So you are interested in teaching online? Do you want to become more familiar with Canvas? Do you want to enhance your course by adding resources and tools? Would you like to learn more about effective communication, or creating an accessible course?

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, you will be able to use Canvas to apply Chickering and Gamson’s "Seven Principles of Effective Teaching" in the following ways:

Facilitate contact between students and faculty by creating a bio and setting communication expectations
Develop reciprocity and cooperation among students by creating a community of discourse on discussions
Encourage active learning by choosing a course home page that will help students succeed
Give prompt feedback through the use of immediately scored exams
Emphasize time on task by adding events to the course calendar
Communicate high expectations by sharing the syllabus online
Respect diverse talents and ways of learning by presenting content in a variety of formats

The following series of online modules will help you to effectively design and plan your own online course. This course is designed to model effective course design. Anything you see modeled in this course you are welcome to adapt into your course, as well as use the videos and resources. Let's get started!!

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Introduction to teaching Online and in Canvas OCT16