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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Colleagues, FYI, this is the guidance that the College is providing for teaching online in the fall.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">If you are not teaching on online course in the fall, or are teaching an online course in the fall that was taught online before the pandemic,
you don’t need to worry about this. I’m happy to work with you and Linda to straighten all of this out.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">DHM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> College Dean's Office <clasdean@ku.edu>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 22, 2021 1:40 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> College Chairs & Directors <college_chairs_directors@ku.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Online Course Guidance for Fall 2021 Courses<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Good afternoon, Chairs and Directors,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Many of you have reached out with questions about courses moving online unrelated to instructor health concerns. In response to those inquiries, this guidance
addresses which courses can be taught primarily online (i.e., 51% or more of a section is taught online). For guidance on how instructors can request online teaching due to health concerns, see the Dean’s e-mail from January 20, 2021. Please reach out with
any questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Holly<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Online Course Guidance for Fall 2021 Courses<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Courses that were online prior to COVID<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">These courses can be offered in Fall 2021.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Courses that were recently developed for online under an MOE or course release agreement<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">These courses should have been developed in conjunction with CODL and should have received a Quality Matters review. These courses can be offered in Fall 2021.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Single section courses that enhance a department’s online offerings (e.g., increase SCH, make a minor/major available entirely through online coursework),
that were recently developed for online teaching, and that the department commits to regularly offering in an online format after Fall 2021<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">These courses should be developed in conjunction with CODL and/or should receive a review from CODL before August 1, 2021. If you have been working independently
on course design please contact CODL by March 1 to coordinate receiving a review of your course.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Multi-section courses that enhance a department’s online offerings (e.g., increase SCH, make a minor/major available entirely through online coursework),
that were recently developed for online teaching, and that the department commits to regularly offering in an online format after Fall 2021<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Similar to single section courses, these courses should be developed in conjunction with CODL and/or should receive a review from CODL before August 1, 2021.
If you have been working independently on course design please contact CODL by March 1 to coordinate receiving a review of your course. In addition, for multi-section courses, a range of formats should be offered so that students have a choice in format. If
the course is 000-399, the majority (~75%) of the seats<span class="MsoCommentReference"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> sh</span></span>ould be in a face-to-face format. If the course is 400-999, a more even distribution of formats (~50% face-to-face,
50% online) is allowable.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Overall online vs. face-to-face offerings<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Although it is possible for the above-described courses to be offered online, departments need to attend to their overall portfolio of online seats. The majority
(~75%) of seats for 000-399 level courses need to be face-to-face (although this may vary if you have been heavily involved in online teaching prior to COVID). At the 400-999 level, a more even distribution of formats is allowable.<b><i>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Online to address space constraints – non-specialized spaces</span></i></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Some courses may need to be offered in an online format because space is not available to accommodate the course. Units need to exhaust all possible space
options before moving a course online. The unit can begin with their first pass scheduling spaces but if those spaces do not accommodate the needs of the course, they should use the room optimization process that occurs after January 29 to determine if space
is available elsewhere in the university to accommodate the class. Instructors should be flexible in scheduling the time and meeting pattern of the course so that a variety of space options can be considered (unless an alternative time would overlap with another
course that is required for the same students). Only after the Registrar’s Office reports that no space is available for the course can the course be moved to an online format. At this time, the Registrar’s Office has not provided a maximum class size that
can be accommodated within the classroom spaces available. More information is expected on this topic.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Online to address space constraints – specialized spaces (e.g., labs, studios)<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Presumably, alternative spaces are not available for courses that need specialized resources. In this case, units should do their best to maximize their face-to-face
offerings within the space and instructional resources (e.g., number of GTAs) available and still accommodate the typical volume of students who need the course for progression and graduation. There is no prescribed ratio of face-to-face to online offerings
in the scenario. The ratio will be determined by the unit based on the available resources (both space and instructional capacity).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Edwards courses<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Edwards campus is a transfer only campus, offering minimal lower-level courses, with many of the students being adult learners. Therefore, there is not
the same pressure to offer as many in person courses. Edwards also has some major space constraints (i.e., most classrooms have small social distancing caps and the time window for scheduling classes is very compressed to accommodate working professionals).
Thus, it is likely that there will be a relatively high volume of online offerings at Edwards. Decisions about online offerings at Edwards will be at the discretion of the Edwards leadership team. Contact Shannon Portillo with questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Other situations<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Contact
<a href="mailto:hstorkel@ku.edu">hstorkel@ku.edu</a> to describe your situation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b>Can Course X be Taught Online?<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">_________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Holly L. Storkel, PhD, CCC-SLP<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Director,
<a href="http://wordlearning.ku.edu/"><span style="color:windowtext">Word & Sound Learning Lab</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Professor,
<a href="splh.ku.edu"><span style="color:windowtext">Speech-Language-Hearing</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Associate Dean,
<a href="https://collegedean.ku.edu/administration"><span style="color:windowtext">College of Liberal Arts & Sciences</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Vice Provost for Assessment & Program Development<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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