Distance Learning Workshops

 

The CTL works closely with the university's Distance Learning Council (DLC).  For the purposes of the Distance Learning Council, distance learning is defined as a formal educational process in which more than half (51%) of the contact hours occur when student and instructor are not in the same place. Instruction may be synchronous or asynchronous. Distance learning may employ any combination of correspondence study, audio, video, or computer and other online technologies.

CTL staff work with DU faculty members and departments to provide training and support for distance and hybrid/blended learning courses and programs.  We offer one-on-one instructional design consultations as well as face-to-face and online workshops for faculty new to online or blended learning.

Our three-week Distance Learning Workshops are normally offered twice a year.  The workshops are delivered entirely online and instructors experience distance learning first-hand from the student perspective. Workshop participants will:

1. Learn best practices for designing and delivering an online course.
2. Design a course syllabus and student learning activities that are consistent with the learning objectives.
3. Learn how to organize and post online course materials in Blackboard.
4. Be able to identify challenges of distance education.
5. Learn communication strategies for teaching at a distance.

Instructors and staff who complete the online workshop receive a certificate of completion from the Center for Teaching & Learning. For more information, contact Kathy Keairns.

Testimonials from past workshop participants

"Thanks for all your help. I NEVER would have felt comfortable or been able to do this without this class. I still have SO much to learn, but I can't tell you how great this has been."

"I'm really looking forward to developing & teaching online and this workshop has helped me to feel more confident in my ability to offer a course that will be informative and interesting."

"From being a student in this workshop which was so WELL-planned, it's incredibly evident that a poorly-planned course will completely confuse and frustrate students, making learning impossible. Why not set yourself and the students up for success in the first place, by creating something that works and flows easily?"