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Regular and substantive interaction (RSI) between instructors and students is a core component distinguishing distance education from correspondence education. RSI in distance education ensures that students aren't asked to passively absorb information but are expected to actively participate in the learning process.
Requirements of RSI
Requirements of RSI
As part of federal regulations, Highline College is required to review RSI in courses.
Meeting RSI requirements is two-fold:
Teaching practices that support students.
Documenting those practices.
Teaching practices that support students:
Quality interaction between instructors and students is a key factor in student success, regardless of the mode of instruction. It's particularly important in online courses. Minoritized students faced success gaps in college course, but these gaps can be magnified in asynchronous courses.
Well-designed and thoughtful learning experiences can change the structural and institutional barriers that have created this gap. Instructor-initiated interaction is one way to support students and increase engagement in courses. These are the great teaching practices.
2. Documenting those practices:
The documentation portion of RSI is because instructor-initiated Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI) is part of the federal Education Department regulations for institutions that disburse federal financial aid to students. At Highline College, this means courses that occur entirely online, and do not meet in real-time (aka asynchronous online courses, or just online courses). It also applies to the online asynchronous portion of hyflex courses, if the "clustered sections" approach to hyflex is used.
Post Tenure Reviewer Forms:
Post Tenure Reviewer Forms:
If you are in post-tenure and are having a member of your committee complete the RSI review, they will need a copy of the Post Tenure Review RSI form. They are available as both a Google Doc version or Word Doc version.
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