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Self-Paced and Self-Serve Resources

The SUNY Online Teaching unit promotes professional development in a variety of modes to best fit institutional or individual needs. As we develop our online competency development curriculum and portfolio of training options, we consider delivery options including: face to face instruction delivered regionally, online facilitated instruction, online webinars, and online self-paced courses.

Self-paced professional development options are currently available and being developed for some of our training courses and programs. Your institution may have policies and procedures for online professional development. Please be sure to check with your institution before engaging with these resources or completing any online teaching professional development.

Self-paced instruction is not for everyone. You might want to check to see if self-paced instruction is right for you.

Be sure to check with your campus-based online instructional designer to see what tools, resources, and support are available to you, and what policies and procedures may be required for you to teach online and before beginning any self-paced or self-serve activities.

Current list of available self-paced online professional development options:

  1. New Online Faculty Resources
  2. Remote/Flexible Instruction
  3. Brightspace Templates – NEW
  4. Bb Course Templates
  5. Common Cartridges v1.1 , v1.2*
  6. Asynchronous Online Resources
  7. Online Course Quality – NEW
  8. Micro Learning Video Playlists for new and experienced Online Faculty & IDs

New Online Faculty Resources

Interested in Teaching Online? – self-paced course.

Online Faculty Readiness – self-assessment resource.

Online Course Design: Step by Step

Online Teaching Handbook – Step by step manual for online (asynchronous) course design. Companion handbook to the N2OL courses below and the Step by Step process listed above.

Fully Online Courses for Observation in Various Disciplines | Exemplar Fully Online Courses for Observation – requires SUNY login.

Remote/Flexible Instruction

Online Mode Decision Tree for new/remote faculty – Draft Instructional Mode Decision Tree (not compatible with Internet Explorer).

Checklist for Remote Teaching

Discipline-Specific Resources

Brightspace Course Templates (DLE Templates Creation Sub-work Group) – These are zip files of course templates that can be downloaded/imported into Brightspace and adapted for for use by campuses and faculty. Includes companion guides with details and recommendations. These templates are intended for SUNY Cohort 1 migration campuses to pilot and provide feedback, and made available to anyone interested.

Suite of 6 Templates– 8/12/22 – NEW

  • Asynchronous Online Template
  • Synchronous Online Template
  • Hybrid Template
  • Hyflex Template
  • Face-to-Face Template
  • Migration Template

Bb Course Templates – These are zip files of course templates that can be downloaded/imported into Bb and adapted for for use by campuses and faculty. All Ally reviewed.

Template Guide – some notes to guide the set-up and campus customization of the templates below.

  • Synchronous Online Instruction using Zoom Template – a Bb zip file of a course template that can be downloaded/imported into Bb and adapted for primarily Synchronous Mode using Zoom.  
  • Synchronous Online Instruction using Collaborate (Ultra) Template – a Bb zip file of a course template that can be downloaded/imported into Bb and adapted for primarily Synchronous mode using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra. 
  • Synchronous Online Instruction using WebX Template – TBD
  • Hybrid/Blended Instruction Template – a Bb zip file of a course template that can be downloaded/imported into Bb and adapted for a Hybrid/Blended mode of instruction- which blends face-to-face, and Synchronous and/or Asynchronous online instruction (designed for customization to include either Zoom or Collaborate Ultra activities, and adaptable for a Hyflex model).
  • Asynchronous Online Instruction Template – a Bb zip file of a course template that can be downloaded/imported into Bb and adapted for a Fully Online Asynchronous mode of instruction.

Community-Shared Resources:

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SUNY Online does not support, recommend, or endorse community-generated resources. It is our intention to provide links to these resources for informational purposes and as a courtesy. By selecting links to external web sites, you leave the SUNY Online website and are subject to the accessibility, privacy, and security policies of the owners/sponsors of the external site. Furthermore, SUNY Online does not control or guarantee the currency, accuracy, relevance, accessibility, or completeness of information found on linked, external web sites. We urge users to consult with a qualified online instructional designers, and your own campus-based policies and procedures prior to using, adopting, adapting, or following any online teaching, online course design, or online instructional design suggestions.

Common Cartridges – for download and import as a course cartridge.

NOTE: The Common Cartridge* Bb files version 1.1  have been successfully imported into MOODLE.

* Common Cartridge Bb files will allow you to import the templates into an LMS other than Bb.

The 1.2 versions (below) were not successfully imported into MOODLE – June 2020.

Asynchronous Online Resources – for fully online asynchronous instruction.

Online Teaching Handbook – Step by step manual for online (asynchronous) course design. Companion handbook to the N2OL courses below.

Online Course Design – Resources for traditional fully online asynchronous teaching and learning.

New to Online Learning (N2OL) Self-Paced – Bb zip – course that can be downloaded/imported into Bb and adapted for self-paced training of faculty (for online asynchronous instruction).

New to Online Learning (N2OL) Facilitated – Bb zip – a course that can be downloaded/imported into Bb and adapted as a facilitated training of faculty (for online asynchronous instruction).

Online Course Quality

OSCQR – Online Course Quality Rubric

Online Teaching Presence self-assessment resource

OSCQR-informed Syllabus Template – NEW!

Micro Learning Video Playlists
SUNY Online Playlists for new and experienced online Faculty and IDs

Check to see what resources your SUNY Campus has in place to support your online teaching and learning professional development.

SUNY Online Teaching resources are provided free of charge, and openly licensed with a cc-by for adoption and adaptation by anyone regardless of SUNY affiliation.