Choose Your Pathway: Faculty Support for Remote Teaching
These support materials, workshop recordings and self-paced learning modules are intended to spark inspiration in the process of creating digital course materials that encourage skills, creativity, responsibility, and strong, lasting bonds among Fredonia's community of learners.
Remote Teaching Supports
This website compiles the faculty remote teaching support materials developed and delivered by the the Digital Instruction Support Team (DIS).
- For on-demand FREDLearn and technology-related support visit the Answers Knowledge Base
- Email oll@fredonia.edu for questions regarding FREDLearn, course design, and using Zoom to broadcast and record remote learning classes.
- Email act@fredonia.edu if you need assistance with using classroom webcams and equipment, and Zoom to broadcast and record face-to-face classes.
- Email its@fredonia.edu for questions regarding using Panopto to record and publish asynchronous lectures, and all other technology-related assistance.
Course Design Pathways
Good teaching is good teaching. The following six learning modules will provide you with a self-guided pathway to assist with your course design for Fall 2020, whether face-to-face, online, or a mix of both. A concept overview is provided for each topic, along with workshop recordings, in-depth instructions and details if you choose to dive deeper. Feel free to explore all concepts or the path that best suits your needs.
Module One: The Course Shell
This pathway provides an introduction to the course shell and taking a look at content segmentation and sequencing.
Learn about the Course Shell
Module Two: The Seven Principles of Effective Teaching
This pathway explores seven principles that exemplify good teaching (both in-person and online)!
Learn more about the Seven Principles of Effective Teaching
Module Three: Backward Design
This pathway discusses backward design, course mapping, and an introduction to the community of inquiry model.
Learn about Backward Design
Module Four: Assessments
This pathway provides an overview on topics of formative assessment, summative assessment and Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATS).
View Authentic Assessment Workshop Recording
View Rubrics & Feedback Workshop Recording
Module Five: Engagement & Active Learning
This pathway provides information on developing introductions, discussions and feedback. How to design active learning instructional components in an online environment is also examined.
Classroom Engagement in Remote Courses Workshop Recording
Engaging Students When Teaching Remotely with Zoom Workshop Recording
OnCourse Discussion Forums: Open Forum vs. Forum Workshop Recording
Module Six: The Community of Inquiry Model
This pathway explores concepts of cognitive, social, and teaching presence.
Learn about The Community of Inquiry Model