The goal of this website is to provide resources for returning faculty teaching in an online environment and to increase faculty readiness in teaching and facilitating online courses.

• ODU Academic Calendar and Exam Schedule
• The Syllabus Generator and Content Templates
• Blackboard and Faculty/Student Communication System (FSCS) Quick References
• Copyright Issues
• Collecting Student Feedback
• Posting Grades

• to become familiar with course delivery tools, methods and requirements;
• to gain a basic familiarity with appropriate teaching strategies for distance learning;
• to get acquainted with course communication and interaction tools and protocols;
• to be fairly comfortable with course delivery software and hardware and boost your technical proficiency;
• to be able to resolve technical problems or find appropriate assistance, if needed.

• Review Transitioning to Online Teaching and Planning to Teach Online .
• Complete the Computer Literacy survey. These surveys will help you identify what skills or learning strategies you may need to work on in order to be successful with online teaching.