Professional Development for Faculty Teaching Effectiveness

Estimated time to complete: 12-15 hours

Learning Objectives: 

1. Design and develop courses using Canvas and other online instructional tools.
2. Apply effective practices, including accessibility, for online teaching in both synchronous and asynchronous modalities.
3. Plan and design several Canvas elements, such as Pages and Modules, for your future courses.
4. Outline and create an introduction video for a future course.

Artifacts:

• Canvas sandbox site with draft assignment, announcements, home page, and more
• Instructor introduction video
• Student engagement strategy

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Estimated time to complete: 10 hours

Learning Objectives: 

1. Identify and apply appropriate visual design principles to enhance clarity, organization, and learner cognition.
2. Develop and practice skills using available tools for visual design in Canvas.
3. Apply effective practices for creating slide presentations, videos, and other visual elements.
4. Select appropriate editing tools and practice adding simple effects to a video.

Artifacts:

• Narrated slide presentation
• Self-created and edited short video
• Visually effective content page

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Estimated time to complete: 2 hours

Learning Objectives: 

1. Identify regulations related to online course accessibility at Clemson.
2. Locate tools to enhance accessibility in Canvas.

Artifact:

• 80% grade or higher on course quiz

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Estimated time to complete: 8-10 hours

Learning Objectives: 

1. Identify concerns about accessibility and learners with disabilities.
2. Identify and apply best practices for accessible learning in course assignments.
3. Practice creating accessible documents and media.
4. Develop a pedagogical approach which incorporates accessibility as a priority.

Artifacts:

• Accessible document
• Captioned video
• Reflection response on course accessibility

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Estimated time to complete: 16-21 hours

Learning Objectives: 

1. Describe Generative AI (GAI).
2. Evaluate and discuss the ethical implications of Generative AI in education.
3. Integrate AI tools into teaching Practices.
4. Identify challenges and benefits of AI in the classroom.

Artifacts:

• AI policy for your classroom, co-designed with peers and facilitators
  
• Draft version of an AI assisted assignment
• Draft version of an AI resistant assignment

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Estimated time to complete: 2-4 hours

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify necessary technology for using Canvas effectively.
2. Select appropriate roles and organizing options within a Canvas course site.
3. Test a variety of Canvas tools and elements. 

Artifacts:

• Canvas sandbox organized according to course instructions
• Reflection response

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Estimated time to complete: 2-4 hours

Learning Objectives:

1. Create a variety of elements within Canvas sandbox.
2. Identify effective methods for presenting information within Canvas.

Artifacts:

• Canvas sandbox with a new Home Page and dashboard image
• At least one Module

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Estimated time to complete: 10 hours

Learning Objectives: 

1. Develop and practice skills using Canvas for course design & development.
2. Identify and apply effective practices for face-to-face (F2F) teaching that incorporates Canvas.
3. Plan and design several Canvas elements for your course.

Artifacts:

• Canvas course site elements designed for effective use with a F2F course
• At least one active learning activity

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Estimated time to complete: 7-8 contact hours, plus homework

Learning Objectives:

1. Demonstrate alignment between learning objectives and major course components.
2. Create a home page for their Canvas course.
3. Describe plans for engaging learners in active learning.
4. Create Canvas modules for organizing course content.

Artifacts:

• Canvas Home Page 
• Course Alignment Map

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Estimated time to complete: 8-10 hours

Learning Objectives: 

1. Identify the origin and scope of Quality Matters.
2. Apply the essential Specific Review Standards of the Quality Matters Rubric to your own online course.
3. Describe the alignment of at least one module/unit in your online course.
4. Prioritize improvements to your online course.

Artifacts:

• Self-review of course against QM Rubric Essential Standards
• Course improvement plan

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Estimated time to complete: 20 weeks (includes review period and revision period)

Review Outcomes:

1. Specific, measurable recommendations for improving course design.
2. Strengthened alignment among learning objectives (course and unit), assessments, tools, instructional materials, and learning activities.
3. Improvements based on feedback from peer reviewers, in areas such as: accessibility, learner engagement, and student support.

Note: Clemson Online requires a course to proceed through an internal review successfully before being submitted for an external certification review.

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Estimated time to complete: Academic year (Aug-May)

Program Outcomes:

1. Completion of Applying the QM Rubric (APPQMR) workshop
2. Internal review of selected course
3. One-on-one help with course revisions
4. $500 stipend and peer reviewer opportunity

Applications open in August

Estimated time to complete: 20 weeks (includes review period and revision period)

Review Outcomes: 

1. Course improvements based on feedback from peer reviewers, in areas such as: accessibility, assessments, and student support.
2. Specific, measurable recommendations for improving course design.
3. Strengthened alignment among learning objectives (course and unit), assessments, tools, instructional materials, and learning activities.
4. Official QM certification and badge for use in your Canvas site.

Note: Clemson Online requires a course to proceed through an internal review successfully before being submitted for an external certification review.

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Estimated time to complete: 3-6 months

Development Outcomes:

1. Disseminate your research and content to participants statewide and beyond (i.e., those without Clemson email, and/or those beyond the campus community).
2. Fulfill societal impact with grant requirements.
3. Partner with our Instructional Designers and Digital Learning Designers to create a unique, high-quality online course in Canvas.

Artifacts:

• Well-developed, high-quality, accessible online course available to participants statewide and beyond.

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