Home » Teach Online » Professional Development for Teaching Online » Faculty Seminars in Online Teaching Faculty Seminars in Online Teaching Join us for Faculty Seminars in Online Teaching. These seminars provide a space for collegial dialogue around best practices in online teaching and inspire innovation. Co-presented by the Center for Distributed Learning and UCF teaching faculty, this ongoing series is designed as professional development for online instructors following IDL6543. However, all members of the UCF community with an interest in online teaching are welcome to participate! To better accommodate our diverse faculty, each 45-minute seminar is concise, interactive, and packed with actionable takeaways. Every session is also recorded for later viewing. Note: We add seminars on a semester cycle. Watch this space for newly released topics and recordings of past sessions. Browse Current & Upcoming Seminars Feedback and Rubrics to Support Learning in Online Assessments This session, facilitated by Sue Bauer and Amy Gregory, provides strategies to design assessment tasks with clear criteria and to provide feedback that extends student thinking and learning. Read More Self-Assessment and Reflection on Learning in Online Assessments This session, facilitated by Drs. Florence Williams and Steve Heglund, provides strategies to empower students to identify strengths, address gaps, and deepen understanding, fostering continuous growth and ownership of their learning. Read More View Past Sessions Integrity in Online Assessments In our second session of Faculty Seminars in Online Learning on Wednesday, Sept. 17, you’ll explore how to foster academic integrity in online courses. Learn strategies to reduce cheating, leverage AI to support learning, and apply integrity tools effectively. This session offers practical insights to enhance assessment design and promote student success in today’s digital teaching environment. Read More Critical Thinking and Authentic Learning in Online Assessment in an AI Age This session provides an in‑depth look at authentic assessment and its role in creating meaningful, real‑world learning experiences. Participants will explore strategies that promote engagement and critical thinking while integrating AI tools ethically and effectively. Read More Principles of Assessment and Four Important Practices This session provided faculty members with an opportunity to explore the meaning, purpose, and uses of assessment, as well as the essential principles and practices that can enhance online teaching and learning. Read More
Feedback and Rubrics to Support Learning in Online Assessments This session, facilitated by Sue Bauer and Amy Gregory, provides strategies to design assessment tasks with clear criteria and to provide feedback that extends student thinking and learning. Read More
Self-Assessment and Reflection on Learning in Online Assessments This session, facilitated by Drs. Florence Williams and Steve Heglund, provides strategies to empower students to identify strengths, address gaps, and deepen understanding, fostering continuous growth and ownership of their learning. Read More
Integrity in Online Assessments In our second session of Faculty Seminars in Online Learning on Wednesday, Sept. 17, you’ll explore how to foster academic integrity in online courses. Learn strategies to reduce cheating, leverage AI to support learning, and apply integrity tools effectively. This session offers practical insights to enhance assessment design and promote student success in today’s digital teaching environment. Read More
Critical Thinking and Authentic Learning in Online Assessment in an AI Age This session provides an in‑depth look at authentic assessment and its role in creating meaningful, real‑world learning experiences. Participants will explore strategies that promote engagement and critical thinking while integrating AI tools ethically and effectively. Read More
Principles of Assessment and Four Important Practices This session provided faculty members with an opportunity to explore the meaning, purpose, and uses of assessment, as well as the essential principles and practices that can enhance online teaching and learning. Read More
