Level 2: Best Practices in Online Teaching and Learning - March/April 2025

COURSE DESCRIPTION: The Faculty Center for Teaching, Learning & Scholarship is offering the Level 2: Best Practices in Online Teaching and Learning course from March 17 through April 14. This 4-week course allows the participants to experience a fully online course as a student and work through the skills needed to successfully set up your own online courses.  While all of the work for this course can be done asynchronously, there will be an opportunity each week for a synchronous session to connect with the instructors and the other participants.  

This is the Level 2 Training course towards the Online Teaching Certification. Successful completion of this training and the SUNY DLE Brightspace Fundamentals Asynchronous Modules are required to teach online at SUNY Oneonta. These courses were created to certify new and current online instructors in best practices to provide the highest quality eLearning experiences possible for students. This is a 4-5 week course, with discussions, three assignments, and a reflective exercise at the end. It is expected to take about 5-hours per week to complete the course work. It is peer-review on most work, and assignments marked on a S/NS basis. Completion of 95% of the work will culminate in the completion certificate.

PRE-REQUISITES: it is recommended for participants to complete SUNY DLE Brightspace Fundamentals Asynchronous Modules (all 9 modules) prior to beginning the Leve 2 Best Practices course, though not required.

PARTICIPANT LEARNING OUTCOMES:

1. Define effective practices and tools that support quality online learning.
2. Create an interactivity lesson for one blended or online learning module.
3. Understand how communication strategies for online presence and community building affect design choices.
4. Evaluate compliance factors related to online course design.
5. Convert course materials to be ADA compliant.
6. Analyze key design considerations.
7. Create a multimedia professional online lecture or digital learning object.

COURSE MODULES:

• Module 1: Building Online Learning Communities
• Module 2: Design Considerations
• Module 3: Planning Learning Interactions
• Module 4: Professional Online Lectures
• Module 5: End-of-Course Completion

**Registrants will be enrolled into the course the week before the start date to begin orienting to the course and starting introductions.