Distance Education Professional Development Resources

From instructional design to multimedia development, instructional technology consulting to course development assistance, the Office of Distance Education and Learning Technologies offers a full range of services to assist faculty with distance education initiatives.

Workshops and webinars are presented throughout the semester. Upon request, custom workshops are available to groups of people within or across departments or colleges. Contact us today at 361-825-2122.

Certificates Program: The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Certificates program is offered to support instructors as they integrate technologies in their courses to improve instruction and provide students with highly engaging learning experiences as well as flexible scheduling. More information is on the Certificates Program page.

 On this page:

• Course Development Resources
• Learning Object Repositories
• DE Best Practices
• Publications

Course Development Resources  

• Learning Object Repositories and Open Educational Resources provides a list of learning object repositories available for faculty to use in the development of their courses.
    
• Video Production Services - We will help instructors with creating and editing media presentations and making them compliant.  Please, call 361-825-2122 for an appointment.

Distance Education Standards and Best Practices

Southern Association of Colleges & Schools (SACS) Guidelines for Addressing Distance and Correspondence Education 

• Distance Education and the Principles of Accreditation (SACS Guidelines)
• Best Practices For Electronically Offered Degree & Certificate Programs
• Distance & Correspondence Education Policy Statement

Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) 

• Principles of Good Practice

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) Principles of Good Practice for Academic Degree and Certificate Programs and Credit Courses Offered Electronically

• Principles of Good Practice For Academic Degree & Certificate Programs & Credit Courses Offered Electronically
• Guide for Incorporating the Principles of Good Practice into Electronically-Based Courses
  • iNacol National Standards of Quality for Online Courses
  • iNacol National Standards for Quality Online Teaching

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Procedures for Distance Education Programs

• University Handbook of Rules & Procedures: 11.10.99.C0.04 Distance Education Programs