RSI References and Resources
U.S. Regulations for Online Classes & Tea for Teaching Instructor Communication Plan Luther Rice College and Seminary Guide to Regular and Substantive Interaction in Distance…
What’s new?!
The OSCQR rubric and supporting documentation have been updated to specifically identify standards that support RSI. This updated version is referred to as OSCQR 4.0.…
How OSCQR supports RSI
Best practices in high quality online courses assume regular and substantive interaction (RSI) between the online instructors and learners that is articulated in both the…
Regular & Substantive Interaction
New federal US Department of Education (DoE) regulatory definitions of distance education require that institutions ensure regular and substantive interaction (RSI) between a student and…
Community
Community Resources Join the OSCQR usergroup. – NEW! How To infographic for the 4.0 OSCQR Rubric. Tip: Are you using Chrome? Chrome is best. Be…
OSCQR – Standard #43
Course provides learners with opportunities in course interactions to share resources and inject knowledge from diverse sources of information with guidance and/or standards from the…
OSCQR – Standard #42
Course offers opportunities for learner to learner interaction and constructive collaboration. Review These Explanations Collaboration in an online course fosters constructive learning by enabling learners…
OSCQR – Standard #41
Course provides activities intended to build a sense of class community, support open communication, promote regular and substantive interaction, and establish trust (e.g., ice-breaking activities,…
OSCQR – Standard #40
Learners have an opportunity to get to know the instructor. Review These Explanations Social presence is the ability of learners to project their personal characteristics…
OSCQR – Standard #39
Expectations for all course interactions (instructor to student, student to student, student to instructor) are clearly stated and modeled in all course interaction/communication channels. Review…