Instructional best practices
Our faculty and staff are involved in a number of professional organizations and are constantly learning about new ways to improve online courses. These instructional best practices can help you strengthen course design, improve student engagement and assessment, connect with colleagues, and create meaningful online learning experiences.
Pedagogy & Teaching Strategies
- What works well in online teaching
The updated version of What Works Well in Online Teaching includes a strong emphasis on creating a sense of community and academic belonging for all students. - Teaching strategies
Check out these great sessions on various practices you can use to promote student engagement in your classes. - Strategies for Equitable Grading Workshop
This workshop explores a 1-5 point grading scale, a complete/incomplete scheme, and shows you how to create rubrics that use an equitable grading scale.
Course Enhancement & Content
- Enhance your course with media
Media can improve your course, support your learning objectives, and add your personal voice. - Identify library resources
Don’t reinvent the wheel. Your faculty librarians have a wealth of resources tailored for your course.
Mentorship & Peer Support
- Get to know your faculty mentor
Connect with these experienced online faculty for great ideas specific to your discipline. - Discover professional organizations
Connect with professional organizations that are focused on online learning.
Observation Tools for Quality Assurance
- Online course observations
Use a tool offered for conducting online course observations.
Resources Hub
- Instructor Resources
A curated list of up-to-date resources for instructors. - Student Resources
A curated list of up-to-date resources for students.
Recent topics
Kaltura My Media…now for students!- January 19, 2023
- Kaltura video posting is now available for students!
Empowering Students to use Office Hours- September 26, 2022
- Student Appointment Slots Did you know that Google Calendar has a feature called Appointment Slots? This has been an amazing […]
Late work that actually works- June 6, 2022
- COMM faculty Stacie Williams shares her current late work practices in online courses.
little things- February 28, 2022
- Small things from the instructional support team.
Warm Demander Pedagogy- February 14, 2022
- Greg Kaminski discusses approaches to being a warm demanded in your class.
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