If you are considering teaching an online course, you are encouraged to take MU’s self-paced, online course, Preparing to Teach a Hybrid or Online Course.
To enroll in the course:
- Log in to eCampus
- Click on Self Registration (top right of screen)
- Locate FRC 2-8-OL – PrepTchHybrid Course (Online) under Course Offerings and click the link to register.
Best Practices for Faculty Teaching Online
- Upload a faculty picture.
- Provide clear instructions for interaction in the course.
- Develop well-designed discussion assignments.
- Provide deadlines for course activities and projects.
- Provide 2 types of feedback- information and acknowledgement.
- Praise students for quality work; communicate high expectations.
- Select challenging tasks that foster critical thinking and active learning.
- Identify “timely” feedback parameters in the syllabus.
- Utilize a variety of teaching strategies to meet students’ preferred learning styles-visual power point, audio files.
- Maintain weekly online office hours for student to raise issues and seek clarification.
- Utilize a consistent rubric for evaluating online discussion.
- Match tools and components of the learning management system (asynchronous chats, synchronous chats, online testing) to meeting objectives of the course.