Below are examples of resources I have created over the years to provide just-in-time coaching to the faculty I work with. These resources served as a supplemental piece to the individual and group coaching that I would provide faculty on a daily basis. To access a larger library of content I have developed, you can refer to the CPD Spotlight YouTube channel here.
In this video I explain the benefits of using a welcome survey for your online course as well as walk through an example of a survey I developed. Using a survey like this is a great way to understand your learners and identify their needs right away.
Making yourself available to provide support is a critical component of online instruction. In this video, I talk over several tips that can help to make your student hours more successful.
Clear and regular communication is critical for online learner success. In this video, I talk over several tips that instructors should consider when communicating with students in their online class.
Video-based content can add another level of engagement to your online course, but we want to make sure we devote our time to creating videos wisely. In this video, I discuss the concept of timely vs. timeless videos with some ideas on how to approach each.
Backwards design ensures that the content you develop in your course is aligned to the outcomes learners must achieve. In this video, I showcase how this approach to course design can help guide course construction in Canvas.
This video is from a portion of my live demonstration of CVTC's Learning Glass at the 2018 January Faculty In-service. The Learning Glass is a fantastic way to make more compelling video content for an online course while also making the instructor more present.
In my work with faculty, I have found that different modes of professional development can resonate with different individuals. In addition to the video-based content that I have developed, below you will find a series of infographics, which I shared out with faculty over social media and in faculty newsletters.