"Teaching online has been a wonderful opportunity for me! With the training I received from FaCET's Online Teaching summer camp and the support from the Office of Distance Learning, I feel I have been able to reach and serve a completely different population of students than I was when I only taught face-to-face. I am very grateful for the training, support, and experiences."Dawn Hall, English Professor, University Commonwealth College
Financial Support for Course Development
The Office of Distance Learning, which includes online semester-based courses available through Online Learning and non-semester based courses available through Independent Learning, provides financial support for the development of distance courses.
Independent Learning (IL) refers to non-semester based courses. IL courses are taught above regular faculty load, and are available in a variety of formats including, print, CD-ROM, Email, and online. Financial Support for development of new IL courses includes a one-time payment of $3,500 + $140 per student enrolled in undergraduate courses or $170 per student enrolled in graduate courses. A course contract is required. To learn more email amanda.mcgaughey@wku.edu or call (270) 745-5174.
Online Learning Courses, listed as "web" in the schedule of classes, refer to semester-based courses that are taught as part of regular faculty load. Online Learning provides two types of financial support for online course development: 1) Development of new online courses 2) Revision of online courses on contract for a minimum of three years.
New Course Development: Onlne Learning will provide instructors $3500 in the form of a stipend to assist the instructor in preparation of online course materials for newly developed courses. The first payment of $2,750 will be issued according to the following payment schedule:
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- Fall Semester: Course development payments will be issued in December (contract must be completed by October 31)
- Winter Term: Course payments will be issued in February (contract must be completed within the session the course is offered)
- Spring Semester: Course payments will be issued in May (contract must be completed by March 31)
- Summer Term: Course payments will be issued in August (contract must be completed within the session the course is offered).
Course Revision: Online Learning shall provide $2000 in the form of a stipend to assist the instructor in the revision of course materials. This payment will be issued according to the following payment schedule:
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- Fall Semester: Course development payments will be issued in December (contract must be completed by October 31)
- Winter Term: Course payments will be issued in February (contract must be completed within the session the course is offered)
- Spring Semester: Course payments will be issued in May (contract must be completed by March 31)
- Summer Term: Course payments will be issued in August (contract must be completed within the session the course is offered).
A course contract is required. All contracts for online semester-based courses must be initiated during the term in which the course is being offered. To learn more email anne.honaker@wku.edu or call (270)745-5107.
