Master Class for Teaching Online – October 2024 (ASU Faculty Only*)

This workshop is two weeks of immersive learning capped by one week of reflection and summary. Join us for this asynchronous online workshop designed to facilitate peer sharing of strategies for designing and teaching online courses. Taught in Canvas, participants will complete activities with due dates as students, using pedagogy and technologies designed to enhance online learning. Among the topics covered are: creating course orientations, facilitating online discussions, managing writing assignments, using multimedia and reviewing course quality. Workshop activities require at least 5 – 8 hours per week to complete, however, if you are new to online learning or online instruction you may require additional time to consume and integrate this experience. Plan for an investment of time that is meaningful to you and your goals. While there are assignment deadlines, there are no required synchronous sessions, you can pace your participation as needed throughout this workshop.

NOTE: This is NOT a workshop on the technical aspects of building courses in the Canvas course management system. Other workshops offered through the University Technology Office are available to develop your skills in this area.

Learning Objectives

1. Demonstrate proficient Canvas navigation from the student perspective.
2. Describe key components of online student success.
3. Apply question design principles to facilitate engaging class discussions.
4. Summarize the benefits of adhering to the Quality Matters rubric.
5. Use Bloom’s Taxonomy to write measurable learning outcomes.
6. Analyze various pedagogical approaches for delivering course content online.
7. Describe design techniques of effective presentations.
8. Strategize approaches for implementing Master Class resources in your online course.
9. Summarize the benefits of optimizing instructor presence in an online learning environment.

Audience

*NOTE: This session is for instructors teaching at Arizona State University and the Instructional Design staff that support these efforts.

Master Class is both for seasoned online faculty and instructors who are new to online teaching. All instructors learn best practices for teaching online and develop comfort with educational technologies. Experienced online faculty gain exposure to new tools that can enhance their instructional strategies.

Technical Requirements

Participants must have a computer and a webcam, phone, or tablet capable of creating and uploading video.

THIS IS A FULLY ONLINE WORKSHOP! While assignments have due dates, there are no required face-to-face meetings. We will host two synchronous sessions that you are welcome to attend, more details on the synchronous sessions will be announced by day two of the workshop.