About

Our Vision

SUNY Online Teaching unit is nationally and internationally recognized for our commitment to academic excellence through research-driven, community-supported practices of innovative online teaching, online learner-centered instruction, and online pedagogy-focused approaches.

Our Mission

Our mission is to cultivate, support, and promote system-wide excellence in online teaching and learning by:

• Engaging and connecting the community of online education experts across the SUNY system;
• Supporting and contributing to distinctive and comprehensive professional development opportunities made available to online practitioners directly and in conjunction with their home campuses via the SUNY CPD;
• Supporting online faculty with resources needed for online course development and enhancement in conjunction with their home campuses;
• Encouraging scholarship in online teaching and learning practices to meet the needs of today’s diverse learners, and pursuing research-driven innovations that increase online teaching and learning effectiveness.