Join your OSM facilitators along with a community of peers to take a deep dive into the theory and pedagogy associated with student-centered online teaching and learning, while developing skills and strategies for your personal teaching plan.

As we explore digital pedagogy together, you will simultaneously begin the development of an online course that’s infused with your perspective, passion, and expertise.

Added bonus? You’ll get to experience an online course from the perspective of a student, gaining valuable insight into the opportunities and challenges felt by online students every day.

This is a fully-online, 8-week facilitated course, focused on the fundamentals of online course development and delivery. As a member of the OSM community, you will want to plan for active participation and interaction each week.

OSM participants can expect to spend around 2-3 hours per week completing weekly assignments, collaborating with colleagues, and learning advanced Canvas functionality. New Canvas users may spend additional time learning basic Canvas functionality.

We look forward to exploring with you!

This training is for FACULTY, including instructors, lecturers, and TAs.

Learn how to use the new Office of Digital Education Online Course template in this hands-on workshop. In this workshop, you will start building your course through guided, hands-on instruction. You will get a basic overview of the Canvas interface and learn strategies for sharing content and increasing student engagement.

The webinar link will be sent to you in the confirmation email.

Please note that our training sessions are geared specifically toward faculty.

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Please note that our training sessions are geared specifically toward faculty.

In this two-part training session, participants will learn basic and advanced features of the web-conferencing tool- Zoom.

Part 1 will cover basic features of Zoom such as joining and hosting a meeting, scheduling meetings, and your zoom profile.
Part 2 will cover chat, breakout rooms, and polling.

Please note that our training sessions are geared specifically toward faculty.

Join us to explore the complex and mysterious landscape that is online group work. While many online instructors avoid group assignments, your instructors will discuss the potential rewards of taking on this challenge. As an intrepid team, we’ll endeavor to steer you clear of pitfalls and discover new strategies to incorporate in different settings. At the end of this session, you’ll leave with practical ideas for effective and enjoyable online group work.

You will receive the Zoom Webinar Link in the confirmation email.

Please note that our training sessions are geared specifically toward faculty.

Learn how to use the new Office of Digital Education Online Course template in this hands-on workshop. In this workshop, you will start building your course through guided, hands-on instruction. You will get a basic overview of the Canvas interface and learn strategies for sharing content and increasing student engagement.

The webinar link will be sent to you in the confirmation email.

Please note that our training sessions are geared specifically toward faculty.

Accelerated online courses (8-week courses, for example) are being offered at an increasing rate due to non-traditional students’ desire to complete courses more quickly and utilize the flexibility and convenience that online learning affords. With this condensed format, it is natural to worry about how to get the same content across in a limited amount of time. Rather than focus on the limitations of this structure, we’ll consider the strategies necessary for student success and satisfaction in this ever-growing format.

*You will receive the Zoom Webinar Link in the confirmation email. *

This is a fully-online, 8-week facilitated course, focused on the fundamentals of online course development and delivery. The course is designed to prepare you for teaching with digital tools, with an emphasis on great online pedagogy. You will begin the development of an online course using best practices, sound pedagogy, and infusing the course with your perspective, passion, and expertise.

Participants are expected to spend 2-3 hours per week completing weekly assignments, collaborating with colleagues, and learning advanced Canvas functionality. New Canvas users can expect to spend additional time learning basic Canvas functionality.

This training is for FACULTY only. (instructors, lecturers, TAs included)

Learn how to use the new Office of Digital Education Online Course template in this hands-on workshop. In this workshop, you will start building your course through guided, hands-on instruction. You will get a basic overview of the Canvas interface and learn strategies for sharing content and increasing student engagement.

The webinar link will be sent to you in the confirmation email.

Please note that our training sessions are geared specifically toward faculty.

In this two-part training session, participants will learn basic and advanced features of the web-conferencing tool- Zoom.

Part 1 will cover basic features of Zoom such as joining and hosting a meeting, scheduling meetings, and your zoom profile.
Part 2 will cover chat, breakout rooms, and polling.

Please note that our training sessions are geared specifically toward faculty.

This hands-on training is designed specifically for teaching assistants. This training will help TA’s learn the basics of Canvas and the best practices for teaching in an online classroom.

The webinar link will be sent to you in the confirmation email.

Learn how to use the new Office of Digital Education Online Course template in this hands-on workshop. In this workshop, you will start building your course through guided, hands-on instruction. You will get a basic overview of the Canvas interface and learn strategies for sharing content and increasing student engagement.

The webinar link will be sent to you in the confirmation email.

Please note that our training sessions are geared specifically toward faculty.

In this two-part training session, participants will learn basic and advanced features of the web-conferencing tool- Zoom.

Part 1 will cover basic features of Zoom such as joining and hosting a meeting, scheduling meetings, and your zoom profile.
Part 2 will cover chat, breakout rooms, and polling.

Please note that our training sessions are geared specifically toward faculty.

This session will help you learn the basics of image editing using the tool Snagit. You will also learn about the proper uses of digital images in the online classroom. Worried about copyright? We will get you acquainted with some free image repositories as well. Participants are required to bring their own laptops.

Please note that our training sessions are geared specifically toward faculty.

What is the experience of students in your online course? Creating quality learner experience is often viewed through the lens of “presence” - social presence, teaching presence, and cognitive presence. What do these mean for your instruction? What is the practical application in your online course? Join us as we look at both research and practical experience examples to collaboratively put together a plan for practical teaching applications to create excellent learner experience.

Accelerated online courses (8-week courses, for example) are being offered at an increasing rate due to non-traditional students’ desire to complete courses more quickly and utilize the flexibility and convenience that online learning affords. With this condensed format, it is natural to worry about how to get the same content across in a limited amount of time. Rather than focus on the limitations of this structure, we’ll consider the strategies necessary for student success and satisfaction in this ever-growing format.

*You will receive the Zoom Webinar Link in the confirmation email. *

This session will explore strategies for encouraging engagement and academic integrity in the design of your courses, assignments and assessments. We will also discuss what equity, privacy, and pedagogical concerns are surfaced by the use of proctoring and anti-plagiarism programs.

The webinar link will be sent to you in the confirmation email.

Start editing videos like a professional using Camtasia. Join us for an interactive training/workshop that gives you hands on experiences editing videos for your class. By the end of the training you’ll know how to capture, edit, add media elements and share the video in canvas.

*You will receive the Zoom Webinar Link in the confirmation email. *

Join us to explore the complex and mysterious landscape that is online group work. While many online instructors avoid group assignments, your instructors will discuss the potential rewards of taking on this challenge. As an intrepid team, we’ll endeavor to steer you clear of pitfalls and discover new strategies to incorporate in different settings. At the end of this session, you’ll leave with practical ideas for effective and enjoyable online group work.

You will receive the Zoom Webinar Link in the confirmation email.

Please note that our training sessions are geared specifically toward faculty.

This session will help you learn the basics of image editing using the tool Snagit. You will also learn about the proper uses of digital images in the online classroom. Worried about copyright? We will get you acquainted with some free image repositories as well. Participants are required to bring their own laptops.

Please note that our training sessions are geared specifically toward faculty.

Who killed online discussion? Why did they do it? How can we avenge its untimely demise and resurrect scholarly discourse? Let’s combine our collective smarts to solve crimes around boring prompts, forced responses, and more. Using detective work and design thinking, we will bring online discussions back to life!

The webinar link will be sent to you in the confirmation email.