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From the Provost
The Provost’s Office is again offering an online course development incentive. This incentive is being offered for the development of courses during the fall 2011 semester.

The Incentive

• The incentive is for any course a faculty member wants to develop into an online version.
• An incentive of $500 will be awarded to those who develop a course through the training provided and have the final, completely developed online course approved by the instructional designer.
• An additional $500 will be paid to those who teach the course during summer 2012.
• The incentive will go only to those who have approval from the department chair. The chair must acknowledge faculty expertise and the likelihood of scheduling.
• Priority will be given to those faculty members who have never taught online before, but generally the incentive is offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Funds are limited.

The Training

• For this round, the SUNY Learning Network (SLN) will provide the training at Buffalo State.
• To be eligible, faculty members must have their chairs electronically submit the Online Incentive Course Acknowledgment Form to Meghan Pereira in Instructional Resources.
• Once the acknowledgment form has been submitted, Pereira will register faculty members for the SLN training through the SUNY Center for Professional Development. Space is limited for the face-to-face training at Buffalo State. If spaces become filled, faculty may be registered for webinars or the SLN201 online training.
• Each participant must attend all the training sessions and then work with the instructional designer on campus to finalize the course and obtain approval.
• The courses should be completed before the start of the spring semester because the designers will be working with other faculty members during the spring. Faculty may teach the course at any time, but to receive the additional funds, the course must be taught in summer 2012.

If you are interested in participating in this incentive program, please complete the acknowledgment form as quickly as possible and have your chair submit it to Pereira. This form verifies the course you plan to develop and will serve as the official record of your chair’s acknowledgment of your interest in and ability to teach the course. Once Pereira receives the form, she will verify eligibility and notify faculty about training formats and dates.

Dates for Training at Buffalo State College
All workshops will be held in E. H. Butler Library 318.

Thursday, October 13
Workshop 1, 10:00 a.m.: Introduction to Online Learning
Workshop 2, 1:00 p.m.: Presenting Content Online

Tuesday, November 8
Workshop 3, 10:00 a.m.: Integrating Interaction in Your Online Course
Workshop 4, 1:00 p.m.: Authentic Online Assessment

Tuesday, December 13
Workshop 5, 10:00 a.m.: Teaching and Managing Your Online Course

Questions about training can be directed to Pereira, Instructional Resources, and questions about the incentive can be directed to Kevin Railey, Graduate School, or Margaret Shaw-Burnett, Continuing and Professional Studies.