Addition to PFM/TFM handbook
Approved by Council 12/9/05
The PFM/TFM shall designate the following elements of evaluation for each online class:
1. one example of content instruction or information delivery
(such as one lecture, an instructional animation, assignments which teach content, etc.)
2. a sample of student interaction
(equivalent to a week's worth of electronic discussion, or attendance at one half hour of a synchronous chat session)
3. the syllabus
The PFM/TFM will authorize student-level access to the visitor for the purpose of observing these elements of the class. While it is acknowledged that it would not be possible to block the visitor from access to other areas of the class, only these elements are to be assessed in order to provide equivalency with a one-hour on-site classroom visit.