51³Ô¹ÏÍø Online Quality Commitment
In keeping with the State of Florida Board of Governors online course quality mandate, new courses that are being added as fully online are assigned an instructional designer at the Center for Online and Continuing Education (COCE) to assist the faculty member in achieving state for online learning.
Faculty Online Quality Commitment
Faculty teaching online for the first time at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø are directed to complete the Teaching Online Orientation training or the Teaching Online Pedagogy and Practice training. Registration forms and applicable faculty stipend information can be found on the Professional Development page of the COCE website, or by utilizing the .
Online Program Quality Commitment
Program Chairs wishing to add online delivery to an existing program must complete an Intent Form for Online Modality and an Online Program Commitment Form to begin the process for approval of online program modality. Please contact idesign@fau.edu for assistance and to inquire about the forms.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø High Quality Course Badge
New and previously offered online courses that have successfully gone through COCE’s course build, certification, or COCE’s course update will receive a High Quality Badge, indicating a as set forth by the Florida Board of Governors.
Relevant 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, State, And National Policies/Guidelines For 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Online
Florida Board of Governors
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51³Ô¹ÏÍø Provost Memo
Distance Learning Scope and Policies
U.S. Department of Education
Florida Virtual Campus (FLVC)
Center for Online & Continuing Education
Strategic Plan 2025-2030
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Online Definitions
A fully online program is defined as being offered 100 percent online with no on-campus commitment for 51³Ô¹ÏÍø. In some cases, exam proctoring may be required at an approved testing center proximal to the student’s location. All classes in an online program are hosted in 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s online platform--Canvas. Courses in an online program are ideally offered asynchronously, but may require select online synchronous attendance where appropriate. 51³Ô¹ÏÍø online courses require regular and substantive interaction between 51³Ô¹ÏÍø and faculty in accordance with .
A fully online course is defined by the Florida Board of Governors as having 100 percent of the direct instruction of the course delivered using a form of technology when the student and instructor are separated by time, space, or both. All special course components (exam, internship practice, clinicals, labs, etc.) that cannot be completed online can be completed off-campus.
