Teaching Remotely (Online)

The following resources offer teaching strategies for remote teaching. If you are interested in incorporating face-to-face teaching or active learning activities into your remote course (i.e., a blended, hybrid, or hyflex course design), visit our Teaching Face-to-Face and Remotely (Online) page for ideas. 

General Effective Practices for Teaching Remotely 

• Key Effective Practices in Remote Teaching and Course Design 
• Balancing Synchronous and Asynchronous Teaching 

Building Community and Connection and Supporting Students’ Well-Being;

• Create a Get to Know You Student Survey 
• Accessible Education Resources (Diversity and Human Rights Office)  
• Tips for Accessibilty when Moving to Online Course Delivery (Accessibility Services) 
• Building Belongingness, Community, and Connection in Remote Courses 
• Gather Mid-Semester Feedback from Students to Inform your Teaching 
• Supporting Students’ Self-Regulated and Self-Directed Learning 

Using Active and Collaborative Learning to Support Student Learning and Engagement Synchronous Active Learning 

• Synchronous class sessions (CRDI T&L planning guide, p. 18-20) 
• Designing and Implementing Synchronous Active Learning 
• Synchronous Active Learning Activities  
  • Polling (CRDI T&L planning guide, p. 23) 
  • Think-Pair-Share (CRDI T&L planning guide, p. 27) 
  • Small Group Discussions (CRDI T&L planning guide, p. 28 & 30) 

Asynchronous Active Learning 

• Designing and Implementing Asynchronous Active Learning    
• Asynchronous Active Learning Activities   
  • Online Group Work (CRDI Assess Planning Guide, p. 34-35) 
  • Online Discussions (CRDI Assess planning guide, p. 32-33) 
  • Minute Paper (CRDI T&L planning guide, p. 24) 

Classroom Management, Course Communication, and Logistics 

• Should I share my learning outcomes with students? 
• Classroom Management of Non-Academic Misconduct in the Remote Environment
• Course Weekly Routine: How will I structure my course? (CRDI PCS planning guide, p. 5-7 and 14) 

Lecturing, Sharing Content, and Creating Videos 

• Sharing Content and Demonstrating Skills (CRDI T&L planning guide, p. 13-14) 
• Lectures, Guest Speakers, Demonstrations, and Simulations (CRDI T&L planning guide, p. 15) 
• Asynchronous Lectures, Presentations, and Demonstrations: Creating Effective Videos (CRDI T&L planning guide, p. 16-17) 

Selecting Teaching Tools and Technologies 

• Evaluating Teaching Tools and Resources (CRDI T&L activities planning guide, p 32-34) 
• OpenEd’s resources for Teaching Remotely, Web Conferencing, Educational Technologies Instructional Videos, Instructional Technology Webinar Series, and Digital Tools for Assessment and Active Learning