New to Montclair: Resources for Faculty
Instructional Design Canvas Course for Faculty
If you’re new to teaching at Montclair, or this is your first time teaching in general, this course offers resources for faculty looking to better equip themselves for their first semester at Montclair State University. This Canvas course, New to Montclair: Resources for Faculty, will help you learn strategies and techniques to enhance your teaching experience. Our goal is to help you succeed, providing you with the tools and resources to rise to your ambitions. As you progress through this course, you’ll learn about what to expect from any learning environment here at Montclair along with the strategies and tips necessary to help you excel in a range of formats.
Resources related to the following topics are presented:
- Module 1: Instructional Technology & Design Services
- Module 2: IT General Information/Resources
- Module 3: Teaching Location and Teaching Modalities
- Module 4: Canvas and Your Course Environment
- Module 5: Course Design Basics
- Module 6: Strategies and Technologies for Teaching
New to Montclair: Resources for Faculty
Montclair Teaching: A Mini Course for Faculty
OFE has a companion Canvas course, Montclair Teaching: A Mini Course for Faculty. A moderated, asynchronous, at-your-own-pace mini-course, Montclair Teaching introduces instructors to the University and reviews supportive pedagogies, syllabus and assignment design, and lesson planning. Both new and returning instructors may find it useful.
The sequence for Montclair Teaching is as follows:
- Part 1. Introduction. Know the University
- Part 2. Teaching 101
- Part 3. Syllabus and Assignments: Backward Design
- Part 4. Preparing to Teach
- Part 5. First Day of Class
- Part 6. Teaching Asynchronously