The US Department of Education requires (see CFR Title 34, Section 600.2) that online learning courses “support regular and substantive interaction between the students and the instructor or instructors, either synchronously or asynchronously.” This “RSI” requirement has now been explicitly integrated with the tri-campus Rubric for Designing and Refining Hybrid and Online Courses. In this tip, we take a further look at where RSI comes into play and how it relates to some of the items noted as RSI-related in the Rubric.
The US Department of Education requires (see CFR Title 34, Section 600.2) that online learning courses “support regular and substantive interaction between the students and the instructor or instructors, either synchronously or asynchronously.” This “RSI” requirement has now been explicitly integrated with the tri-campus Rubric for Designing and Refining Hybrid and Online Courses. In this tip, we take a look at where RSI comes into play and how it relates to some of the items noted as RSI-related in the Rubric.
In aviation, a preflight checklist is a list of tasks performed by pilots before takeoff. Based on a select few principles of the Hybrid/Online Course Development and Evaluation Rubric (despite the title, the Rubric largely applies to face-to-face classes too) and other best practices, using this checklist can help avoid needless problems before your course lifts off the virtual tarmac!
