Sec. 150111. Definition of distance education
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Except as otherwise provided in title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.), for purposes of such title, the term distance education means education that uses technology— to deliver instruction to students enrolled at an institution of higher education who are separated from the instructor or instructors; and to support regular and substantive interaction between the students and the instructor or instructors, either synchronously or asynchronously.
For purposes of subsection (a), the technologies that may be used to offer distance education include— the internet; one-way and two-way transmissions through open broadcast, closed circuit, cable, microwave, broadband lines, fiber optics, satellite, or wireless communications devices; audio conferencing; and other media used in a course in conjunction with any of the technologies listed in paragraphs
(1)through (3). For purposes of subsection (a), an instructor is an individual responsible for delivering course content and who meets the qualifications for instruction established by the institution of higher education’s accrediting agency. For purposes of subsection (a), substantive interaction is engaging students in teaching, learning, and assessment, consistent with the content under discussion, and also includes at least two of the following: Providing direct instruction. Assessing or providing feedback on a student’s coursework. Providing information or responding to questions about the content of a course or competency. Facilitating a group discussion regarding the content of a course or competency. Other instructional activities approved by the institution of higher education’s or program’s accrediting agency. For purposes of subsection (a), an institution ensures regular interaction between a student and an instructor or instructors by, prior to the student’s completion of a course or competency— providing the opportunity for substantive interactions with the student on a predictable and regular basis commensurate with the length of time and the amount of content in the course or competency; and monitoring the student’s academic engagement and success and ensuring that an instructor is responsible for promptly and proactively engaging in substantive interaction with the student when needed, on the basis of such monitoring, or upon request by the student. This section shall be effective for any semester (or the equivalent) that begins on or after August 15, 2020, and shall cease to be effective at the end of the 2020–2021 award year.
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