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This webpage contains resources to support ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ faculty in designing, building, and teaching, hybrid/blended, synchronous and asynchronous online courses.

Please note that the SOCHE video resources provided on this page require a SOCHE account. To access the SOCHE videos, you’ll need to go to the and create an account. Once you have a SOCHE account, you can log in when you click on any of the SOCHE links below.

On this page:

• Pilot Resources
• Design
• Building
• Teaching

Pilot Resources

The following Pilot course templates were created to help faculty with the design and development of online course materials. Course templates are available in a 16 or 8 week format.

• How to add a course template to your Pilot course

Design

• This digital resource helps guide faculty in thinking and designing strategically to amplify the opportunities the online environment provides in both their digital spaces and physical classrooms. By integrating teaching and design principles, this guide assists faculty in positively impacting student learning, especially for students who are minoritized because of race, gender, disability, or socioeconomic status.Ìý
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• Ìý This digital resource is a faculty-focused playbook intended to improve course design, teaching, and learning in online environments.Ìý
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• (UCONN Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning)—Quality Matters (QM) standards and guidelines in designing and delivering online courses. To plan your instructional materials, activities, and assessments, familiarize yourself with the .Ìý
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• (Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching)ÌýThis site provides an overview of Understanding by Design, a book that is helpful in course planning. Ìý
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• (BYU Center for Teaching and Learning) This site offers a brief overview of course design process that begins with developing significant learning outcomes and then designing engaging learning activities that allow students to engage in a meaningful way with the course content. Adapted from Fink (2003). Ìý
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•  (Cornell University Center for Teaching Excellence)ÌýResources from the Cornell Center for Teaching Excellence, including a downloadable syllabus template, Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Outcomes, a course materials checklist, and reflective course planning questions.Ìý
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• Ìý(UCONN Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning)—Goals and objectives are the general intended purposes and desired achievements of a particular educational environment.Ìý
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•  (Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching) This site provides curated resources on creating an effective course syllabus.Ìý
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  (Jean Mandernach Ph.D.; SOCHE Education)ÌýÌýThis webinar, covers how to use course blueprinting to design a hybrid course. It specifically, examines strategies for aligning instructional content to learning objectives and applies a decision-making process to determine which synchronous and asynchronous activities are most appropriate to meet specific instructional goals.Ìý
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  (Christine Harrington Ph.D; SOCHE Education) This webinar explores how to clearly communicate the learning outcomes and purpose of the course, set expectations and share policies in a way that motivates, and share how students will be supported. In addition, it covers the tone, visual layout and length of the syllabus.Ìý
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  (Angela Gunder; Every Learner Everywhere) In a time of reactive pivots to remote instruction, a need emerges for foundational definitions and effective practices for online learning that focus on quality and engagement. This session will focus on equitable practices and approaches to online learning that support outcomes-based instruction and are rooted in quality standards.Ìý
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  (Brad Garner; SOCHE Education) This presentation focuses on several key components of creating a user-friendly and engaging online course (i.e., Pace and Focus, Social Belonging, Novelty) that can be easily embedded into any online course.Ìý
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  (Sheryl Burgstahler, Ph.D.; SOCHE Education) Twenty tips for applying universal design principles to the design of a course to bring it closer to making it accessible to, usable by, and inclusive of all potential students, including those with disabilities.

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• This digital resource provides foundational knowledge about blended learning, nurtures a pedagogical shift in thinking, fosters reflection and reframing about blended learning in courses and programs, and provides resources to help you plan for your blended future.
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  (Jean Mandernach Ph.D.; SOCHE Education) In this webinar, we will explore best practices for utilizing lectures, discussions, and group work in the online classroom. For each strategy, we will examine concrete instructional approaches for implementation in either a synchronous or asynchronous online format.ÌýÌý
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  (Kevin Kelly Ed.D.; SOCHE Education) In this webinar, we will explore what it takes to design and facilitate a hybrid flexible course, as well as the pros and cons of doing so. By the end of the session, you will be able to make a decision if the format is right for you, your course topics and your students. If so, you will have a plan for how to get started.ÌýÌý
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  (Eric Salahub;ÌýSOCHE Education)Ìý Participants will learn about important logistical issues with managing video-based classes and review ideas for addressing RTR-specific course policies, class management issues, and student accommodation needs along with other things that teachers might need to consider and address in the course syllabus.Ìý
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• [1:05:56 webinar ]Ìý (Jean Mandernach Ph.D.; SOCHE Education)ÌýThis webinar will highlight 20 innovative activities that can be incorporated in the synchronous or asynchronous online classroom to foster student learning, engagement, satisfaction, and community.Ìý
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  In this Webinar, Mike Cauflied is joined by a set of NWP educators working to rethink their courses for the many scenarios caused by the pandemic.ÌýÌýÌý
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• Ìý [1:05:37 webinar ] (Jean Mandernach Ph.D.; SOCHE Education) Rubrics provide an efficient means for faculty to improve student learning, facilitate communication with students, and enhance academic quality. This webinar explores various types of rubrics and learn how to design, integrate and utilize rubrics to foster student learning.Ìý

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• This digital resource aims to guide faculty in thinking and designing strategically to amplify the opportunities the online environment provides in both their digital spaces and physical classrooms. By integrating teaching and design principles, this guide assists faculty in positively.
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• (UCONN Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning) This site highlights key steps to take before, during, and after your course implementation, presented in the recurring course life-cycle.Ìý
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• (Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching) This site provides resources for planning and creating course discussion activities.
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• [30:36] Taking education online impacts team dynamics, especially in hybrid teams (both in-person and remote members). This session will introduce CMU’s technology-enhanced training for effective collaboration on student projects. We will discuss proven tools and actionable ideas for helping student teams improve performance and dynamics.Ìý
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  (Jean Mandernach; SOCHE Education) — Despite the 24/7 nature of the online classroom, a faculty’s teaching time is limited. Effective and efficient online teaching rests on prioritizing teaching time to focus on high-impact instructional activities that promote interaction, presence, and participation.Ìý
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  (Jean Mandernach; SOCHE Education) This webinar will overview practical strategies for incorporating relevant, authentic discussion activities in a manner that adds value to the student learning experience and engages students in synchronous dialogue.Ìý
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  (Angie Smith Ph.D.; SOCHE Education) Building connections in an online environment can be challenging. The webinar session will identify examples to connect participants in the online synchronous setting.ÌýÌý
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  (Angie Smith Ph.D.; SOCHE Education) This webinar presents several practical approaches to course design and assignments that can be adapted for use in a wide array of disciplines and formats.Ìý