The IDEA Center is here for Piedmont Tech faculty who are developing or enhancing online courses.

Creating an Online Course

Piedmont Tech encourages faculty to create online courses within their area of expertise. The first consideration is for courses that are a part of a certificate, diploma, or degree program offered online. Talk to your academic dean for more information on online certificate, diploma, and degree programs planned for your division.

Steps for Creating an Online Course

1. Discuss your course idea with your department head and determine the best options for your course ideas.
2. Complete an Online Course Approval Form. On receipt of your form, the IDEA Center staff will contact your department head for approval and signature.
3. Your department head will send the approved form to the academic division dean who will seek any necessary funding, approve the form, and forward it to the Vice President for Educational Affairs for approval and signature.
4. On final approval for an online course, the IDEA Center will assist you by providing a mentor and training in instructional design and use of the online course management system.
5. When your course is complete, your dean will review the course and complete the college's Online Course Quality Checklist to assure that all required components are present within your course.
6. Finally, your new course will be added course schedule and promoted for upcoming terms.

Creating a Hybrid Course

Piedmont Tech encourages faculty to create both online hybrid courses and complimentary online components that support live traditional and PEN courses. A hybrid course is defined in Directive 8.33 as a course with a minimum of 20% of content delivered in an on-campus environment and the balance online.

Steps for Creating a Hybrid Course or Web-Supported Course Component

• Inform your academic division's administrative assistant of your intent to support your traditional or PEN course using a Web compenent in the online course management system. Provide your administrative assistant with the course number and section of each course you wish to support.
• The administrative assistant will ensure that you are correctly listed as an instructor for the course and that you have access to a course management system component.
• Contact the IDEA Center for assistance in developing your hybrid course or course module.