This policy complies with federal regulations that require institutions to determine student location by state for distance education reporting purposes and professional licensure program disclosures.
(1) Education that uses one or more of the technologies listed in paragraphs (2)(i) through (iv) of this definition to deliver instruction to students 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.
(2) The technologies that may be used to offer distance education include -
(3) For purposes of this definition, an instructor is an individual responsible for delivering course content and who meets the qualifications for instruction established by an institution's accrediting agency.
(4) For purposes of this definition, 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 -
(5) 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 -
All prospective and certificate/degree-seeking students at UW-Madison.
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