Welcome to the UMOnline Spring 2013 course planning cycle. The following guidelines and forms for online courses should assist you in course identification, planning, budgeting, and employee compensation.
If you have any questions, please contact Jeff Wimett at x4470 or jeffrey.wimett@umontana.edu.
UMOnline supports the design and development of rewarding online, blended and web-enhanced experiences. Online courses are offered through a Learning Management System, Moodle, which facilitates faculty and student interaction and learning through a variety of online teaching and learning tools.
SELL provides training and support for faculty who wish to teach an online course. To learn more, visit the Instructional Design & Development page: umonline.umt.edu/idd.
An online supplement provides classroom faculty with an online environment to post syllabi and other course materials. In addition, all the online tools, such as a digital grade book, discussion board and assessment instruments are available.
Any UM instructor may add an online course supplement to enhance the delivery of face-to-face courses. To request a supplement, visit http://umonline.umt.edu/facstaff/m_supplement.php.
Technical support is available for faculty, students, and staff. Contact information for the UMOnline Tech Support Desk and IT Central can be found here: umonline.umt.edu/tech/support.aspx.
A course that includes any face-to-face meetings cannot be considered an online course. Only courses that meet 100% online and primarily asynchronously can be scheduled as online courses.
An online course must be delivered within the bookend dates of the semester. The dates below are inclusive of finals week.
Use Consent of Instructor (C/I) only when absolutely necessary. To prevent unauthorized registrations, please list restrictions and prerequisites on the Course Schedule Spreadsheet.
All cross-listed courses must be approved by the Registrar’s Office and the chair of the cross-listed department(s) prior to scheduling. To obtain a list of approved cross-listings, please contact the Registrar’s Office.
Deans and department chairs should ensure that courses are adequately enrolled to attain unit enrollment goals. Decisions to conduct or cancel under-enrolled courses must be approved by the department chair and dean. If a department/school decides to cancel a course, please contact Jeff Wimett, x4470, jeffrey.wimett@umontana.edu.
All online courses should be section 50-59.
Please do not use Maven to Schedule Spring Semester 2012 online courses. All fully online sections should be scheduled using theCourse Schedule Spreadsheet. This form was included with your Call for Courses packet and updated versions will be distributed periodically. The most recently distributed version of this form is available online. If you need training or support for this form, please see the overview below or contact Jeff Wimett, x4470, jeffrey.wimett@umontana.edu.
Add, delete or change the information in the cells of the spreadsheet. Please remember to include instructor UMID numbers when adding instructors.
Highlight all changes that are made.
Copy the rows of the new course section block.
Insert the copied rows into the course schedule.
Add, delete or change the information in the cells of the spreadsheet. Please remember to include instructor UMID numbers when adding instructors.
Highlight the course section in red.
Once all the desired schedule changes have been made, please save the file and email it to jeffrey.wimett@umontana.edu.
It is the responsibility of the academic department/unit to hire an instructor and ensure completion of all hiring paperwork. This includes administering and paying for the background investigation and acquiring transcripts and curriculum vitae or résumés. Necessary forms are available here: http://www.umt.edu/hrs/hiring%20guide/default.aspx.
It is also the department’s responsibility to complete the Instructional Position Description (IPD) and Request for Personnel Transaction form (RPT). If an instructor lives out-of-state, please indicate that on the hiring forms. For current faculty working at 1.0 FTE, please complete an Extra Compensation Form. The formula for determining Extra Compensation is provided below.
The salary formula used for online courses depends upon whether or not the instructor is teaching within or above load (1.0 FTE).
Instructional duties at or below 1.0 FTE: (Academic Year base salary / 2) x online load FTE
Instructional duties above than 1.0 FTE: (Academic Year base salary / 9) x load factor
FY duties and Classified Staff
A complete Course Planning Guide, which includes all of the information included here, is available in a printer-friendly document here.