Statewide+System+for+Courses

A statewide system for online professional development (where there is one place for all Iowa educators) would help provide more professional development at the same time as helping eliminate redundant efforts by AEAs.
 * Statewide System for Online Courses**

Below are some critical questions about a proposed statewide system.

• (OLC) Where will courses be located (on what server)? ** HOST AEA **If some is centrally located and some is located at the local AEA, what determines the difference? ** Decision made by Online Council ** • (OLC) If a central location/server is used, who will oversee the physical upkeep of the server? ** HOST AEA ** Who will oversee the account/user management on the server? ** HOST AEA **** or ** **Statewide Team** Who will serve as technology support for instructors/participants? ** HOST AEA **
 * TECHNOLOGY **

• (REG) Will there be one central registration system for the entire system? ** Yes, by the HOST AEA ** If so, will transcript information need to go back to individual AEAs (and how would that be done)? ** No. ** How will transcript information be generated? ** HOST AEA Determined ** • (REG) Who will oversee the registrar duties for online courses? ** HOST AEA ** • (REG) How will money be collected and redistributed? ** HOST AEA ** • (REG) Who will retain course records for the mandated time? ** HOST AEA **How? ** HOST AEA Determined ** • (REG) How many students must a course have to be held? ** HOST AEA Determined **
 * REGISTRATION **

• (REG) Will there be a standard cost per credit hour for all courses? ** Yes ** What will the cost be? **Determined by Online Council** • (LATER) Will there be a standard cost for teacher-less tutorials, such as the Mandatory Reporter? **Determined by Online Council** • (LATER) Which colleges offer credit for online courses? How will that work? Can some courses be provided with only certain colleges? **Yes.** What will the cost be (for each institution)? **Negotiated by Statewide Team** • (REG) What other ancillary fees will there be (canceling, auditing, etc.)? ** HOST AEA Determined **
 * FEES **

• (REG) What will be the standard instructor reimbursement fee (will it be a total amount per credit, or dependent upon how many participants are in the course)? **Determined by Online Council** • (REG) If an AEA has a consultant teach on contract time, will they be reimbursed the instructor fee? **This will be determined on an as-needed basis. If the council elects to do a project with consultants teaching on contract time, it will be considered whether that is in-kind contribution or whether the statewide system will reimburse the host AEA. If a local AEA elects to do a course on contract time, it is that AEA's decision (it wouldn't fall under the purview of the statewide system).** • (REG) How will revenues after the instructor fee be distributed? Does it go to each AEA equally, or to the AEA with the overhead costs? Or does some go to the statewide system to generate more content? **Host AEA will cover all related costs (including the costs of the statewide team). Anything above that goes back to the AEAs at the ratio of the unified formula.** • (LATER) Is design time reimbursed? Under what circumstances/criteria? ** Only if statewide project. ** **Determined by Online Council**. Is it off time/on time? **Up to the council on an as-needed basis.** • (LATER) Does clerical work need to be budgeted for? ** Yes. ** ** HOST AEA will consider this cost when determining fees. ** • Who will be allowed to teach courses (is there a process to approve instructors)? **Determined by** ** HOST AEA **** or ** **Statewide Team** Who will collect vita information? ** HOST AEA ** • Will courses created by one instructor be available to be taught by other instructors? **Depends if the original instructor is no longer teaching the course. The AEAs reserve the right to use content hosted on our system or for our courses.** • (REG) How will course proposals be approved? ** HOST AEA **** or ** **Statewide Team** **with ultimate say by Online Council.** What will be required on the proposal form? **Determined by Online Council** • How will courses be evaluated? ** HOST AEA **** or ** **Statewide Team** **with ultimate say by Online Council** Who will oversee/gather the course evaluation data? ** HOST AEA ** • Will we report participation rate as one system (as opposed to individual AEA participation)? ** Yes **
 * COSTS **
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