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100% online course or program
When the University offers a 100% online course or program, it will be offered with the expectation that students need not visit campus for any...
Contact hours
The Higher Learning Commission is required by the U.S. Department of Education to assure that all its member institutions are complying with the...
Defining ordinary and extraordinary services
Ordinary support Detroit Mercy's instructional designers would be happy to meet with you to discuss your plans for your online course or...
Distance education proposal checklist
Online and hybrid courses and programs developed and offered at the University of Detroit Mercy must meet a standard for quality, sound learning...
Distance learning terms
Defining commonly used terms offers faculty and administration a way of communicating ideas effectively when developing online materials, courses, or...
Faculty compensation for development of an online program
To ensure that students in a program have consistently high quality education experiences, courses developed for an online program need to be owned...
Faculty selection to develop and teach online courses and programs
The University will make every effort to use full-time Detroit Mercy faculty to both develop and teach online courses, provided the faculty are...
Guidelines for Accessibility of Course Content (Universal Design of Instruction)
University of Detroit Mercy is committed to ensuring that all students have an equal opportunity to participate in the university's programs,...
Guidelines for Lecturing Online
Most online course sites will require some amount lecturing to help you get your students on the right page. Here are some tips to help you create...
Guidelines for Providing Copyrighted Content Online
The guidelines presented here should not be taken as legal advice. Detroit Mercy faculty must adhere to copyright law when posting content to their...
IDS Supported Tools for Online Education
The Instructional Design Studio endeavors to provide Detroit Mercy faculty and students support and training in the use of a broad range of tools...
MFA Online Course / Program Approval Process
Whether you're transforming an existing course or program or creating a completely new online program, the McNichols Faculty Assembly has...
Online program codes
Effective July 1, 2010, the Higher Learning Commission stipulated that the University of Detroit Mercy was authorized for “Initiation of...
Online Program Development Framework
The Instructional Design Studio has developed this framework for program development with four foundational goals in mind: Program longevity...
Ownership and Use agreements
When developing an online course, it's very important that all parties have agreed in advance on who will own the developed course and how that...
Student Support Services
University of Detroit Mercy encourages all students, faculty, staff and administrators to be aware of and utilize these resources for...
Tips for Providing Office Hours Online
1. Be proactive. If you see a student struggling or if you notice a student is not participating as they should, reach out to them and schedule a...
Use of On-Campus Rooms: 75%-99% Online Course or Program Policy
There will be cases where faculty developing an online course or program will want to include one or more face-to-face sessions. This will need to be...
What Does 'Flexible Hybrid' (Hyflex) Teaching Mean at Detroit Mercy?
What is ‘Flexible Hybrid’ (Hyflex) Teaching? For the fall 2020 term, University of Detroit Mercy will adopt a flexible hybrid learning...
Who has access to my courses?
Faculty of record (as listed on Banner) and currently registered students have access to Blackboard course sites by default. Faculty may enroll...