounds, including roads, drives, parking lots
and sidewalks. Exceptions may be allowed for official DMACC sponsored programs.
Reference:
Business Service Procedure 5517, Parking Permits
Business Service Procedure 5544, Traffic and Parking Rules and Regulations
Tuition Waiver for Adjunct Instructors
Credit adjunct instructors may receive a tuition waiver for DMACC courses, seminars and workshops if they have completed a minimum of one semester of teaching at DMACC, and are scheduled to teach during the semester they are requesting a tuition waiver. Please refer to Human Resources procedure HR 3615 for details. This is located on the Human Resources website at www.dmacc.edu/hr/hrpp/hr3615.pdf.