Faculty FAQ

SMC has provided a robust Distance Education/Online Learning program since the late 1990’s. It is instruction delivered asynchronously (I.e., not in “real time”) and offers a variety of features that ensure students receive the same level of instruction as their on-ground counterparts. All Distance Education courses are approved by the Curriculum Committee.  They also have a different apportionment process than our on-ground and hybrid classes.

Remote Instruction is our response to the COVID-19 crisis. This is a temporary measure to enable on-ground students to continue progressing toward the attainment of course objectives and SLOs using a different instructional modality outside of the physical classroom setting. Students will participate from home or other off campus location of their choosing. Faculty will teach the course either from their home or a classroom that has been equipped with a web cam using Zoom meetings, or through Canvas shells, or a combination of both.

You should put warnings on your content that students would be violating the SMC Code of Conduct if they repost your original digital content.

We anticipate very few class cancellations. For those rare cases, faculty may work on instruction-related non-teaching assignments in lieu of instructional classroom and preparation time. Faculty must consult their department chair to identify those alternative assignments. Department chairs must contact Academic Affairs for alternate assignment approval and to determine the work hours required for an equivalent assignment. Emeritus (noncredit Older Adult program) and Health Science faculty should consult with the program administrator (Emeritus: Scott Silverman, Health Sciences: Eric Williams).

View Student Remote Instruction for tools and steps on how to use these tools.

Faculty may use their own technology at home or access the classrooms that have been equipped with instructional technology on the main campus.