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"Many institutions use a one-size-fits-all approach to faculty development for online teaching, which does not meet the needs of faculty who often have different levels of expe- rience, skill, and self-efficacy in online teaching and learning. To address these issues, the [university name removed] [center name removed] designed and implemented an online teaching readiness self-assessment."

This is the conference report about the development of a faculty readiness tool. Now online at SLOAN-C?

This about high-enrollment courses, but there are many ideas to consider for teaching any online course. Abstract: "Class size has been a popular topic for decades. There is renewed interest in this topic now with the growth of online learning. Online courses can accommodate hundreds, if not thousands, of students in a single course. Very little research, though, has been conducted recently on class size in online courses and the research that has been conducted is mixed. As the demand for online courses increases, so likely will class size. In this exploratory study, we investigated the perceptions and experiences of 37 faculty teaching high-enrollment online courses. In the following article, we report the results of our inquiry, implications for practice, and areas for additional research."

Originally a course for TWU in Blackboard, it is now available on the web. You can work through it on your own, or use it as a course for faculty PD. Write the author for assignments, practice activities, and the support provided to TWU participants.

"Stephen Hersh outlines six steps for how you can create a community of active learning online if you 'use the medium.' "

"features books and articles that may be of interest to faculty and instructors teaching online and at a distance, instructional designers, administrators and policy makers - all those interested in the expansion and improvement of online learning."

"More and more, faculty and instructors are thinking differently about assessment. As views change of what assessment is intended to achieve and how it might be done, the following articles provide the resources to make change possible."

Free book from the Online Learning Consortium. I like the levels: design (immediate and basic needs), enhance (options to take things up a level), optimize (aligns with highest-quality practices).

Use the search box and look for things like "online teaching best practices" or "online teaching quality guidelines"

competencies

Now getting old - the readiness survey is no longer there... Is online teaching for me? Transitioning to online teaching Planning to teach online - things to think about Getting started Preparing an online course Teaching an online course