Effective practices: Faculty Satisfaction

Governance and quality control

• North Carolina State University Distance Education and Learning Technology Applications (DELTA) RFP Program
  The Delta RFP program, created by North Carolina State University, funds the faculty in development of distance education programs. -- more
  
• Guiding Principles for Faculty in Distance Learning
  Indiana Partnership for Statewide Education creates guidelines that institutions can use to help faculty members teach courses online. -- more
  
• Peer review of online teaching-learning materials
  The Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching (MERLOT) peer review process evaluates, reviews, and publishes online learning materials. -- more
  
• Online Access to Learning Resources and Activities via Project Synergy
  Maryland Online's Project Synergy provides technology training opportunities to higher education faculty. -- more
  

• Including Technology Scholarship in the Faculty Reward Structure
  Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis rewards faculty for scholarship in the use of technology for teaching and learning. -- more
  
• New and Improved Accountability
  The University of Maine at Fort Kent's effective practice involves three simple steps: 1) Annotating the syllabus during course delivery, 2) Reflecting/evaluating/planning ahead, and 3) Documenting and sharing the improvements made to a course. -- more
  
• Transforming the Tenure and Promotion Process
  Auburn University has fundamentally changed its reward structure to recognize faculty outreach contributions. -- more
  
• Student-Nominated Faculty Awards for Effective/Innovative Technology Use
  Northeastern University's Effective Or Innovative Use Of Technology In Teaching Awards program enables faculty to find out what students find valuable about faculty use of course management systems and other technology. Faculty receive recognition for effective or innovative use of technology to support good teaching and learning; students feel empowered by nominating examples of effective practice. -- more
  
• Multidimensional Model for Review of Scholarly Activity
  The UniSCOPE model, created by Pennsylvania State University, recognizes and awards faculty for online activities. -- more