Online Course Proposals

Overview | New Course Proposal | Course Redevelopment

Oregon State Ecampus offers funding and a high level of support for the development of new online courses and for the redevelopment of existing online courses.

Key information:

• Please submit course development proposals by the deadlines below.
• Online course development or redevelopment occur over a two-term timeline and includes participation in a funded course development or redevelopment workshop.
• Funding transfers are from department to department; Ecampus does not hire or pay faculty directly.
• Courses must be developed and taught in Canvas, OSU’s learning management system.
• Courses are designed and developed collaboratively. Faculty partner with Ecampus instructional designers, training professionals and multimedia developers to create well-designed, effective learning experiences for students.
• Ecampus recommends the redevelopment of online courses approximately every three years.

Deadlines for course development proposals: 

Term of delivery	Proposal deadline	Anticipated course development terms
Winter 2024	May 5, 2023	Summer 2023 and Fall 2023
Spring 2024	August 11, 2023	Fall 2023 and Winter 2024
Summer 2024	November 17, 2023	Winter 2024 and Spring 2024
Fall 2024	February 16, 2024	Spring 2024 and Summer 2024
Winter 2025	May 10, 2024	Summer 2024 and Fall 2024
Spring 2025	August 9, 2024	Fall 2024 and Winter 2025
Summer 2025	November 22, 2024	Winter 2025 and Spring 2025
Fall 2025	February 14, 2025	Spring 2025 and Summer 2025

 Please note: Faculty and departments will be notified of acceptance of their proposal(s) two weeks following the proposal deadline, based on the desired term of delivery.