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Course Development and Design
Course Development Timeline
See an overview of the course development process, complete with examples and templates
Course Mapping Guide
Create a roadmap for your course
Guide to Creating a Good Discussion Form
An in depth guide to create discussion boards that are engaging and effective
Course Design Checklist
Resource for faculty to prepare for creating residential, hybrid and online courses without direct assistance from an instructional designer
Quality Check
Page overviewing the foundational course design elements of quality including expecatations, organization, and orientation
Penn State Resources
HIA Estimator
Easily estimate your students’ instructional time, and see how hours are districuted across types of activities
Accessibility at Penn State
How to ensure web pages and online documents can be made usable for users with different disabilities
World Campus Faculty Development
Link to online faculty development for Penn State World Campus
Commonwealth Campus Teaching Support
Explore more tools and resources related to commonwealth teaching support
Other Resources
Course Update Requests
Use this form to request any changes, updates, and/or edits you would like to make to your WC fully online courses in Canvas
Discussion Forum Example Rubrics
Examples of discussion forum grading rubrics that can be applied or modified to fit your course
Canvas Resources
Canvas Learning Center
This Canvas Learning Path supports all Penn State faculty and staff using Canvas.
Teaching Online Program
The Teaching Online Program (TOP) is an asynchronous series of professional development courses focused on best practices for teaching online.
Canvas at PSU
Canvas is Penn State’s online system for teaching and learning!
Educational Technology
Canvas
Canvas is Penn State’s online system for teaching and learning!
G Suite
Penn State has partnered with Google to bring G Suite for Education.
Kaltura
Penn State’s media platform for storing and streaming videos.
Office 365
Collaborate with Microsoft Outlook, OneDrive, Word, and more.
Piazza
Piazza is a platform for instructors to efficiently manage class Q&A.
Qualtrics
Qualtrics is a web-based software program that enables you to create surveys
Respondus
Create and manage quiz and exams banks
Top Hat
Leverage student’s devices to increase in-class engagement and feedback.
Turnitin
Writing assessment toolkit which allows instructors to provide feedback.
Voicethread
Place collections of media at the center of an asynchronous conversation.
Yammer
Connect with people from across the University community and share meaningful information
Zoom
Zoom is a cloud-based video platform used to conduct online meetings and webinars.
Teaching Support
General
Page of general resources for educators.
Preparing for Online Teaching
Documents, resources and timelines to help you prepare for online teaching.
Pathway to Pedagogy
Match pedagogical needs to educational technology resources.
Syllabus
GV Syllabi
See all syllabi for courses here at Great Valley
Sample Syllabus
Sample of syllabus to help you when creating your own.