Teaching online brings unique challenges and opportunities, both for instructors and students. Technology mediates the experience and engagement, making the design of the course more salient. Once the design is in place, however, course delivery and your role in it are critical to its success. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This topic focuses on teaching strategies and techniques for facilitation, interaction, and communication, for creating a welcoming and inclusive environment, as well as for course management and feedback. Many of these techniques are ones that may apply in different course types and are very effective in online courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You can see more information on course design<\/a><\/strong> and explore the elements of an online course review<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Deeper dives provide opportunities for reflection and transformation around a specific topic for faculty to adapt, implement, and assess evidence-based strategies in their courses. Events include self-paced \u201ccourses\u201d, high impact seminars, faculty institutes, and other special programs. Like any focused experience, these provide gains depended upon the time and introspection given to them. The times for self-paced courses are a broad estimate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Current list of URI\u2019s Qualified Online Instructors<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Both URI\u2019s regional accreditor, New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE)1<\/sup> and the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA) require in order to offer online courses and programs that we meet their standards which require that, \u201cFaculty responsible for delivering the on-line learning curricula and evaluating the students\u2019 success in achieving the on-line learning goals are appropriately qualified and effectively supported.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Joint Committee on Online and Distance Education has designated the methods listed below as ways that faculty can show they are \u201cappropriately qualified\u201d to teach online. Whether you\u2019re looking to teach online with URI or with URI Online, there are different ways to gain qualification.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n At URI<\/strong>, there are 4 paths<\/strong> to qualification as an online instructor:<\/p>\n\n\n\nStrategies & Techniques<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Cultivating a Learning Community<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Establishing a Welcoming Environment<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
Maintaining Regular & Consistent Communication<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Providing Meaningful & Timely Feedback<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
Setting Clear and Inclusive Expectations<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Accessibility in Online Course Design<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Online Pedagogy Competency Course<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Online Teaching Practices & Principles<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
Paths to Becoming a Qualified Online Instructor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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