E-Learning - Course Development

Faculty, Program Coordinators and Deans are key in the development of online and hybrid courses here at Southwestern Community College. Course development is supported through professional development, and one-on-one consultations from the E-Learning department to assist with the development of course materials, assessments and technical issues.

To ensure the consistent quality development of hybrid and web-centered courses, SCC has established a course review process for new web-centered and hybrid course offerings. This program ensures that courses are reviewed prior to the start of a term based on a checklist developed by the E-Learning committee. 

Once a course is chosen to be run online or hybrid (or in some cases, a new instructor is chosen to offer an existing online course), the course will be required to complete the Course Readiness Review. To prepare, faculty may use:

• The Course Readiness Checklist
• The Course Readiness Checklist Resources Course (with annotations and examples from faculty here at SCC; this is a self-enrollable course. For assistance in enrolling, click here for a tutorial - MySCC login is required to view the tutorial and the course.) 

Approximately 10 business days prior to the start of a course, the E-Learning department will use the Course Readiness Checklist to review courses and provide faculty a detailed list of any unmet expectations. This will be followed by a working lab (held within 3 days of the start of the semester). This lab is a working professional development session where faculty can work with E-Learning staff to meet any outstanding expectations in the course.

Online and hybrid courses are also reviewed for web accessibility starting about 3 weeks into the semester. To prepare, faculty may use:

• The Web Accessibility Checklist
• The Accessibility Resource Course