Online and Hybrid Teaching

The COVID-19 Pandemic showed all faculty first-hand that we cannot simply move our traditional, in-person pedagogy online and expect success. Without the invisible affordances of an in-person classroom, we need to rethink and redesign our teaching and teaching materials to give students the same opportunities to succeed. At the same time, data are demonstrating that many of the changes that help students in online classes also support in-person success, especially for students of color and first-generation college students. So it turns out that learning and applying the principles of effective online teaching can improve student outcomes in all of your classes!

CTET provides a variety of resources to faculty who want to create a more successful, equitable learning experience, online or in-person. If you have any questions about the below, please visit our office in person or over Zoom and we'll answer your questions:

Canvas Course Design Template

Our instructional designer created our Canvas Course Design Template early in the pandemic, and it is now the default template for every SSU Canvas course website. If you want, you can also import it into your sandbox courses and use it as a template for your newly built or redesigned courses. This template provides you with a sample "Weekly" module structure that SSU students have told us they value and appreciate. It also provides you with a set of customizable introductory pages that will help your students stay oriented in your course.

Hyflex Teaching

Call for Participants for CTET HyFlex Pilot Program Summer to Fall 2023

The HyFlex teaching modality consists of simultaneous instruction with both remote and in-person students, and presents unique opportunities and solutions for teachers and students alike. Given the high ongoing interest from individual faculty, departments, and from SSU students for flexible modes of instruction, the Center for Teaching and Educational Technology (CTET) is organizing its second HyFlex Teaching pilot group to help us better understand the strengths, needs, and challenges of this teaching modality. 

Faculty selected to participate in this pilot program will agree to the following:

  • Participate in a 2-week, asynchronous training program (Monday, August 7 - Sunday, August 20)

  • Participate in a 1-hour Zoom kick-off call on Monday, August 7 (time TBD)

  • Participate in a HyFlex classroom technology training (approximately 1 hr) prior to the beginning of Fall term

  • Attend monthly meet-ups (via Zoom) during Fall with the other members of the faculty cohort (1 hr/per mtg)

  • Teach 2-3 Fall course sessions as HyFlex sessions with a structured peer observation among members of the faculty cohort

  • Participate an open faculty forum (the HyFlex Outcomes Showcase) in November 2023 discussing their HyFlex experiences

In return, participants will receive a $1000 stipend ($500 for the August training, and $500 for completion of the Fall 2023 program components). 

To apply to participate, please complete the CTET Fall 2023 HyFlex Teaching Pilot Interest Form

Registration Deadline: Friday, May 19, 2023

 

Canvas Course Design Foundations (Level 1)

Whether you offer your course in a face-to-face, blended, or entirely online modality, our Learning Management System, Canvas, can help you reduce your workload and increase your students' performance. This program will introduce you to fundamental concepts in online/hybrid course design and will challenge you to evaluate your own courses' layout, assessment options, engagement tools, resources for student success, and accessibility. As a participant, you can expect to engage in helpful discussions with your peers and course facilitators and to develop completed elements of a course for use in the upcoming semesters. Office hours will be available with your course facilitator(s) for additional support, as needed. Take advantage of this opportunity to receive feedback from colleagues and experts as you thoughtfully and intentionally develop your next Canvas course.

This course is offered occasionally. This course is a prerequisite for our Online Facilitation Fundamentals (Level 2) course. For more information or to share your interest in joining the next section, please email ctet@sonoma.edu. When a session has been scheduled, its dates will also be posted here, as well as any stipend associated with completing it.

Upcoming sessions:

  • None currently scheduled

Online Facilitation Fundamentals (Level 2)

The Online Facilitation Fundamentals course builds on our Level 1 course, and focuses on increasing student engagement and facilitating activities in online and hybrid courses. This course will help you develop a working understanding of successful online teaching strategies that you can apply in your own digital classroom. You will learn about effective online teaching practices, their relationship to different technologies, and how to combine these to maximize student engagement in your online course. You will also get to progressively design and reflect upon your own online learning experiences as part of a cohort of fellow instructors and experienced facilitators.

This course is offered occasionally. Our Canvas Course Design Foundation (Level 1) course is a prerequisite for it. For more information or to share your interest in joining the next section, please email ctet@sonoma.edu. When a session has been scheduled, its dates will also be posted here, as well as any stipend associated with completing it.

Upcoming sessions:

  • None currently scheduled

QLT Certification

Quality Learning and Teaching is a CSU-wide standard for online, hybrid, or blended courses that put student success first and foremost. Courses that pass QLT's rigorous, multi-stage review process can display the QLT badge and are highlighted in the CSU's Online Course Match program. QLT certification is a natural next step for faculty who have already taken CTET’s Canvas Course Design Foundations (Level 1) and Online Facilitation Fundamentals (Level 2) courses and want to continue their development of online teaching expertise. Learn more about QLT certification at our dedicated QLT webpage.

If you're interested in QLT certification, we're happy to consult with you about it. You can also learn more this summer via CSU Online Course Services, which is offering FREE QLT courses. Check out their website or our Upcoming Workshops list to learn more and sign up!

 

DEADLINE DATES
Date Information
May 19, 2023
Register for CTET Fall 2023 HyFlex Teaching Pilot Program
Research-Informed Teaching Faculty Community

The Research-Informed Teaching faculty community is for faculty who are interested in improving student learning by applying pedagogical research to their own teaching.

Introduction to Teaching Online Using QLT

This summer, CSU Online Course Services (OCS) is offering a free course, "Introduction to Teaching Online using QLT." This three week course is fully online, fully asynchronous, and will take an estimated 15-20 hours per week. Participants in this course will learn about the 9-section QLT rubric, which helps faculty build online courses that provide the invisible affordances that students would normally get in-person, but are usually absent online. To learn more about this course and sign up for it, visit the OCS Professional Development website.

Introduction to Teaching Online Using QLT

This summer, CSU Online Course Services (OCS) is offering a free course, "Introduction to Teaching Online using QLT." This three week course is fully online, fully asynchronous, and will take an estimated 15-20 hours per week. Participants in this course will learn about the 9-section QLT rubric, which helps faculty build online courses that provide the invisible affordances that students would normally get in-person, but are usually absent online. To learn more about this course and sign up for it, visit the OCS Professional Development website.

Introduction to Teaching Online Using QLT

This summer, CSU Online Course Services (OCS) is offering a free course, "Introduction to Teaching Online using QLT." This three week course is fully online, fully asynchronous, and will take an estimated 15-20 hours per week. Participants in this course will learn about the 9-section QLT rubric, which helps faculty build online courses that provide the invisible affordances that students would normally get in-person, but are usually absent online. To learn more about this course and sign up for it, visit the OCS Professional Development website.

Advanced QLT Course in Teaching Online

CSU faculty in the "Advanced QLT Course in Teaching Online" will actually create a course- and module-structure for a planned online course using the QLT rubric. Participants must have a partially- or fully-developed online or hybrid course prior to registration. During this three week, fully online, and fully asynchronous course (requiring an estimated 15-20 hours per week), participants will use the QLT rubric to review their course to ensure that it is well-aligned with course objectives. This course is not offered by CTET, but by the CSU Online Course Services (OCS) team. To learn more about this course and sign up for it, visit the OCS Professional Development website.

Advanced QLT Course in Teaching Online

CSU faculty in the "Advanced QLT Course in Teaching Online" will actually create a course- and module-structure for a planned online course using the QLT rubric. Participants must have a partially- or fully-developed online or hybrid course prior to registration. During this three week, fully online, and fully asynchronous course (requiring an estimated 15-20 hours per week), participants will use the QLT rubric to review their course to ensure that it is well-aligned with course objectives. This course is not offered by CTET, but by the CSU Online Course Services (OCS) team. To learn more about this course and sign up for it, visit the OCS Professional Development website.

Advanced QLT Course in Teaching Online

CSU faculty in the "Advanced QLT Course in Teaching Online" will actually create a course- and module-structure for a planned online course using the QLT rubric. Participants must have a partially- or fully-developed online or hybrid course prior to registration. During this three week, fully online, and fully asynchronous course (requiring an estimated 15-20 hours per week), participants will use the QLT rubric to review their course to ensure that it is well-aligned with course objectives. This course is not offered by CTET, but by the CSU Online Course Services (OCS) team. To learn more about this course and sign up for it, visit the OCS Professional Development website.

Reviewing Courses Using the QLT Rubric

Participants in "Reviewing Courses Using the QLT Rubric" will explore the CSU Quality Learning and Teaching (QLT) rubric to learn how to better review and support online and hybrid courses. Participants will engage in hands-on experience with the QLT rubric by using its objectives to rate elements of sample courses, practicing write constructive recommendations, and discussing examples for peer-review processes that they could implement on their own campus. This course is not offered by CTET, but by the CSU Online Course Services (OCS) team. To learn more about this course and sign up for it, visit the OCS Professional Development website.