CATLOE has developed several short articles focused on specific teaching strategies that can help you teach effectively in any modality. Just click on the name of a teaching modality to go to a description of that modality and a list of relevant articles.
- Teaching Strategies for In-Person Courses
- Teaching Strategies for Blended Synchronous Courses
- Teaching Strategies for Blended Asynchronous Courses
- Teaching Strategies for Blended Mixed Asynchronous and Synchronous Courses
- Teaching Strategies for Fully Online Synchronous Courses
- Teaching Strategies for Fully Online Asynchronous Courses
- Teaching Strategies for Fully Online Mixed Asynchronous and Synchronous Courses
Teaching Strategies for In-Person Courses
(In Person: These courses meet entirely in person for all class meetings. However, instructors teaching 100% in-person courses should become familiar with teaching strategies for remote instruction in the event of a sudden change in modality.)
Before the semester begins, make contact with your students to prepare them for the format of your course and learn more about them. See this guide to Connecting with Students for recommended language and survey questions.
Strategies to engage students in in-person courses
- Designing and Managing Effective Activities and Discussions during Synchronous Online Class Meetings
- Developing a Structured Online Activity or Discussion
- Engaging Students in Online Classes
- Teaching while Social Distancing in Synchronous Simulcast or In-Person Classes
Strategies to lecture effectively in in-person courses
Strategies to ensure academic integrity in in-person courses
- Ensuring Academic Integrity of Online Assessments
- Teaching Practices that Minimize Student Cheating in Online Courses
Strategies to help students navigate technical problems during online exams
Teaching Strategies for Blended Synchronous Courses
(Blended Synchronous: These courses meet in person less frequently and involve online activities. In the online portion of the course, students and the instructor interact during scheduled meeting times using Blackboard or Zoom.)
Before the semester begins, make contact with your students to prepare them for the format of your course and learn more about them. See this guide to Connecting with Students for recommended language and survey questions.
Strategies to engage students in blended synchronous courses
- Developing a Structured Online Activity or Discussion
- Designing and Managing Effective Activities and Discussions during Synchronous Online Class Meetings
- Teaching while Social Distancing in Synchronous Simulcast or In-Person Classes
- Teaching with Activities Online
- Teaching with Discussions Online
- Strategies for Motivating Small-Group Interactions in Breakout Rooms
Strategies to lecture effectively in blended synchronous courses
Strategies to ensure academic integrity in blended synchronous courses
- Ensuring Academic Integrity of Online Assessments
- Teaching Practices that Minimize Student Cheating in Online Courses
Strategies to help students navigate technical problems during online exams
Teaching Strategies for Blended Asynchronous Courses
(Blended Asynchronous: These courses meet in person less frequently and involve online activities. In the online portion of the course, students and the instructor interact using Blackboard or Zoom without real-time interaction.)
Before the semester begins, make contact with your students to prepare them for the format of your course and learn more about them. See this guide to Connecting with Students for recommended language and survey questions.
Strategies to engage students in blended asynchronous courses
- Developing a Structured Online Activity or Discussion
- Ensuring Student Success in Asynchronous Online Learning
- Teaching with Activities Online
- Teaching with Discussions Online
Strategies to lecture effectively in blended asynchronous courses
Strategies to ensure academic integrity in blended asynchronous courses
- Ensuring Academic Integrity of Online Assessments
- Teaching Practices that Minimize Student Cheating in Online Courses
Strategies to help students navigate technical problems during online exams
Teaching Strategies for Blended Mixed Asynchronous and Synchronous Courses
(Blended Mixed Asynchronous and Synchronous: These courses meet in person less frequently and involve online activities. In the online portion of the course, students and the instructor interact asynchronously using Blackboard, with some scheduled synchronous sessions via Zoom.)
Before the semester begins, make contact with your students to prepare them for the format of your course and learn more about them. See this guide to Connecting with Students for recommended language and survey questions.
Strategies to engage students in blended mixed asynchronous and synchronous courses
- Developing a Structured Online Activity or Discussion
- Designing and Managing Effective Activities and Discussions during Synchronous Online Class Meetings
- Ensuring Student Success in Asynchronous Online Learning
- Teaching while Social Distancing in Synchronous Simulcast or In-Person Classes
- Teaching with Activities Online
- Teaching with Discussions Online
- Strategies for Motivating Small-Group Interactions in Breakout Rooms
Strategies to lecture effectively in blended mixed asynchronous and synchronous courses
Strategies to ensure academic integrity in blended mixed asynchronous and synchronous courses
- Ensuring Academic Integrity of Online Assessments
- Teaching Practices that Minimize Student Cheating in Online Courses
Strategies to help students navigate technical problems during online exams
Teaching Strategies for Fully Online Synchronous Courses
(Fully Online Synchronous: These classes meet entirely online and are not assigned a physical classroom location. Students and the instructor interact during scheduled meeting times using Blackboard or Zoom.)
Before the semester begins, make contact with your students to prepare them for the format of your course and learn more about them. See this guide to Connecting with Students for recommended language and survey questions.
Strategies to engage students in fully online synchronous courses
- Adapting Team-Based Learning for Remote Synchronous Learning
- Designing and Managing Effective Activities and Discussions during Synchronous Online Class Meetings
- Developing a Structured Online Activity or Discussion
- Engaging Students in Online Classes
- Strategies for Motivating Small-Group Interactions in Breakout Rooms
Strategies to lecture effectively in fully online synchronous courses
Strategies to ensure academic integrity in fully online synchronous courses
- Ensuring Academic Integrity of Online Assessments
- Teaching Practices that Minimize Student Cheating in Online Courses
- Virtual Proctoring and Your Students
Strategies to help students navigate technical problems during online exams
Teaching Strategies for Fully Online Asynchronous Courses
(Fully Online Asynchronous: These classes meet entirely online and are not assigned a physical classroom location. Students and the instructor interact using Blackboard or Zoom without real-time interaction.)
Before the semester begins, make contact with your students to prepare them for the format of your course and learn more about them. See this guide to Connecting with Students for recommended language and survey questions.
Strategies to engage students in fully online asynchronous courses
- Adapting Team-Based Learning for Remote Asynchronous Learning
- Adapting Language Courses for Remote Asynchronous Learning
- Developing a Structured Online Activity or Discussion
- Engaging Students in Online Classes
- Ensuring Student Success in Asynchronous Online Learning
- Teaching with Activities Online
- Teaching with Discussions Online
Strategies to lecture effectively in fully online asynchronous courses
Strategies to ensure academic integrity in fully online asynchronous courses
- Ensuring Academic Integrity of Online Assessments
- Teaching Practices that Minimize Student Cheating in Online Courses
- Virtual Proctoring and Your Students
Strategies to help students navigate technical problems during online exams
Teaching Strategies for Fully Online Mixed Asynchronous and Synchronous Courses
(Fully Online Mixed Asynchronous and Synchronous: These classes meet entirely online and are not assigned a physical classroom location. Students and the instructor interact asynchronously using Blackboard, with some scheduled synchronous sessions via Zoom.)
Before the semester begins, make contact with your students to prepare them for the format of your course and learn more about them. See this guide to Connecting with Students for recommended language and survey questions.
Strategies to engage students in fully online mixed asynchronous and synchronous courses
- Designing and Managing Effective Activities and Discussions during Synchronous Online Class Meetings
- Developing a Structured Online Activity or Discussion
- Ensuring Student Success in Asynchronous Online Learning
- Teaching with Discussions Online
- Strategies for Motivating Small-Group Interactions in Breakout Rooms
Strategies to lecture effectively in fully online mixed asynchronous and synchronous courses
Strategies to ensure academic integrity in fully online mixed asynchronous and synchronous courses
- Ensuring Academic Integrity of Online Assessments
- Teaching Practices that Minimize Student Cheating in Online Courses
- Virtual Proctoring and Your Students