Teaching Online

Selected teaching resources to help you prepare to teach online developed by VITAL. 

• Guidelines and Resources
• Teaching Online Resources
• Guiding Practices for Setting Up Your Course in an LMS (pdf). A guide with practices that can also be applied in online teaching and learning environment. 
• "Friendly Advice for Teaching Online," a video of Villanova faculty who share recommendations for teaching online.
• Online Course Design
• Teaching Your Course Online: This self-paced course introduces the Community of Inquiry framework as a flexible, research-supported approach to online teaching. Faculty will explore practical strategies for establishing teaching, social, and cognitive presence in their online courses to support student connection, engagement, and meaningful learning, grounded in Villanova's commitment to community-centered education.
• Converting Your Face-to-Face Class into an Online Course (pdf)
• Applying the Flipped Classroom Model to Online Learning (video)
• Applying the Learning-Centered Principles to Online Teaching and Learning
• Building Online Learning Community
• Building Online Community of Inquiry (Social, Teaching, and Cognitive Presence): Rational and Examples (pdf)
• "Promoting Social Presence in Online Courses," a video of Villanova faculty sharing best practices for enhancing online social presence. 
• Accessibility Consideration
• Online Self-Paced Course: Making Your Course Accessible in LMS