The Guidelines and Review Process for the statewide catalog of online courses, developed to comply with a new policy contained in the FY14 State School Aid Act, is now available at https://michiganvirtual.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/guidelines_model_2013.pdf.
Section 21f of Public Act 60 of 2013 enables public school students in grades 5-12 (with the consent of parent or guardian) to enroll in up to two online courses during an academic term, semester or trimester. The legislation allows students to select online course offerings from their local district catalog of online courses or from those available in the statewide catalog of online course titles.
As a condition of offering an online course, either as part of a district catalog or as part of the statewide catalog, a district is responsible for producing an online course syllabus. The legislation also requires that the syllabus includes the results of the online course quality review using the guidelines and model review process published by Michigan Virtual.
The guidelines and model review process draw from nationally-recognized best practices, national online learning standards, State of Michigan content standards, and Michigan Virtual’s substantial experience with reviewing online courses and online educational content.
Michigan Virtual solicited public feedback on a draft version of the document during the month of August. During this time, a draft version was widely distributed to Michigan educational organizations and a copy was made available through the Michigan Virtual website.
About Michigan Virtual
Michigan Virtual is a private, nonprofit Michigan corporation established by the State of Michigan in 1998 to serve as a champion for online learning. It is the parent organization of the Michigan Virtual for Students and Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute.
