Starting in the fall 2012 with our inaugural cohort, ITDS has proudly offered 47 cohorts up to this spring. A total 664 faculty members from various colleges and departments have successfully earned certificates. Over 86% of faculty participants surveyed have rated their overall satisfaction with the program as excellent or good.
Empowering Online/Hybrid Teaching & Learning (EOTL) is a three-week online, asynchronous course intended to provide faculty with strategies and best practices for designing and teaching high-quality, learner-centered online and hybrid courses at Montclair State University. The cohort experience allows for a rich exchange of ideas and practices between faculty and peers across the university. ITDS offers this course multiple times per year.
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The EOTL is conducted in Canvas and includes the following topics:
The EOTL is facilitated by our Instructional Designers and will involve approximately 3 – 5 hours of commitment each week. There are no required synchronous meetings in this course, however, live meetings may be offered for those who would like to attend. Asynchronous assignments are expected to be completed within weekly due dates so that participants can experience the course as a cohort.
This program is conducted in Canvas. Completion of an Introduction to Canvas workshop (or equivalent training) is highly recommended prior to the start of the program. This fully online faculty development program will focus on pedagogical principles applicable to Canvas without providing explicit training on how to use Canvas.
Faculty shared the following comments on the program through the course evaluations:
“The course was very well-organized and followed its own guidelines, serving as a great model for designing one’s own course. The instructors were very helpful in guiding the course.”
“I really enjoyed being able to frame what online teaching is about. From techniques, to terminology, to perspectives it highly enriched my understanding of this delivery mode.”
“I love learning new things, and being a complete novice to online learning/teaching, the course gave me a great understanding of what a successful online course needs to look like.”
The course evaluation asked participants if this program should be mandatory for faculty who are teaching online for the first time. Approximately 85% faculty surveyed Strongly Agree and Agree. One faculty participant shared:
“Even if someone comes to MSU with experience, I believe every instructor should participate in this course before teaching an online class. In addition, students should participate in the online readiness assessment before registering for an online course.”