About Faculty Development

eCampus Faculty Development Mission

At eCampus Center, we are dedicated to providing online faculty with the knowledge, skills, resources and experiences necessary to teach in ways that are innovative, engaging, inclusive, transformative and success-oriented. Our online faculty development goals are to:

Provide high quality online-teacher development experiences
Foster a thriving community of learners for online faculty
Meet individualized learning needs of faculty, departments and programs
Support innovative, evidence-based approaches to improve student learning and satisfaction

eCampus Center Online Teaching Competencies

Our certificates, courses, seminars, webinars and other offerings are in alignment with our eCampus Center Online Teaching Competencies.

Online Teaching Competencies (OTC)

1. Utilize instructional design processes to create innovative online learning experiences

Create learning outcomes
Design learning activities and assessments aligned with learning objectives
Select appropriate learning media
Incorporate online learning motivational strategies
Sequence, scaffold, and pace learning
Optimize course navigation
Apply online course design quality standards
Evaluate effectiveness of online course design

4. Select and produce high quality learning materials to meet the needs of diverse learners.

Provide clear instructions for course navigation, activities, assessments.
Select and produce learning materials which are aligned and relevant to learning outcomes.
Assure course materials are accessible to all learners.
Select and produce learning resources which inspire and motivate learners
Apply established quality standards when selecting and producing learning materials
Represent diverse voices and perspectives when selecting and producing learning materials
Follow copyright, citation, and attribution best practices when selecting and producing learning materials

5. Use effective communication and feedback behaviors to foster learning, community, and social presence.

Foster community and peer-peer interaction
Invite students to engage and interact with the instructor
Model effective learning community attitudes and norms
Encourage student success through empathy, flexibility and support
Facilitate active and engaging discussions
Provide timely feedback that is clear, specific, encouraging and constructive

6. Manage online courses to support instructor and student success and wellbeing.

Use effective student workload and time management strategies
Use effective instructor workload and time management strategies
Consistently communicate and observe expectations, policies and protocols
Manage and resolve problems that arise in an online course
Manage groups and resolve conflicts when they arise
Manage student course progress

7. Promote, advance, and model excellence, academic integrity, equity, and inclusivity.

Create an atmosphere of academic integrity
Demonstrate respect for intellectual property
Safeguard privacy
Promote equal opportunity, full participation and independence for students with disabilities
Cultivate a diverse, equitable and inclusive learning environment
Ensure a safe and respectful learning space
Act in accordance with administrative policies and procedures
Participate in regular online teaching professional development