Course Description

Developed by FAES Academic Programs, this course prepares participants with diverse teaching interests to design and deliver a high-quality course in an asynchronous learning environment. During this seven-week course, we will introduce evidence-based educational principles that apply to both online and in-person courses, and we will learn specific approaches to putting these principles into practice in an online environment. Our best teaching practices course is for both new teachers and experienced instructors who are new to teaching online, as well as all instructors who want to improve the quality of their online courses. At the end of the course, you will be able to use best practices in adult learning to design and deliver your subject in an online environment, using a range of tools available to you through the Canvas learning management system.

Weekly Objectives

Each week we will address one of the following essential questions:

What does the research say about best teaching practices?
What is the objective of objectives?
How do we choose and use appropriate course content?
What kinds of assessments are meaningful?
What is the meaning of instructor and learner presence?
How can students receive meaningful feedback?
What is metacognition and why is it important for teaching and learning?

Who may take this course?

FAES is offering this course as a benefit to our faculty members, as well as individuals who would like to propose a course with FAES. All materials will be accessible through the course website, and there is no tuition for this course at this time.