SUNY Downstate Medical Center

 

DISTANCE LEARNING

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

 

 

 

1.           Introduction

 

For the purposes of this policy, distance learning is defined as a formal educational process in which the majority of the instructional interaction occurs when student and instructor are not in the same place. Instruction may be synchronous or asynchronous. Distance education may include correspondence, audio, video, or computer technologies. This policy shall apply to all credit-bearing courses and programs offered through distance education by the SUNY Downstate Medical Center (“DMC").

 

 

II,          Design, Development and Approval

 

The design and development of distance learning courses and programs shall follow priorities established by DMC for their on-campus educational offerings. Distance learning courses and programs shall be consistent with the educational mission of DMC. Distance learning courses shall be designed and evaluated in accordance with the standard academic review processes used for the development and approval of on-campus courses and programs. Programs must continue to comply with all applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations.

 

Programs shall comply with any special requirements of their discipline's accrediting bodies concerning the delivery of distance learning courses and programs and shall ensure that external accreditation standards are satisfied.

 

Current institutional policies shall govern issues of course assignments, class size, faculty workload, compensation, release time and evaluation.

 

III.        Intellectual Property

 

Copyright ownership and royalties derived from the creation and production of distance learning courses shall be determined in accordance with SUNY's Copyright Policy.

 

This policy provides that generally, faculty and staff retain all rights to copyright and publish written works produced by them but that in cases where persons are employed or directed within the scope of their employment to produce specific work subject to copyright, the University shall have the right to publish such work without copyright or to copyright such work in its own name. In those cases where the faculty member desires the use of DMC's facilities or resources, arrangements shall be made in advance with DMC with respect to what assistance and resources will be provided and the equity of DMC in the finished work.

 

Faculty members shall comply with the same requirements that apply in other contexts with respect to the use of DMC's name.

 

Liabilities may be incurred with respect to the inclusion of materials in distance learning courses that were not created by the person who developed the course and by inclusion of voices or images of persons in the course materials, including audience members and guest lecturers. It is the responsibility of the individual who provides the course content for distance learning courses to comply with copyright and privacy laws by obtaining all permissions and releases necessary to avoid infringing copyright or invading the privacy rights of others.

 

IV.       Distance Learning Strategic Planning Committee

 

The Distance Learning Strategic Planning Committee shall consist of the following:

 

            John Allen, Asst, VP for Scientific Affairs

            Nellie Bailey, Ed.D., RN, CS, Assoc. Dean of Nursing

            Manny Bekier, Director of Biomedical Communications

            Richard Bentley, Director of Administration Support Services

            JoAnn Bradley, Ed.D., Sr. VP for Institutional Advancement & VP for Academic Affairs

            Linda Chase, Coordinator of Special Projects, Academic Affairs

            Greg Conyers, Director of Educational Computing

            Daisy Cruz-Richman, Ph.D., RN, Clinical Assoc. Professor, Nursing

            Ernie Cuni, Instructional Support Associate, Biomedical Communications

            Ivan Durbak, CIO

            Louis Ebarb, Instructional Support Specialist

            Frank Fasano, Art Supervisor, Biomedical Communications

            George Frangos, Ph. D., Assoc. Dean of Graduate Medical Education

            Dorcas Gelabart, Instructional Support Associate, Biomedical Communications

            Mohamed Ibrahim, PT, MS, Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy Program

            Joanne Katz, Ph.D., Chair of Physical Therapy Program

            Brian Kell, AVP for Institutional Advancement

            John Kubie, Ph.D., Assoc. Professor, Anatomy

            Aleida Llanes-Oberstein, CNM, MS, Clinical Asst. Professor, Midwifery Program

            Anna Migliore, OTR/L, Assistant Professor

            Joyce Miller, Ed.D., Chair, Diagnostic Medical Imaging Program

            Don Minick, Director, General Accounting

            Dawn Morton-Rias, PD, PA-C, Acting Dean, CHRP & Chair of Physician Assistant Program

            Jim Neill, Ph.D., Asst. Director, Office of Educational Computing & Technology

            Joyce Sabari, Ph.D. Chair of Occupational Therapy Program

            Susan Schwartz-Giblin, Ph.D., Dean of Graduate Studies

            Laila Sedhom, Ph.D., RN, Assoc. Dean, Nursing          

            Chris Stewart, Asst. Librarian

            Lorraine Terracina, Ph.D., VP for Student Affairs & Dean of Students

            Edward Throckmorton, Registrar, Graduate School

            Isaac Topor, Ed.D., Chair, Health Information Management Program

            Dorothy Waleski, Asst. Dean, CHRP

            Richard Winant, Ph.D., AHIP, Dean of Academic Information Access & Director of Libraries

            John Zubrovich, Supervisor of Photography, Digital Imaging and Webmaster, Biomedical Communications