Learning Design Guidance for New and Returning Faculty
As a UMass Boston educator, you have the opportunity to expand your reach and impact by offering your courses online. Our dedicated Learning Design Services team provides expert pedagogical guidance to help you create engaging and effective online courses that align with our university's mission and values. Through the power of technology, you can enhance the learning experience for your students and contribute to a dynamic and innovative learning environment.
Course Design Resources
UMass Boston provides resources to support online course design, engagement, and assessment. Our Learning Design team applies research-backed strategies to help faculty create inclusive, practical learning experiences.
Your Learning Partners
Need certification? Want to learn more about microcredentials and digital badges? Questions about artificial intelligence? Get the help and support you need.
Get Started with Canvas
Online courses on our campus are delivered using Canvas, a robust virtual learning environment. Additional carefully selected educational tools allow us to ensure universal access to learning and facilitate engagement and collaboration.
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Tips and Best Practices for Teaching Online
Watch videos featuring faculty members who teach online, sharing the lessons they’ve learned over the years.
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Teach Online Certificate Program for Doctoral Students
UMass Boston doctoral students interested in learning to teach online are invited to enroll in the Teaching & Learning Online course. To fully benefit from the practical lessons in the course, students should come prepared with a syllabus for a course they have been assigned to teach or use a syllabus from a course they’ve taken as a student.
Enroll in Teaching & Learning Online