Online, Blended, and Distance Learning: For Faculty

Faculty Learning Opportunities

Design for Learning Institute
Departmental Collaborative Curriculum Design and Redesign, e.g. AA to BIS online program for early childhood education

Services and Support

Teaching Online, Hybrid, or Hyflex Courses at JMU (for JMU faculty)
Taking Online or Hybrid Courses at JMU (for JMU students)
Consultations in instructional design, online teaching, media production, and more
Open Access Media for Course Design
Video Management Services: Find out how JMU Libraries’ video management services can help your video hosting and publish for online and blended courses.

Canvas Learning Management System is the primary platform for online, blended, and distance learning supported by the JMU Libraries and JMU Information Technology. Visit our Learning Innovations & Design Desk online or in Rose Library for support with Canvas.

Synchronous Online Teaching – Enhance Presence and Interaction

More and more online and blended classes use synchronous technologies to connect class members with video and audio communication.

Student-Reported Use of Asynchronous and Synchronous Communication in Online Courses: 2016 Asynchronous 44%, Synchronous 56%; 2017 Asynchronous 50%, Synchronous 50%; 2018 Asynchronous 40%, Synchronous 60% — Student-Reported Use of Asynchronous and Synchronous Communication in Online Courses: 2019 Best Colleges Online Education Trends Report

Best Practice for Synchronous Sessions by Kristina Wilson from Northwestern University.

Should you add a synchronous component to your online teaching strategy? by Christine Lewinski, Ed.D from Keypath Instructional Services