SUNY Online Teaching Spring 2021 Webinar Series

SUNY Online Teaching Webinar Series

Checklist for Remote Teaching

Date: February 10, 2021, 12:00pm-12:30pm

Description: A checklist has been developed as a template of essential elements for courses being taught virtually to help newly online instructors prepare their courses. The checklist has been created from the OSCQR rubric and aligns to the standards.

Presenters: Alexandra Pickett

Supporting Online Student Success

Date: Mach 11, 2021, 12:00pm-12:30pm

Description: There are a number of practical things online faculty can do to support online learner success. A brief overview of self-regulated learning (SRL) strategies used by successful blended/online learners will be presented as a foundation on which these recommendations are based. This session will be an open discussion of specific suggestions that online faculty can implement to help students succeed in an online learning environment.

Presenters: Alexandra Pickett

Facilitating Student Engagement Online

Date: April 20, 2021, 12:00pm-12:30pm

Description: Online discussion forums have provided instructors with some very compelling new possibilities for instruction. When designed properly, learning activities that require students to interact with each other can provide a rich, authentic experience for both students and instructor. This session will focus on how to design and manage these interactions in your online/blended course.

Presenter: Rob Piorkowski

Assessing Student Learning Online

Date: May 6, 2021, 12:00pm-12:30pm

Description: Rubrics provide students with clear expectations and objective criteria for their graded assignments. They also ensure an objective and expedient grading process for instructors. In this session, we will explore how to create rubrics in Blackboard, how to align them with assignments and learning activities, and how to use them to grade student work.

Presenter: Rob Piorkowski