As a reminder, CLAS is offering an opportunity for instructors of large-enrollment undergraduate courses (with enrollments of 150 students or more) to build on what was learned about effective instruction and student engagement during the pandemic and continue to offer the lecture portion of these courses in a virtual delivery mode.

For these courses, instructors may request to change the delivery mode of the large-enrollment undergraduate lecture section from face-to-face to an online modality by making a request to Cornelia Lang (cornelia-lang@uiowa.edu) as soon as possible – the official deadline has passed, but I am willing to still review requests before Friday, October 29. The course planner for fall 2022 closes on Monday, November 1. As a reminder, the October 13 DEO Memo reviewed basic guidelines for Fall 2022 Course planning: https://clas.uiowa.edu/deos/mailing/october-13-2021/course-planning-fall-2022.

Requests must include a short proposal from the course instructor that demonstrates the following key attributes of the course structure, delivery format, and plans for assessment:

• DEO endorsement describing how the online or hybrid course delivery format will benefit the overall curriculum.
• Learning objectives of the course aligned with the delivery format. 
• Synchronous components integrated into the course to encourage student engagement, such as instructor-led activities before, during, and after a lecture.
• High quality, up to date lecture recordings available for students to review.
• A well-designed ICON site, easily navigated by students.
• Additional student engagement activities scheduled throughout the semester, such as discussions, activities, presentations, polling, and breakout rooms. 
• Clear communication strategies for staying in touch with students, such as a question/answer board, review sessions, group office hours, or other means that assure students that the instructor is deeply involved in the course.
• Examples of student feedback from previous semesters in which the course lectures were delivered online. This feedback can come from ACE end of semester surveys or other types of formative or summative assessment carried out during the course.
• A short plan for assessment of the online delivery mode (including student engagement and learning outcomes) should be included. The Office of Teaching and Learning (Analytics), Distance and Online Education, and the OTLT Center for Teaching are excellent resources for departments to consults with regarding tools and support with assessment if needed.