Administrative Competencies for Online Instruction

There are some big picture issues that faculty need to know to be effective online teachers. We offer this rubric for self-assessment of your administrative competency.

1. Adhere to federal, state, system, and institutional policies.

• Adhere to the institutional policies regarding the Federal Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA).
• Understand the University’s policy on grades.
• Create a syllabus that informs students about the course. (See the CETL sample syllabus to learn which elements are required, recommended, and optional.)
• Report grades to students and record grades to the University's grading system through eServices as required.
• Be aware of, inform students about, and monitor compliance to the University’s policy on academic honesty. Help international students understand this concept, which may be different than their own culture. Report violations to Office of Student Conduct.
• Mediate course-related student conflicts and disruptive behavior.
• Learn to recognize signs of students in distress. Refer students to the Counseling Center as needed.
• Revise course content and instructional materials based on student feedback.

2. Help students be successful.

• Be aware of, inform students about, and monitor compliance to the University’s policy on academic honesty. Help international students understand this concept, which may be different than their own culture. Report violations to Office of Student Conduct.
• Mediate course-related student conflicts and disruptive behavior.
• Learn to recognize signs of students in distress. Refer students to the Counseling Center as needed.

3. Continuously improve the course.

• Revise course content and instructional materials based on student feedback.

Teaching Competencies for 100% Online Courses by the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Minnesota State University, Mankato is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. It is a derivative of the original work, Faculty Competencies for Online Teaching, developed by the Penn State Online Faculty Engagement Subcommittee (November 2011).