[CCoE Notice] URGENT: RSI Regulations for Online Classes

[ccoecomm at Central.UH.EDU]

Dear Engineering Faculty, please review the below message from Dr. Jeff Morgan. Thank you.

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Dear Deans, Assoc Deans and Dept Chairs,

It is important for UH to comply with the federal Regular and Substantive Interaction<https://uh.edu/power-on/rsi/> (RSI) regulations to ensure our asynchronous online courses remain designated as online (not correspondence) and our federal funding is not affected. I am writing to solicit your help, and to update you on the efforts regarding RSI during the 2021-22 academic year.



The Office of the Provost communicated these regulations to Fall 2021 instructors of online courses in July 2021, and to Spring 2022 instructors of asynchronous online courses in November of 2021. Subsequently, the Online and Special Programs office sent a survey to instructors of asynchronous online courses to complete and acknowledge their understanding of the regulations. Instructors were also given access to a resource page and training information (https://uh.edu/power-on/rsi/). This information was emailed weekly through March 2022, and instructors stopped receiving the information once they completed the survey. During this time, our central Instructional Design team provided virtual training sessions, and those will continue in June. Only 50% of instructors have responded to the survey. In addition to the survey, we have conducted baseline reviews of syllabi and course shells for 600+ asynchronous online courses for spring 2022 to assess the level of interaction between the instructor and the students. Six components of the RSI were measured. Courses that satisfied fewer than 4 components were flagged for further review, and an email was sent to the instructor and their department chair. We need your help encouraging faculty to complete the survey, and to meet all 6 components of the RSI regulations in their online asynchronous courses.



We feel the RSI components are best practices for all courses. If you or your faculty need more information on RSI, please contact fdis at uh.edu<mailto:fdis at uh.edu>.



We appreciate your assistance in this important matter.



Thank you,

Jeff

Dr. Jeff Morgan
Associate Provost for Education Innovation and Technology
Director of the Center for Academic Support and Assessment (CASA)
Professor of Mathematics
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