Poster Presentation
Many faculty members learn how to teach based on how they were taught without any formal training about how to design or teach college courses. The dominant paradigm is that being a subject matter expert somehow makes you qualified to be a college- level instructor. Online education is slowly changing this paradigm as faculty members participate in programs to learn how to develop and teach online courses. This session will present some of the research that suggests that online education improves teaching and learning, especially when instructors participate in robust faculty development programs to learn how to teach online. The presenter will share how one private university experienced this phenomenon first-hand through their successful Teaching Online Workshop that prepares faculty members to develop and teach online courses.
Objectives:
- Describe best practices for faculty development programs
- Share how faculty development programs for online teaching impact face-to-face pedagogy.
- Share research that describes how faculty development and teaching online has a positive impact on teaching and learning in all types of classrooms.
- Describe the format and objectives of the Teaching Online Workshop and its impact on face-to-face teaching at the University of Denver.
