Online Teaching Courses
The Office of Online Learning offers a number of self-paced and instructor-led courses to prepare faculty for teaching and delivering high-quality online, hybrid, and blended courses. Faculty who take our courses can expect to gain more knowledge, experience, and confidence in:
- Using online learning technologies to deliver course materials and engage students
- Best practices for designing or revising a course for delivery in online environments
- Creating online-ready activities and assignments and providing students with feedback
- Applying teaching strategies such as active learning, universal and inclusive design, and engagement in online course environments
- Making online courses accessible to all student populations
Here you will find descriptions of each course, the dates they run, and links to register. Please email the Office of Online Learning at online@luc.edu with any questions.
Online Teaching Fundamentals
The Office of Online Learning is excited to announce the new Online Teaching Fundamentals course starting in Fall 2023. Replacing both OTC: Design and OTC: Facilitate, Online Teaching Fundamentals is a unified, 6-module course that prepares Loyola instructors to create and deliver engaging, high-quality online courses using the Loyola suite of technologies. Guided by research-informed methodologies, participants will learn to:
- Identify the processes and strategies that define high-quality online learning experiences
- Use the backward design process to create engaging, active, and aligned online courses
- Create robust online course environments using appropriate technologies
- Design inclusive and accessible online learning environments
- Prepare an online learning environment characterized by presence, community, and communication
The course can be completed entirely asynchronously and on each participant's schedule within one semester. Instructors who complete the course will leave with practical course content they can use in their future courses and will also have the option of earning an Online Teaching Fundamentals badge through the Credly platform. If you have been notified that you are required to take this course, but have extensive experience teaching online, visit the Competency Equivalent page for an alternative option.
Registration for the Fall 2024 Online Teaching Fundamentals course is now open! Registration will close on November 3, 2024, for the Fall term.
Register for Fall 2024 Online Teaching Fundamentals
Note: Online Teaching Fundamentals will be offered twice a year:
| Term | Dates |
|---|---|
| Fall offering | July 15 - December 15 |
| Spring offering | December 15 - May 15 |
Note for OTC: Design or OTC: Facilitate completers:
- If you previously completed just one of the OTC: Design or OTC: Facilitate courses, you are only required to complete partial work in Online Teaching Fundamentals to earn a credential. Your Fundamentals instructor will reach out to you early in the course with details about this process.
- If you previously completed both OTC: Design and OTC: Facilitate, you are not required to take Online Teaching Fundamentals. Additionally, you are eligible for an “Online Teaching Fundamentals” badge, issued through the Credly platform. To request this badge, complete this form; you will be issued a badge once we have confirmed your previous course completion.
- Completion of the original Online Teaching Course prior to 2019 will not count as credit toward completion of Online Teaching Fundamentals or a digital badge.
Sakai Training
To learn more about the specific functions of the Sakai LMS and how to use them, you can set up a consultation with the Instructional Technologies and Research Support (ITRS) team. ITRS also offers various workshops about Sakai and other instructional technologies. Use the link below to schedule a consultation.
Visit the ITRS consultation scheduling page to book an appointment.
The Office of Online Learning offers a number of self-paced and instructor-led courses to prepare faculty for teaching and delivering high-quality online, hybrid, and blended courses. Faculty who take our courses can expect to gain more knowledge, experience, and confidence in:
- Using online learning technologies to deliver course materials and engage students
- Best practices for designing or revising a course for delivery in online environments
- Creating online-ready activities and assignments and providing students with feedback
- Applying teaching strategies such as active learning, universal and inclusive design, and engagement in online course environments
- Making online courses accessible to all student populations
Here you will find descriptions of each course, the dates they run, and links to register. Please email the Office of Online Learning at online@luc.edu with any questions.
Online Teaching Fundamentals
The Office of Online Learning is excited to announce the new Online Teaching Fundamentals course starting in Fall 2023. Replacing both OTC: Design and OTC: Facilitate, Online Teaching Fundamentals is a unified, 6-module course that prepares Loyola instructors to create and deliver engaging, high-quality online courses using the Loyola suite of technologies. Guided by research-informed methodologies, participants will learn to:
- Identify the processes and strategies that define high-quality online learning experiences
- Use the backward design process to create engaging, active, and aligned online courses
- Create robust online course environments using appropriate technologies
- Design inclusive and accessible online learning environments
- Prepare an online learning environment characterized by presence, community, and communication
The course can be completed entirely asynchronously and on each participant's schedule within one semester. Instructors who complete the course will leave with practical course content they can use in their future courses and will also have the option of earning an Online Teaching Fundamentals badge through the Credly platform. If you have been notified that you are required to take this course, but have extensive experience teaching online, visit the Competency Equivalent page for an alternative option.
Registration for the Fall 2024 Online Teaching Fundamentals course is now open! Registration will close on November 3, 2024, for the Fall term.
Register for Fall 2024 Online Teaching Fundamentals
Note: Online Teaching Fundamentals will be offered twice a year:
| Term | Dates |
|---|---|
| Fall offering | July 15 - December 15 |
| Spring offering | December 15 - May 15 |
Note for OTC: Design or OTC: Facilitate completers:
- If you previously completed just one of the OTC: Design or OTC: Facilitate courses, you are only required to complete partial work in Online Teaching Fundamentals to earn a credential. Your Fundamentals instructor will reach out to you early in the course with details about this process.
- If you previously completed both OTC: Design and OTC: Facilitate, you are not required to take Online Teaching Fundamentals. Additionally, you are eligible for an “Online Teaching Fundamentals” badge, issued through the Credly platform. To request this badge, complete this form; you will be issued a badge once we have confirmed your previous course completion.
- Completion of the original Online Teaching Course prior to 2019 will not count as credit toward completion of Online Teaching Fundamentals or a digital badge.
Sakai Training
To learn more about the specific functions of the Sakai LMS and how to use them, you can set up a consultation with the Instructional Technologies and Research Support (ITRS) team. ITRS also offers various workshops about Sakai and other instructional technologies. Use the link below to schedule a consultation.
Visit the ITRS consultation scheduling page to book an appointment.