New Faculty Training

empowering Learning Excellence

Congratulations on becoming a faculty member of a 2U-powered program!

To start you off on the right foot, we've developed this training experience which will consist of two components: self-paced modules and live training sessions.

The self-paced asynchronous portion is available as 5 modules where faculty are expected to complete them on their own time before attending a live training session.

The synchronous live training sessions will provide an opportunity to apply and practice what you have learned in the modules with a Faculty Training Specialist. During the live training sessions, your Faculty Training Specialist will share tips and strategies on how to leverage the technology to effectively engage your students in active learning.

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RECOMMENDATIONS

You’ll get the most out of this onboarding experience if you:

  • Bookmark this page to reference when questions arise.

  • Make a copy of this comprehensive Onboarding Checklist to help you keep track of tasks you need to complete throughout your new faculty onboarding experience and into teaching your first live session

  • Go through each step of the onboarding process. We’ve intentionally designed the onboarding program to build upon each section. We’ve also included reference guides, activities and tools that are designed specifically to help you champion teaching online.

2019 New Faculty Onboarding Checklist

Asynchronous Self-Paced Modules


Module 1: Getting Ready to Teach Online (Time Varies): This module introduces you to 2U’s approach to digital learning, reviews the resources available to you during your teaching online journey, and the necessary technology set up to teach online with the 2U enabled platform.


Module 2: Navigating the Learning Platform (Time Varies): This module highlights the features of the learning platform and how to leverage these features while teaching online with 2U.


Module 3: Planning for Live Sessions (Time Varies): This module provides you with a solid foundation of how to effectively utilize and leverage Zoom as your live classroom platform to engage your students.


Module 4: Teaching Preparation (Time Varies): This module provides you with a checklist of things to consider and complete before facilitating your first live session. This is a good chance to ensure you have your agenda and materials, access to your classroom, and are ready for your first live session.




Module 5: Navigating the Gradebook (Time Varies): Module 5 will walk you through how to use the Gradebook feature.

The live training sessions will provide an opportunity to apply and practice what you have learned in the modules with a Faculty Training Specialist. Follow this link to schedule your New Faculty Onboarding Live Training Sessions.