Faculty Incentives for Teaching Online

There are various incentives for UIS faculty to teach online:

• Course development stipends
• Flexibility - teach from home, travel to play golf in Ireland
• Online courses fill first - guarantees summer salary (course doesn't cancel), help to grow overall enrollments (increased tuition revenue)
• High level of pedagogical support (from OTEL/COLRS) and high level of tech support from Information Technology Services.
• Assistance analyzing data for publication; assistance with publication of data.
• Gain experience using new technologies.