Course Planning Timeline for Online Courses (Summer)
Your observance of the timeline dates will help us ensure that all course materials and instructional technologies are in place in time for the start of the semester. Thank you.
Karen Proulx, Faculty Liaison
1-800-245-5544
FAX: 800-696-1125
kproulx@maine.edu
Susan Lowe, Off-Campus Librarian
1-800-339-7323
FAX: 800-946-8900
slowe@maine.edu
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| APR 15 | Submit textbook order form. Your order will be forwarded to your local campus bookstore and to the UMA bookstore, which accepts all orders for distant students. Students may phone-order from UMA Bookstore at 1-800-621-0083. |
| MAY 15 | Notify Glenn LeBlanc (gleblanc@maine.edu) if you intend to use statewide sites for on-site proctored examinations. Notify Glenn LeBlanc (gleblanc@maine.edu) if you require other course-related travel (on-site workshops, field trips, etc.) So that we may publish travel as a requirement of the course in our statewide courseguide, please notify us of any course-related travel by the publishing deadline indicated to the left. |
| JUN 1 | Submit materials for copyright clearance (including articles, pictures, drawings, etc. for use in your coursepack, class handouts, web page or reserve materials) to Susan Lowe. Submit requests for broadcast clearance (ie, videotapes*, music) to Susan Lowe. Please Note: You must provide a legally-purchased original of all videos, CDs, audiotapes. *Videotapes may be broadcast from the Orono, Augusta, and Portland studios only. |
| JUN 15 | Submit syllabus and/or copyright-cleared coursepack to Karen Proulx. (Students must order these items through the UMA bookstore [1-800-621-0083] & your local campus bookstores.) You might want to include this recommended academic integrity statement in your syllabus. Please help us to make sure your syllabus/coursepack is where it needs to be at the beginning of the semester by submitting it in camera-ready form. Check out our guidelines for preparing your syllabus/coursepack--and for what your students will pay for it: Syllabus and coursepack guidelines and pricing Submit Faculty Policy Form if you have not done so. Update form if necessary. |
| Reserve Multilink Phone Bridge. Optional telephone conferencing bridge for office hours, review sessions, etc. This limited resource is available on a first-come-first-served basis. Contact Karen Proulx | |
| Submit Blackboard Request Form if you plan to have students use Blackboard. | |
| 10 days prior to exam/ quiz | Submit exams/quizzes and one Exam Instruction Form for each exam to Karen Proulx. Please contact Karen prior to the semester if you plan to have on-site proctored exams in your asynchronous course. Read our Examination Procedures to understand how we administer exams at a distance |
| ASAP | Return graded assignments, exams, and quizzes for distribution to students. (Forward to Karen Proulx.) |