Barstow Community College — Distance Education Policies (Pages 1–10)
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The Regular and Substantive Interaction Checklist was developed by the Distance Education and instructional Technology Committee (DEITC) as a tool for faculty to self-check their distance education courses.
As required by law, institutions must have effective procedures in place to ensure that the students who register in a distance education course are the same students who participate in and complete the course, and receive the academic credit. Barstow Community College requires two methods to authenticate students enrolled in distance education/online courses. The first method is the use of a secure login and pass code to access courses. The second method of authentication is the use of proctored examinations. The BCC DE Student Authentication Policy was adopted on February 22, 2018 to provide faculty and staff instructions and clarification on the requirements for authenticating online students.
The BCC Online Attendance & Drop Policy provides faculty some guidelines and information with respect to taking attendance and dropping students in an online class.
When students need to have an exam proctored, they are required to follow the exam proctoring guidelines. Although the BCC Exam Proctoring Guidelines are going through a revision, this is the most current guidelines as of January 1, 2020.
The most current version of the Standard Online Syllabus Template is already implemented in the Course Design Template for new courses, and the standard components of the syllabi are updated by the Instructional Design Specialists, so if you need a current copy please shoot us an email.