“Teaching in Different Modalities” Course

To support the possible various modalities of teaching and learning for Fall 2020, ITS is offering a 6-week asynchronous online course that will cover best practices of online, hybrid and flipped course development and teaching. This course will be available to all faculty or staff teaching this Fall.

The course will require participants to dedicate approximately 5-8 hours per week to the course. This commitment will include watching, reading and reviewing various material, participating in asynchronous online discussions, submitting elements of your course design and a peer evaluation. Our hope is that all elements of this course can be directly applied to building/redeveloping your Fall course. Click here for a draft syllabus for this course.

The course will run three times over the summer, and the same content will be presented each time. We encourage early registration and ask that you include all sessions that you are able to attend so that we can ensure that everyone who chooses to participate can be enrolled.

Frequently Asked Questions

I have a vacation planned this Summer. Can I still participate?

The course isn’t self-paced and does have elements to complete every week. However, we are flexible and excited to have you participate when you can. If you are going to be ‘away’ for a week during a session, we can work with you to either work ahead or catch up. If you have more questions about if a session is right for you, please email us.

I’m a staff member who supports faculty, or a TA for a Fall course. Can I take this course?

Yes, we’d encourage you to do so. However, we’d like all participants to be active members of the learning community, so please plan on participating and engaging with the content and your peers.

I participated in the Spring “Developing and Teaching an Online Course.” Can I take this course too?

For those faculty that completed the Spring course on “Developing and Teaching an Online Course”, this course is similar, but will include additional elements that discuss alternate modalities of teaching. We invite you to enroll in the summer course if you’re interested in learning more about hybrid or flipped teaching.