Certification in Remote Instruction

The Certificate in Remote Instruction is meant to prepare instructors to teach remotely in unforeseeable situations like the current public health emergency or other natural disasters. This certificate will prepare participants with knowledge related to distance course design, remote instruction/course delivery, alternate student assessment and other issues related to remote teaching and learning The converted course will utilize equitable teaching practice and promote teaching and learning strategies that recognize not all students may be able to meet remote course instruction requirements (technological needs, synchronous vs asynchronous course sessions, etc.).

Core Remote Instruction Workshops

(complete at least 16 hours)

1. Academic Integrity
2. Assessment
3. Asynchronous Instruction
4. Course Redesign
5. Engaged Lectures
6. Engaging with Online texts/Notetaking
7. Google docs
8. Group work
9. Synchronous Instruction
10. Universal Design for Learning Level I
11. Universal Design for Learning Level II
12. Workload Management
13. Assessment in STEM (coming soon)
14. Google Classroom (coming soon)
15. Pandemic Pedagogy (coming soon)

Equity Electives

(Complete at least 3 hours)

1. Employing Equity-Minded & Culturally-Affirming Teaching and Learning Practices in Virtual Learning Communities
2. Addressing Racial Bias and Microaggressions in Online Environments
3. Trauma-Informed Pedagogy: Teaching in Uncertain Times with Dr. Mays Imad
4. Being Aware of Learning Opportunities and Constraints Posed by Online. Teaching and Moving Towards Anti-Racist Practice
5. Equity-Minded Mathematics Instruction
6. How to Express Care with a Focus on Racial Equity

Statement on Remote Instruction

A statement that indicates what was learned from the Remote Instruction Support workshops and Equity-minded electives (including course design, content delivery, student engagement, diversity/equity-mindedness, and activities/assessments) and how it was/will be applied to a specific course that will be taught remotely. Please feel free to include examples of modules/assignments from the course.

Equity-Minded Worksheet for Online Courses

Please use the attached worksheet to help guide your analysis and evaluation of your online course in reference to particular Principles and General Characteristics of inclusivity and equity-minded teaching practices.