Training for Teaching Remotely

Welcome to Essential Training for Teaching Virtually

This content page outlines the "Essential Training" for remote teaching.   It is a jump off page to all that you need to learn for virtual teaching and learning or you can go to the modules link to the left to see all of the pages in this entire Teaching Resource Center.

Depending on your district, or school, you may be asked to complete some or all of these components. We invite you to check with your district, or school if you have questions about which parts you are required to complete.  We at Webster have named our Canvas classroom area as the WorldClassroom.  Some of the pages,  webinars and text on the pages will refer to the WorldClassroom often; do not get confused they are still talking about Canvas courses. 

As you might be aware, Canvas works in a very lineal manner. Once you get to a page, you just keep clicking the 'Next' button to read all of the pages in a row. Feel free to follow the structure outlined below or click on Modules (here or in the Course Navigation) to see the list of modules and pages. 

Training Components

This "Essential Training" includes three modules, all of which you can access here in the Knowledge Center. There are Knowledge Checks along the way that allow you to self-assess your learning, and which we'll use to track your participation in these modules.

1. WorldClassRoom Overview 

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This module provides an introduction to using the tools of WorldClassRoom/Canvas, including how to organize your course, how to use the Gradebook, and how to create Assignments, Discussions, and Quizzes. It ends with a Knowledge Check where you will self-assess your skills, and which we'll use to track completion of this module.

Read and Review: WorldClassRoom Overview

Complete: WorldClassRoom Overview module Knowledge Check

2. Faculty WebNet+ WebEx QuickStart

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This module provides an introduction to the WebNet+/remote instruction modality, and to using WebEx to run your class remotely. It ends with a Knowledge Check where you will self-assess your skills, and which we'll use to track completion of this module.

Read and Review: WebNet+ WebEx 

Complete:  Faculty WebNet+ WebEx QuickStart module Knowledge Check

3. plan...create...teach

This plan...create...teach module equips you with skills and strategies for teaching in a wide variety of potential formats, and our aim is to provide you with training that applies regardless of the modality you teach in. There are three parts to this module and each concludes with a with a Knowledge Check where you will self-assess your skills. Once again, we'll use these Knowledge Checks to track completion of this module.

By the end of this module, you'll be able to:

        • Identify teaching tools to communicate with students, deliver content, and assess your students’ learning  
        • Choose strategies to engage your students remotely, including using discussions, peer collaborations, and real-time and asynchronous activities 
        • Identify resources that support your students' success

Read and Review: plan...create...teach module

Complete: plan... Knowledge Check

Complete: create... Knowledge Check

Complete: teach... Knowledge Check

These modules constitute the minimum amount of training we feel is necessary to get you started with learning how to move your course into a remote environment. On the next page, you will find an outline of the teaching modalities that will be in place this Fall and each includes a list of tools with which you should become familiar. All of those tools are covered in the three modules described above. 

Additional Resources

In addition to the "Essential Training" outlined above, the Knowledge Center includes a variety of helpful resources for enhancing your teaching.

 

protip.pngGo to Modules to see a complete list of available Modules.