{"id":12693,"date":"2026-03-04T20:42:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T01:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/online.suny.edu\/dev-ot\/?page_id=12693"},"modified":"2026-03-04T20:56:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T01:56:49","slug":"mission-vision-values","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/online.suny.edu\/dev-ot\/about\/mission-vision-values\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission, Vision & Values"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mission, Vision & Values<\/h1>\n
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SUNY Online Teaching<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Our Mission<\/span><\/h2>\n

SUNY Online Teaching cultivates, supports, and promotes system-wide excellence in online teaching and learning across the State University of New York.<\/span><\/p>\n

We do this by fostering a collaborative community of practice, advancing evidence-informed professional learning, developing openly licensed resources and tools, and encouraging research and innovation that deepen our collective understanding of how people teach and learn well online.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Our Vision<\/span><\/h2>\n

We envision a SUNY-wide online teaching ecosystem in which:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • Faculty and instructional designers are supported as reflective, empowered educators.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Online teaching is grounded in pedagogy, equity, and human connection.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Quality online learning is continuously improved through collaboration, inquiry, and shared practice.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Knowledge about online teaching and learning is openly developed, shared freely, and sustained across institutions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Through this work, SUNY Online Teaching contributes not only to system-wide excellence, but also to the broader field of online and digital education.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Our Values<\/span><\/h2>\n

    SUNY Online Teaching is guided by the following core values:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      Community as Practice<\/h3>\n
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      We believe expertise is distributed and learning is social. We cultivate communities of practice that connect faculty, instructional designers, and academic partners across SUNY and beyond.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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      Pedagogy First<\/h3>\n
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      We center teaching and learning, not tools or platforms, because meaningful online learning emerges from intentional pedagogical design, with technology in service of pedagogy.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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      Continuous Learning and Improvement<\/h3>\n
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      We value reflection, iteration, and growth. Our work assumes that effective online teaching evolves through practice, feedback, and shared inquiry.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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      Openness and Sharing<\/h3>\n
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      We promote open, openly licensed resources and a \u201cshare what you know\u201d culture that strengthens individual practice and advances collective capacity within SUNY and beyond.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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      Research, Evidence, and Innovation<\/h3>\n
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      We ground our work in theory, research, and evidence-informed practice while contributing to and advancing the scholarly understanding of how people teach and learn well online.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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      Inclusive and Equitable Practice<\/h3>\n
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      We are committed to designing and supporting online learning environments that foster access, belonging, and meaningful participation for all learners.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n


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