Q: How do I get into the pipeline to work with a Learning Designer?
A: Email [email protected] with as much course information as possible, including official course name, course code, program information, etc.
Q: What if I need Learning Design advice and can’t get into the pipeline soon enough?
A: Book a Consultation! Any of our available Learning Designers will help you 1:1 via a virtual meeting.
Q: Do you have a set of quality standards I can use to check my own course?
A: Miami University has recently adopted Essential Practices and Best Practices for Online Teaching. For a more in-depth set of quality standards, you can make a copy of the same rubric that Miami Online’s Quality Matters-certified Peer Reviewers use to review each course that Miami Online builds.
Q: Where can I get help with Canvas problems?
A: You can contact our Tech Support and Training team anytime at [email protected]. You can also check out our calendar of Canvas Office Hours and training sessions on a variety of topics in online learning.
Q: I’m a department chair who has new faculty teaching online, or existing faculty newly developing online courses. How can I make sure they get trained?
A: Miami Online offers a self-paced course, Teaching Online at Miami University (TOMU) to guide faculty through the fundamentals of online teaching. Send a list of your faculty’s names and Miami emails to [email protected], and we’ll get them enrolled in TOMU.
Q: My department has a great idea for a noncredit Professional Education course. How do I get Miami Online’s help in launching it?
A: Reach out to us at [email protected], and we can help you vet your idea and provide next steps as needed.
Q: I’m interested in creating a Microcredential so my students can earn badges. How should I proceed?
A: Reach out to us at [email protected], and we can help you vet your idea and provide next steps as needed.
Q: My course is designated ONLA, Online Asynchronous, but I need the students to meet together with me in real time, once a week. How much synchronous time can I require in an ONLA course?
A: None. It’s against course modality to require synchronous meetings. Please see the E-Learning Course Terms and Guidelines, part of the Academic Affairs website for details. I recommend speaking to your Chair to convert the offering to a HYB-A course. Here’s the official procedure for modality determination: The appropriate instructional mode must be included when the department scheduler submits the course schedule and before it is reviewed by divisional leadership.
Q: I need to share my course materials with a colleague. How can I add them to my course?
A: Faculty other than the instructor of record cannot be added to a course that contains real student enrollments, to protect those students’ FERPA rights. Please contact [email protected] to have a sandbox copy of your course content made instead, which you are able to share with your colleagues.
Q: I need some lecture videos for my course. Can Miami Online help with that?
A: We offer a variety of resources, from self-service video production resources to professionally produced videos for select projects. Submit our Instructional Media Request Form to describe your project and find out if we have capacity to support.
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