Teach Online

Whether you are considering teaching online, preparing to teach your first online course, or looking for ways to strengthen an existing course, SUNY Online Teaching provides guidance and resources to support effective online teaching and course design.

Online teaching is an iterative process. Preparing, designing, teaching, reflecting, reviewing, and improving are interconnected parts of an ongoing practice. And keep in mind that accessibility and inclusion are not final checks. They are integral to how we design, teach, support learners, review, and continuously improve online courses.

Start where you are and use the resources that best meet your needs.

The resources in this section are organized roughly along a continuum:

Explore → Prepare → Design, Teach & Evolve → Support Learners → Review & Improve

This is not a rigid sequence. New online faculty may find it helpful to move through the resources from beginning to end, while experienced online faculty can enter at any point based on their goals, interests, or areas they would like to strengthen.

Explore your readiness to teach online and assess the skills, resources, and support you may need.
Gauge your interest in teaching online and explore what online teaching involves through a self-paced introduction.
Develop your online course step by step with guidance for designing, teaching, reviewing, and continuously improving your course.
Support online learner success with evidence-based practices that help online learners engage, persist, and succeed.
Self-assess with OSCQR using tools, materials, and resources to review your online course design against research-based effective practices and identify opportunities for improvement.