Distributive/Distance Learning - page 142 AFT Contract 2008-2011
A. Definitions
1. For the purpose of this Article, Distributive/Distance Learning (D/DL) is defined as follows:
“Distance learning means instruction in which the student and the instructor are separated by
distance and interact through the assistance of computer and communications technology.
Distance learning also may include video or audio instruction in which the primary mode of
communication between student and instructor is though a communications medium,
including, but not limited to, instructional television, video, or telecourses, and any other
instruction that relies on computer or communications technology to reach students at distant
locations.”
D/DL may be synchronous (requiring primarily concurrent or “real time” participation) or
asynchronous (in which most participation does not necessarily occur at the same time).
2. Course development includes creating a new course or adapting an existing course to use
distributive/distance learning as the primarydeliverymode.
B. Colleges/Departments offering D/DL courses shall:
1. Follow agreed upon curricular development, quality standards and approval processes as
developed by the college academic senate in consultation with the administration.
2. Provide technical and instructional support including personnel, services and equipment to
assure successful delivery of the course in this learning mode.
3. Plan D/DL course offerings in the same manner as regular college/department course offerings
by using the department’sschedule development process as carried out by the department
chair in conjunction with the administration.
4. Ensure that faculty who are preparing to teach D/DL courses at the college for the first time
must either demonstrate proficiency in Distributive/Distance Learning instructional delivery
methods or participate in D/DL training sessions. Proficiency in D/DL shall be determined by
an agreed upon method formulated by the D/DL Committee (at the colleges where such a
committee exists --see Section 5 below) or by the D/DL coordinator. Faculty may use the
training hours as part of their Professional Development (flex) obligation.
5. Evaluate D/DL instructors as specified in Articles 19 and 42 and Appendix C.
6. D/DL Committee. AD/DL committee or its equivalent will serve the function of
communicating and advising the College on its decision making regarding distributive and
distance learning issues. It should report to the college’s Education Planning Committee or its
equivalent and should include D/DL faculty, information technology staff and administrators
involved in D/DL course development and delivery. The college curriculum committee and the
D/DL Committee or equivalent should address D/DL efficacy as it relates to the total
instructional program.
C. Class Size, Assignments, Load, Mileage Reimbursement and Mentoring
a. Article 12, Class Size, applies to D/DL classes. In addition, the first time a D/DL course is
offered at a college, or the first time an instructor teaches a D/DL class, the maximum
class size shall be 25 students, unless the assigned faculty member permits the class size to
reach a maximum of 35. Thereafter D/DL class size shall not exceed 40 students unless
the assigned faculty member permits additional students to enroll after the first day. These
class size limits (25 for first time or 40) apply to the registration limits so that the number
of students permitted to enroll cannot exceed these limits.
b. Large D/DL Class Authorization and Compensation. At the written request of a particular
instructor and, subject to the approval of his/her department chair, at the stage of schedule
planning, the chair and instructor may submit a proposal to the Vice President of
Academic Affairs, or designee, for authorization to set the D/DL class size limit for a
particular course (other than the first time offering) and that particular instructor to 80
students. (Such authorization may be based on enrollment history, retention rates, high
student demand, etc.) The Vice President of Academic Affairs, or designee, and the AFT
Chapter President must agree in writing to the proposal. Only one such large D/DL class
is permitted per instructor per semester. The instructor of the class will be compensated
for the large class as follows:
i. If the large D/DL class has an enrollment of 50 to 59 at census (or the appropriate
apportion
i. If the large D/DL class has an enrollment of 50 to 59 at census (or the appropriate
apportionment date), the instructor will receive a Large D/DL Class Stipend of $500
per standard hour.
ii. If the large D/DL class has an enrollment of 60 to 69 at census (or the appropriate
apportionment date), the instructor will receive a Large D/DL Class Stipend of $1000
per standardhour.
iii. If the large D/DL class has an enrollment of 70 to 80 at census (or the appropriate
apportionment date), the instructor will receive a Large D/DL Class Stipend of $1500
per standard hour.
Any larger classes still count as one class for 60% (or 67% where allowable) purposes. The
retirement contributions for the amounts of the stipends reported to CalSTRS would go into
the DBS account for full time faculty and for adjunct faculty participating in CalSTRS DB
retirement system (as opposed adjuncts in CalSTRS CB or Social Security or PARS).
2. Article 13, Table A, applies to D/DL classes.
3. D/DL classes shall be voluntary.
4. The D/DL faculty member may meet his or her D/DL class office hour obligation in partor
whole by internet consultation.
5. Any faculty member who is assigned a D/DL class as an extra or adjunct assignment shall be
assigned in seniority order as described in Article 16, except that the D/DL competency
requirement in section B.3 above shall also be met. To assure that both D/DL competency
and adjunct seniority requirements are met, faculty D/DL competency shall be noted on all
seniority lists. Only instructors with such notation shall be offered D/DL classes. If the faculty
member so designated declines the D/DL assignment, that decline is counted as a refusal for
the purposes of calculating seniority as described in Article 16. Should a faculty member no
longer desire to teach D/DL classes, he or she may request in writing that such notation be
removed from the seniority list. The request to change one’s D/DL designation will be
effective the next term and declining a D/DL assignment in the next and subsequent terms
will not be counted as a refusal. The D/DL designation can be reinstated by written request of
the faculty member, effective the next term.
6. When a college and a faculty member agree on an assignment for the faculty member to
develop a D/DL course or change the platform of an existing D/DL course, the faculty
member shall be compensated in one or more of the following ways during the development
phase of the assignment, the first time the course is offered at the college, or both, depending
on the scope of the assignment:
a. An agreed upon amount of reassigned time or with a fixed stipend of at least $1000 for
developing a new D/DL course; or
b. An agreed upon amount of reassigned time or sum for substantive changes to a course. A
substantive change shall include but not be limited to a change that the college requires
the D/DL faculty member to make in response to significant changes in college or district
platforms or delivery modes. This stipend constitutes “substantial support” by the District
(see Article 41 D); or
c. An agreed upon amount of Load Banking Credits (if the faculty member is eligible to earn
Load Banking Credits); or
d. Any cd. Any combination of compensation methods as agreed to in writing between the faculty
member and the Vice President of Academic Affairs, prior to the assignment start date,
with a copy of the written agreement to the faculty member’s department chair and the
AFT Chapter Chair.
7. The instructor of a D/DL class shall receive mileage reimbursement as provided by district
policy if he or she is required to travel to various delivery sites as a part of the class.
8. Experienced D/DL instructors selected to mentor or train others may be compensated at the
non-teaching hourly rate.
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