{"id":4778,"date":"2024-03-29T16:25:40","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T20:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/citol\/?page_id=4778"},"modified":"2026-06-24T16:01:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T20:01:24","slug":"digital-teaching-modality-change-addition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/citol\/digital-teaching-modality-change-addition\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Teaching Modality Change\/Addition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Adjusting the modality of your courses can make a big difference for students and teachers.<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Online and Hybrid offerings allow:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>more flexible schedules<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>access to courses onsite and offsite<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>student engagement in more self-directed and project-based learning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>students to develop their technical and digital collaboration skills<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>instructors to deploy asynchronous elements to better engage students<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>instructors to personalize their student interactions and respond to individual student needs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>more variety of online and Open Educational Resources<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Departments to run courses with fewer students, including over summer and winter sessions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Departments to conserve classroom space<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMES to satisfy the USM out-of-classroom experiences\/non-traditional learning mandate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Quality Online\/Hybrid Instruction and Digital Teaching and Learning Standards<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To ensure the quality of online, hybrid, and digitally enhanced courses at UMES, the Office of Academic Affairs and the Center for Instructional Technology and Online Learning (CITOL) have developed guidelines and requirements for the Quality Online Instruction (QOIUMES) review. Online and hybrid courses can be reviewed against the UMES Quality of Online Instruction standards, which address areas such as course navigation, accessibility, alignment, and engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instructors developing online and hybrid courses for the first time must request a course modality change\/addition, which involves completing the Modality Change\/Addition Request Form and may include RSI training, course design assistance, and technical support. A special emphasis is placed on facilitating regular and substantive interactions (RSIs) in all courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information on RSI, visit these informative websites:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/16c0k8WSnjrNHdlFCc0WQ8jOqvL2EERAU\/view\">Regular and Substantive Interaction Primer<\/a>, Everett Community College<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1Yxs3BOKx7AATn6KmxcCoBDfPKy1HniP1\/edit?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=114913070762858691143&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\">Regular and Substantive Interaction <\/a>(PowerPoint)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although Instructors at UMES <strong>are not required<\/strong> to be certified to teach online, CITOL recommends Instructors complete the\u00a0UMES Online Teaching Certification Course\u00a0before starting their online courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>To request a course modality change, please complete this <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScImyHAvvQGR_rxldHIgKTEOyQ7P3zzlFjdmRWsktDE8ukdWA\/viewform?usp=header\">Modality Change\/Addition Request Form<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Instructors must complete the two required RSI Activity Statements in the form, and feedback will be provided in the form response.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The online or hybrid syllabus for the course must be uploaded via the form. You can download the\u00a0&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/liveumes.sharepoint.com\/:w:\/s\/CITOL\/IQCMLfeXC4zSQZJsrif4W0r7AamC_DpKlP1Z6vMZIagNhDQ?e=a1pc1o\">AI Policy Inclusive Accessible Syllabus Template<\/a>&#8220;, copy and paste the existing Syllabus information, save as a Word Document, and then upload to the form.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When requesting a Hybrid Course Modality Change, the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1Y-7n2jb0dOh3gn-GaJnkYuzTAoZ0lH6t\/edit?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=112106669185714625599&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hybrid Course Differentiation<\/a> document will also be uploaded within the form.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The form must be completed for each requested change in course modality.<\/strong> We have automated the process to keep better track of these requests.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>If you have any concerns, comments, or questions, please contact the CITOL office today!<\/strong><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adjusting the modality of your courses can make a big difference for students and teachers. Online and Hybrid offerings allow: Quality Online\/Hybrid Instruction and Digital Teaching and Learning Standards To ensure the quality of online, hybrid, and digitally enhanced courses at UMES, the Office of Academic Affairs and the Center for Instructional Technology and Online&#8230;<span class=\"cpschool-read-more-link-holder\"><a class=\"btn btn-basic cpschool-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/citol\/digital-teaching-modality-change-addition\/\">Read more <span class=\"sr-only\">Digital Teaching Modality Change\/Addition<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":52,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"folder":[],"class_list":["post-4778","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/citol\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/citol\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/citol\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/citol\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/52"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/citol\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4778"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/citol\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4778\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/citol\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/citol\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/folder?post=4778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}