Course Design and Development
The Office of Blended & Online Learning offers faculty individual and group support for designing quality web-enhanced, hybrid, and online courses. We provide a variety of professional development courses, workshops, and webinars.
- Review our Faculty Development Offerings to learn more about our wide variety of courses, webinars, and instructional design consultations.
- Explore our Tools and Resources page for more information about Molloy-supported technology and where to find assistance integrating technology into your course designs.
- Earn recognition for excellence in quality and accessible course design through microcredentials on our Faculty Badges page.
Schedule a consultation with one of our instructional designers to help you design your course in Canvas. Please e-mail us at CourseDesign@molloy.edu to schedule an individual consultation.
Hybrid/Online Faculty Checklist
The hybrid and online teaching checklist is based on the Blended Learning Delivery Policy and Process at Molloy.
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1. Participate in Canvas training.
If you are not already familiar with the Canvas learning management system, take the Growing with Canvas self-paced course that is provided on your dashboard when logging into Canvas.
To report any issues with your access to Canvas or to request additional training, contact Technology Learning Support at tls@molloy.edu.
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2. Complete Hybrid/Online Training.
Complete this step prior to teaching your first hybrid/online course. Two courses are expected for all faculty teaching hybrid/online courses at Molloy:
- Teach, Learn Course Design (TLC) Online is a two-week asychronous faculty development course Learning.
- Minimum Online Requirements and Expectations (MORE) is a self-paced course designed to ensure that hybrid/online faculty are knowledgeable of the university and regulatory expectations for hybrid/online courses at Molloy.
Email CourseDesign@molloy.edu to learn more.
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3. Enroll in relevant instructional technology workshops to update your skills.
To learn more about online engagement strategies, digital accessibility and integrating instructional technology tools in your course, enroll in available workshops offered through the Faculty Professional Center.
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4. Contact department chair or associate dean for department-specific sections of your syllabi (course outlines).
It is important to reach out to your chairperson or associate dean, as policies can vary among departments.
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5. Add online-specific sections to your syllabi (course outlines).
Examples include sections related to online communication procedures, technology requirements, and netiquette guidelines for students. Reach out to the Office of Blended and Online Learning at CourseDesign@molloy.edu for recommended text.
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6. Develop a fully populated Canvas course site.
Canvas courses should include varied formative and summative assessment opportunities while using the Canvas Gradebook. The Office of Blended and Online Learning can assist with importing an easy-to-use, accessible course design model to get you started. Reach us at CourseDesign@molloy.edu or import the Molloy Course Design Model from Canvas Commons.
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7. Establish varied online engagement opportunities.
For example, include recorded lectures, graded discussions, peer reviews, presentations, links to articles, videos, etc.
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8. Publish Canvas course site by first day of classes.
Best practice tip: Publish course site one week before classes begin.
Note: If a Canvas course is not published, then Announcements will not be delivered to your students.
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9. Respond to student questions in a timely manner.
Ordinarily, faculty will respond to student inquiries within 36 hours.
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10. Review Faculty Evaluations.
Using the existing assessment process, faculty teaching hybrid and online are evaluated by the associate dean/chair.