Section 55270.6 - Instructor Contact(a) Instructors in direct assessment competency-based education programs shall be at least as available for student-initiated contact as are instructors in courses conducted by other instructional methods in addition to instructor-initiated contact.(b) District governing boards shall ensure that all district policies governing direct assessment competency-based education programs provide that any portion of a direct assessment competency-based education module conducted through distance education includes regular and substantive interaction between instructor and students.(c) Regular and substantive interaction in a direct assessment competency-based education program between instructors and students entails providing the opportunity for substantive interactions with the student on a predictable and regular basis commensurate with the length of time and the amount of content in the course or competency; and monitoring the student's academic engagement and success and ensuring that an instructor is responsible for promptly and proactively engaging in substantive interaction with the student when needed on the basis of such monitoring, or upon request by the student. Substantive interaction is engaging students in teaching, learning, and assessment, consistent with the content under discussion which should include providing direct instruction; assessing or providing feedback on a student's coursework, formative and summative assessments; providing information or responding to questions about the content of a course or competency; facilitating a group discussion regarding the content of a course or competency; or other instructional activities approved by the institution's accrediting agency.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 5, § 55270.6
1. New section filed 9-3-2021; operative 10-3-2021. Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only pursuant to Education Code section 70901.5 (Register 2021, No. 41). Note: Authority cited: Sections 66700 and 70901, Education Code. Reference: Sections 70901 and 70902, Education Code.
1. New section filed 9-3-2021; operative 10/3/2021. Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only pursuant to Education Code section 70901.5 (Register 2021, No. 41).