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MATC requires instructors who teach sections that are scheduled as 100% Online, Live Scheduled Online, Hybrid, Hyflex, and Blended to demonstrate Regular Substantive Interaction (RSI) with students, as evidenced in Blackboard. The Faculty Appendix (pg. 131) and 21st C. Classroom Level 2 Checklist state that RSI is an expectation for online teaching.
To understand RSI and how to best evidence it in your Blackboard sections, see the Faculty Guide to Regular Substantive Interaction in Online Ultra Courses, RSI Requirement: Who is Teaching My Online Course, and these additional resources. If you have questions about demonstrating RSI in your online sections, contact onlinelearning@matc.edu.
Understanding RSI - Expectations for Practice
Understanding RSI - Expectations for Practice
Planning for RSI
Planning for RSI
The most direct way for faculty to know whether they are meeting the RSI requirements is to create and follow a Course Communication Plan in their online and partially online sections. Using Blackboard’s tools for communication and grade feedback creates direct evidence of RSI in the course shell. If RSI is occurring through additional means, please be sure to document them in the syllabus or Blackboard course shell.
Checking for RSI
Checking for RSI
Based on your feedback, we have created a rubric to help faculty self-check for evidence of RSI demonstrated through specific strategies. The rubric is based upon MATC's 21st C. Classroom Level 2 criteria and Guidance from WCET Frontiers, a national leader in practice, policy, and advocacy of digital learning in higher education.
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