Compliance

Welcome to topic 3! In the last module, you learned about creating a welcoming home page. In this topic, we are talking about how to make sure we add language that makes it clear what the expectations of the professor and students are in the online classroom. In essence, you want to keep your students in line but you also want to make sure that you have clearly stated what you will do as their professor.

This topic relates to two areas in Part II of the MiraCosta Online Class Quality Guidelines:

Design & Organization: (B) Establish an encouraging tone and culture of support in your course documents. (D) Make success in the course transparent.(F) Provide clear class information.
Communication and Support: (A) Set the tone for an inclusive classroom. (D) Use positive and supportive language
Instructor Interaction: (H) Establish a clear and humanized sense of instructor presence in the class. (I) Provide opportunities for students to give meaningful feedback.

By the end of this topic you will be able to:

Update your syllabus with key items on response time, changes and updates.
Create discussion boards that will keep you informed of what is happening with students.
Create surveys to receive student feedback that comes directly to you.
Create repetition in your course for important facts and information.
Add language to ensure a respectful and accepting environment in your course.

Meet Your Lead

Lizzette Herrera Castellanos headshot Greetings, Everyone! My name is Lizzette Herrera Castellanos and I am a professor and Faculty Online Mentor at MiraCosta College. I teach Business Law at MiraCosta College and I also teach at California Western School of Law. I have been teaching at the community college level for more than 20 years in addition to practicing law. I am an attorney by trade which is why I am so careful about what we present to students.

In all my years teaching, I have also come across difficult situations with students and faculty and have worked as a grievance chair at Southwestern College for the past four years, working to negotiate resolutions to some pretty tricky situations. So believe me when I give out these tips, it is to save you a lot of time and heartache if you should have an issue with a student.

If you have have any questions about this topic, please email me at lherrera@miracosta.edu or email Nadia Khan at nkhan@miracosta.edu

What You Need to Get Started

Your syllabus
Your contact information
A sample discussion board
The diversity language throughout your course

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