資料日期：111/02/23

1.     遠距教學課程係依據教育部「專科以上學校遠距教學實施辦法」辦理：

l   第2條規定，遠距教學指師生透過通訊網路、電腦網路、視訊頻道等傳輸媒體，以互動方式進行之教學。遠距教學課程指單一科目授課時數二分之一以上以遠距教學方式進行者。遠距教學課程授課時數，包括課程講授、師生互動討論、測驗及其他學習活動之時數。

l   第5條規定，實施遠距教學，應於具備教學實施、記錄學生學習情形及其他支援學習功能之學習管理系統為之。

l   第6條規定，遠距教學授課教師應提出教學計畫，須經三級課程委員會審議通過後，始得開授。教學計畫應載明教學目標、修讀對象、課程大綱、上課方式、師生互動討論、成績評量方式及上課注意事項。

l   第9條規定，應定期自行評鑑開授之遠距教學課程及教學成效，評鑑報告至少保存五年。是故，本校實施遠距教學課程之全學期教學內容大綱、教材、師生互動紀錄、評量記錄、學生上線記錄及作業報告，應保存五年，以供日後參考。

2.     申請開設「遠距教學課程」流程，分為新開設課程、續開課程：

l   新開設課程：

(1)     填寫「大專校院遠距教學課程—教學計畫大綱」，並提出申請。

(2)     經系/所課程委員會、院課程委員會審查通過後，將「系/所課程委員會紀錄」、「院課程委員會紀錄」及「大專校院遠距教學課程—教學計畫大綱」提送教學發展中心彙整後提案至校課程委員會。

l   續開課程：

(1)     填寫「大專校院遠距教學課程—教學計畫大綱」，並提出申請。

(2)     經系/所課程委員會、院課程委員會審查通過後，將「系/所課程委員會紀錄」、「院課程委員會紀錄」、「大專校院遠距教學課程—教學計畫大綱」及「申請續開課程的教學意見調查結果」提送教學發展中心彙整，提案至校課程委員會。

(3)     申請續開課程的教學意見調查結果僅於會議當天供委員審閱之用。

(4)     依據108學年度第4次、109學年度第1次校課程委員會議決議：申請續開遠距課程，若前一學期教學意見調查分數未達該系全部課程平均值或全校全部課程平均值，需檢附系課程委員會實質討論、評估得否續開之會議紀錄，始提送院課程委員會及校課程委員會審查。另外，於系課程委員會實質討論時，建議可將過去3學期開設該門遠距課程的教學意見調查結果納入參考。

(5)     依據109學年度第3次校課程委員會議決議：教師申請開設遠距教學課程經各級課程委員會議通過後，該課程即標示為遠距課程，若因特殊情況欲調整為實體授課時，開課單位應通知已選課學生，並且最遲於當學期加退選開始日前填送課程異動單通知課務組更新選課系統資訊，以利學生調整選課。

l   開課單位應自行評鑑開授之遠距教學課程及教學成效，並做成評鑑報告，供日後成績查詢、教學評鑑或受訪視時之參考，至少保存五年。若評鑑不合格者，得限制或禁止其開設遠距教學課程。

3.     本校相關業務單位：

l   辦理「校課程委員會」業務單位為課務組。

l   辦理「遠距教學課程」提案彙整單位為教學發展中心。
業務聯繫人：郭孟倫博士（分機35403）。

4.     相關辦法與表單：

l   教育部「專科以上學校遠距教學實施辦法」

l   「大專校院遠距教學課程—教學計畫大綱」

l   「清華大學遠距課程教師自評表」

l   「實施遠距測驗的建議作法」。

Reminders and Procedure for Offering an Online Course

Date: 111/02/23

1.     Distance Education course is based on the „Implementation Regulations Governing Distance Education for (Junior and Higher) College„ promulgated by the Ministry of Education:

l   Article 2. Distance Education refers to teaching and interaction using communication technology, the Internet, live streaming video among instructors and students. Distance Education course means over half of the teaching hours in a subject are instructed through distance teaching. Teaching hours refer to the hours of instruction, including course lectures, teacher-student interaction, assessment and testing, and other learning activities. 

l   Article 5. A learning management system that includes the teaching process, students' learning records, and other supportive features is required for the implementation of Distance Education.  

l   Article 6. The instructors offering Distance Education are required to propose a teaching plan and to obtain approval from the curriculum committee at the dept-/institution, college, and university level. After approval, the instructor is allowed to teach the Distance Education course. The teaching plan should include teaching objectives, participants, syllabus, teaching style, teacher-student interaction, grading and assessment, and reminders for class. 

l   Article 9. It is necessary to evaluate the distance course and teaching effectiveness regularly. The evaluation report should be kept for at least five years. Hence, all the teaching materials should be kept for at least five years for further reference. Teaching materials include the syllabus, teaching materials, teacher-student interaction, record of assessment, online rollcall, and homework.

2.     Procedures for applying „Distance Education course„ are divided into „New Course„ and „Re-run Course„:

l   For New Courses:

(1)     Complete the application form—„Syllabus for Distance Education course for higher education institutes„ and apply.

(2)     After the reviews of the dept-/institution-level curriculum committee, college-level curriculum committee, prepare following documents—(a) Syllabus for Distance Education course for higher education institutes, (b) meeting minutes of dept-/institution-level curriculum committee, and (c) meeting minutes of the college-level curriculum committee—and submit to the Center for Teaching and Learning Development (CTLD). The CTLD will compile relevant documents and propose to the university-level curriculum committee.

l   For Re-run Courses:

(1)     Complete the application form—„Syllabus for Distance Education course for higher education institutes„ and apply.

(2)     After the reviews of the dept-/institution-level curriculum committee, college-level curriculum committee, prepare four documents (a) Syllabus for Distance Education course for higher education institutes, (b) meeting minutes of dept-/institution-level curriculum committee, (c) meeting minutes of the college-level curriculum committee, and (d) student evaluation of teaching on the applied course and then submit to the CTLD. The CTLD will compile relevant documents and propose to the university-level curriculum committee.

(3)     The results of student course evaluation may only be used for internal committee members' reference. 

(4)     According to the resolutions of the fourth university-level curriculum meeting in 2019 and the first university-level curriculum meeting in 2020: If the student course evaluation of the Distance Education course in the previous semester does not reach the average scores of curriculums of the department/institute or the average scores of curriculums of the school, it is required to include together with the application for re-run the meeting minutes of dept/institute-level curriculum committee (including formal discussion and evaluation) before submitting to the college- and university-level curriculum committee for review. Moreover, it is suggested that the application also include the student course evaluations of that Distance Education course in the past three semesters for the reference of formal discussion at the dept-/institute-level curriculum committee meeting. 

(5)     According to the resolutions of the third university-level curriculum meeting in 2020: After the approval of the curriculum committee meeting at the dept-/institution, college, and university level, the distance course would be marked as a „distance course.„ In cases where the instructor wants to adjust back to the physical course due to special conditions, the dept-/institute/college that offers this course should notify all enrolled students and send „Sheet for Course Change„ to the curriculum division of the Office of Academic Affairs for information system updates no later than the course's start date add and drop period. 

l   The dept-/institute/college that offers Distance Education courses shall evaluate the distance courses and teaching effectiveness and create evaluation reports for the reference of grade inquiry, teaching evaluation, or supervision. The evaluation report should be kept for at least five years. If the evaluation is not qualified, the instructor will be limited or prohibited from offering a distance course. 

3.     NTHU Business Units: 

l   School-level curriculum committee: Curriculum Division

l   Distance course proposal for collection and integration: CTLD. 
Contact: Dr. Tonny Menglun Kuo (ext. 35403)

4.     Related regulations and forms: 

l   „Implementation Regulations Governing Distance Education for (Junior and Higher) College„ by Ministry of Education

l   „NTHU Online Course Self-Evaluation Form„

l   „Syllabus for Distance Education course for higher education institutes.„

l   „Recommendation for Implementing Distance Assessment and Testing.„