Tools and Resources
If teaching online is new to you, you can start by meeting with a TLS Instructional Designer, or check our Event Calendar for related workshops or webinars.
RIT is a member of the Online Learning Consortium, allowing faculty free webinars, discounts on conferences and symposiums, and other benefits. Click here to create your account.
Online course design
Online Course Examples
A myCourses shell with examples of online course content is available to RIT faculty. RIT faculty can self-register for Online Course Examples with their user name and password.
Design Tools and Templates
Organization tools to plan your online course.
Teaching Elements
There are several Teaching Elements about online courses.
Online course development
Online Course Templates
myCourses shells containing structural elements for best practice online teaching
Review the instructions for self-registration before trying to copy these templates.
Course Preparation Checklist
A list of common myCourses tasks to help ensure that your online course is ready for your students.
Customizing Your Course
Tutorials to customize the “look and feel” of courses with custom home pages, activity icons, and navigation bars.
Online Course Delivery
Teaching Online
Information and techniques for facilitating online classes.
Gotcha Guides
Academic Technology Gotcha Guides are short videos to help avoid some common issues with academic technologies.
Proctoring
Faculty can include proctored exams in online courses.
Support for Online Students
RIT offers a host of services for online students, ranging from an assessment to gauge readiness for learning in an online environment to technical support. These are described at the RIT Online website.
Online Writing Center
The RIT Writing Commons provides all RIT students with resources and, during Fall and Spring semesters, offers online consultation to students by request.
