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Welcome to Pillars of Effective Teaching Online: A Self-Paced Course

Welcome to Pillars of Effective Teaching Online

Wherever you're at in your teaching journey, this self-paced course can help you learn more about effective teaching online and discover strategies to apply to your Canvas courses. We've designed this course to be both a learning resource and a reference guide. We hope that you bookmark this course and use it as a reference whenever you're developing your courses in Canvas. Let's dive in!

Welcome Video

In this one-hour asynchronous online course, you will identify the key pillars of effective online teaching grounded in scholarship. We invite you to explore the value of and identify strategies for the three pillars: social presence, engaging students through active learning, and building a strong, consistent foundation through their course organizational structure.

Video Length

3:00

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Course Objectives

Faculty who complete this self-paced course in its entirety will be able to:

  • Identify the key pillars of effective online teaching grounded in scholarship
  • Implement or enhance their social presence as instructors in the online learning environment
  • Engage students through active learning in the online learning environment
  • Build a consistent foundation through your course organizational structure

Additional Support with Teaching Online

Work with an Instructional Consultant 

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