For the past several years OTL has worked with each College Flexible Learning Council (CFLC) to offer CFLC Builds as a means for instructors experienced with online courses to develop courses on their own while meeting certain requirements. Effective Summer 2023, no new CFLC Builds have been started. CFLC Builds under current development will need to complete development by December 1st, 2023. CFLC Builds will be replaced by Consultation Builds.
Previously labeled “UFLC builds” this build process involves working with an Instructional Designer over a semester to build a flexible course. Funding for Dedicated ID Builds is limited and is allocated for these priorities:
Most Dedicated ID Build priorities will be identified in July, October, and March.
Consultation Builds have two purposes. First, they are for experienced instructors who want to develop a new, certified course on a more flexible timeline. Second, they are intended for courses that do not need a complete redesign but are missing components necessary to be certified. Priorities for Consultation Builds are as follows:
| Features | Dedicated ID Builds | Consultation Builds | Consultations |
| Faculty | Various experience teaching and/or designing flexible courses | Experienced faculty only | Various experience teaching and/or designing flexible courses |
| Instructional Designer | A specific Instructional Designer is assigned to work with faculty | Instructional Designers from a pool are assigned tasks as needed | May be supported by one or multiple instructional designers |
| Graphics/Multimedia | Coordinated with an assigned Instructional Designer | Available Upon Request | Available Upon Request |
| Compensation Available? | Yes, based on adjunct/overload rate | Yes, based on adjunct/overload rate according to the number of steps completed | No |
| Milestones for Payment | Two payments once criteria is met. Two payments based on milestone completion | Multiple milestones; all compensation paid after the course is (re)certified | N/A |
| Groups Responsible for Approvals at Milestones | OTL | OTL | N/A |
| Deadlines | Courses developed in one semester. Requires UFLC permission for extensions | Courses developed in roughly one semester. Requires UFLC permission for extensions | No deadlines. Consultations are available throughout the year |
| Certification Task | Possible Compensation* | Example Amount (AY23-24, 3-Credit Course) |
| Course Redesign (Requires Instructional Designer Approval of Course Design Plan ) | 40% of adjunct/overload rate for the course | $1,400 |
| Quality Review Response Approved | 40% of adjunct/overload rate for the course | $1,400 |
| Common Navigation Applied | 10% of adjunct/overload rate for the course | $350 |
| Accessibility | 10% of adjunct/overload rate for the course | $350 |
*Compensation for all components of the Consultation Builds is issued only when the course is certified and not when individual components are completed.
This step entails using a Course Design Plan to revise the design of your course. The Course Design Plan uses a process known as “Backward Design.” This process involves aligning objectives, assessments and activities. This step, if part of the Consultation Build, is completed first because it is the foundation for the rest of the course development.
