Introduction to the Online and Remote Learning Environment
This introductory workshop in our Fundamentals of Online and Remote Teaching (F.O.R.T) series will introduce you to the basic knowledge and skills needed to teach an online course. You will recognize key differences between online, blended, and face-to-face instruction, and increase your understanding of the overall online teaching and learning environment.

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5 PD Clock Hours

Time Management
This course will introduce you to proven time management strategies that allow you to invest time in the teaching tasks having the greatest impact on student learning. Your final task in the course will be to prepare a weekly time management schedule you can use when you teach online.

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Setting a Positive Tone for Your Online Course
This course, one in our Fundamentals of Online and Remote Teaching (F.O.R.T) series, will help online instructors develop a welcoming online learning environment for students. You will learn how to showcase your personality, foster relationships, and build a safe online community to promote learner success.

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Facilitating Meaningful Online Discussions
Have you posted a discussion that resulted in poor student participation or quality responses? Have you posted a discussion that generated lots of student excitement and creative responses? What was the underlying difference? Why do some discussions work but others fail?  In this course, you will re-examine your implementation of discussion boards and ensure they continue to provide opportunities to engage in meaningful dialogue, extend learning, and provoke critical thought.

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5 PD Clock Hours

NEW! Providing Effective Feedback

In the online world, one of the most important things you do as an instructor is to provide feedback on student work. Feedback is critical to student learning. The feedback that you give to students will be the main avenue through which students evaluate their progress, successes, and failures. In this course, you will discover different feedback strategies and the appropriate actions you may integrate to offer feedback to your students efficiently.  The strategies explored may also help improve time management, increase learner engagement, and foster positive communications with your online learners.

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Creating and Using Effective Mini Video Lessons (or Microlectures)

How can you increase your instructor presence and human touch while delivering an online course? This online course will introduce you to a successful online teaching behavior gaining traction across the online and remote learning landscape, "microlectures." Microlectures are an abbreviated format of online video, that can be integrated into your online, remote, blended, or face-to-face course. They are easy to integrate into the curriculum because they can be used in a variety of ways and are short enough to fit almost anywhere. This course will share examples and resources to help you integrate and/or create a microlecture.

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Great Place to Start for Those New to Online Learning!

Introduction to Online Learning
Introduction to Online Learning is designed to introduce web-based learning to those who are new to the online environment. If you’ve ever wondered what an online course looks like or how to learn through an online format, then this course is for you!

3 PD Clock Hours

Intel® Teach Elements Series

Assessment in 21st Century Classrooms
Learn how to manage ongoing assessment around learning standards, create formative and summative assessments, and learn strategies for students' new role in assessment.

Collaboration in the Digital Classroom
Plan and manage collaboration activities that integrate online tools, which are increasingly an integral part of our digital world.

Creativity in the Mobile Classroom
This course will help you develop an understanding of the role creativity plays in a mobile and personalized classroom.

Designing Blended Learning
Transition your teaching to blended learning experiences where some portion of learning occurs online and outside the classroom setting.

Moving to Mobile Learning
This course will help you develop an understanding of mobile learning, including what it is and how it benefits students.

6 PD Clock Hours

Project-Based Approaches
Explore the features and benefits of project-based authentic learning with classroom scenarios that help you to engage students with self-directed learning.