Course Syllabus
The Getting Started section will introduce you to your instructor and important information regarding your course.
Please take the time to read this section carefully to ensure you are successfully prepared to start the course.
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About E1: Online Faculty Orientation
This orientation was designed with you in mind; anticipating your wants, interests, and needs as you prepare for your first online course. At this point, you may be thinking, "I've been in the classroom, teaching college students, for years. Online courses can't be that different, can they?" The short answer: Yes. In fact, they are. And, for lots of really good reasons. You'll get to learn all about them throughout this orientation.
Still not convinced, don't worry. Neither were your now E1 certified colleagues when they first started. However, by the end of the orientation, nearly all of them reported that they felt the E1: Orientation was vital in helping them prepare for transitioning to the online classroom, picking up knowledge and new strategies necessary to promote teaching and learning in the online environment. From increased comfort using Canvas to becoming proficient at screencasting! From a better understanding of accessibility and universal design to building a toolbox full of strategies for presence and engagement, your predecessors valued their E1 experience. I think you will, too!
Want more information on the how E1 was designed? Feel free to take a look at the E1 planning grid to learn more about how exactly you'll achieve the learning objectives given the activities and resources provided in this course.
Completing E1 does more than certify you to begin teaching online courses. You'll be ready to continue expanding your role with Miami University Regionals and E-Campus in many different directions. For those of you interested in course design, you may look to start conversations with your Department Chair about current and future needs in online learning to identify new courses to develop. For those of you interested in research, you may look at connecting with our E-Fellows program to pursue research endeavors in online learning. For those of you interested in mentorship and coaching, you may look to partner with E-Campus to develop additional faculty development and engagement programming. The opportunities for growth and expansion are endless.
Regional E-Learning’s E1: Online Faculty Orientation is designed to assist faculty and instructors who are new to online teaching by equipping them with the information and skills necessary to facilitate online courses successfully with Miami Regional E-Campus.
Throughout E1, faculty and instructors have the opportunity to:
- take a look at the differences between face-to-face courses and courses in the online environment;
- examine methods and strategies for online pedagogy, that is the practice of teaching in the online environment;
- develop instructional practices suitable for the online environment;
- explore methods for stimulating student engagement;
- develop course management techniques;
- become a more comfortable user in MU's Canvas (LMS) interface; and,
- learn how to respond to student accessibility needs.
- Introduction - Highlights the topic(s) we will explore.
- Objectives - What you should be able to do by the end of the Module in order to demonstrate your learning.
- Module: Presentations, Demonstrations, Readings, and Resources - Learning exercises supporting your learning. The media and mechanisms of these are quite varied and include video presentations, readings, interactive presentations, websites and more!
- Activities - Complementing the Module presentations and exercises, you will have several activities, or assignments, throughout E1 offering an opportunity to practice and demonstrate what you've learned. Like the Module content, these two are varied and include discussions, screencasts, videos, written assignments, and more!
- Quiz - An assessment of how well you learned the topics covered in the Module.
- Module Feedback Survey - Your opportunity to share feedback with us about the Module.
You'll find that some of the learning activities throughout the orientation have point values attached to them. Although your E1 submissions will be scored, you will not necessarily be 'graded'. Scoring your work allows you, and me, to easily track your progress through the orientation, as well as keep a record of your submissions. Although I will be reviewing your work and supplying comments, I will not be grading your work based on a scale. All assignments are "Complete/Incomplete".
- Approach the orientation as a learner in preparation for teaching your first E-Campus course.
- Plan your time so that you can take the time to work through the orientation purposefully and deliberately.
- Submit all assignments and complete all activities throughout the course.
- Submit work that demonstrates a clear understanding of the material.
- Keep an open mind regarding the material and other people's opinions.
- Notify the instructor if you have any problems in a timely manner.
- Check the Canvas class site every other day to monitor discussion board postings and check assignments.
- Check my email at least twice a day Monday-Friday. (I do NOT check my email on weekend).
- Respond to all email within 48 hours (except on weekends).
- Return all phone calls within 48 hours (except on weekends).
- Post all grades within 3 days of assignments due dates (unless otherwise noted).
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