Preparing Online Instructors

Summer 2024

Prepare to transform your online teaching skills with our comprehensive four-week workshop. Designed for Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs), this fully online workshop equips you with the latest knowledge and techniques needed to excel in the online classroom. Engage with peers and expert facilitator Kushal Jha to explore innovative strategies and tools that will elevate your teaching practice. 

What You’ll Learn: 

• Promoting Student Engagement: Discover effective approaches to captivate and maintain student interest in an online setting. 

• Designing High-Quality Online Courses: Learn to apply standards and best practices for creating well-structured and engaging online courses. 

• Leveraging Technology: Explore cutting-edge technologies, including AI, that facilitate online learning and streamline instructional delivery. 

• Creating Effective Assessments: Develop strategies for designing assessments that accurately measure student learning and foster academic integrity. 

• Enhancing Student Interaction: Implement methods to increase meaningful student interaction and build a collaborative online learning community. 

• Meaningful Assessment Approaches: Understand diverse assessment techniques that provide valuable insights into student performance and learning outcomes. 

Textbook:

There is no required text for this workshop. Course materials will consist of online lecture videos and journal articles you can access from the OSU library.

Course Dates:
June 24, 2024-July 21, 2024
Participants can expect to invest 4 to 6 hours per week on the readings, discussions, and assignments required for the successful completion of this course. Please plan your time accordingly.