TrineOnline Faculty Development and Resources

This is an internal certification course facilitated by Tyler Graham, Moodle Administrator and IT Services Supervisor. This course will allow learners to become familiar with the TrineOnline template as well as the basics of communicating within Moodle. Examine and create Moodle content from the instructor perspective and participate in activities from the student perspective. Identify different methods of grading and providing diverse feedback. Review resources for assistance and self-help. This course is 10 days in length and requires approximately 11 hours of time.

This is an internal certification course facilitated by Kodi Buell, Senior Director of Online Learning. This is a knowledge-building course on how to successfully facilitate learning in an online environment. This course is 10 days in length and requires approximately 10-12 hours of time.

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This is an internal certification course facilitated by Andrea Bearman, Director of Instructional Design & Development. This is a skill-building course on how to engage students in an online environment. This course is 10 days in length and requires approximately 7-9 hours of time.

This is an internal certification course facilitated by Andrea Bearman, Director of Instructional Design & Development, and Erin Weldon, the Assistant Director of Online and Academic Resources. This is a skill-building course on how to develop courses with TrineOnline. In this course, instructors will experience the TrineOnline course development process. Instructors will have the opportunity to create and build a course relevant to them. This course lasts 14 days. *Participants must successfully complete the Moodle Faculty Certification Course and the Online Faculty Certification Course prior to enrolling in the ODCC.*

Trine University is a Quality Matters institution with multiple faculty members that are Applying the Quality Matters Rubric (APPQMR) and Higher Ed Peer Reviewer Course (PRC) certified.

A QM member since 2019, Trine University is part of a community of more than 1,200 organizations that put learners first. We collaborate with and learn from others in the community as we move forward to positively impact the online learner experience here and across the globe.

Quality Matters membership provides TrineOnline access to a comprehensive, research-supported quality assurance process to design and develop accessible, engaging online courses.

The QM Quality Assurance System relies on core principles to create a culture of continuous improvement to keep our learners engaged so our courses deliver  day after day, semester after semester. 

From course design, to delivery, to faculty preparedness, the Quality Matters process instill a “culture of quality” throughout the organization. Courses are peer-reviewed by multiple certified faculty and the student experience grows from this process.

Open Educational Resources (OER): The is a skill-building course on how to find and create OER content for online courses. This course is self-paced and requires around 15 hours of time. This may be higher or lower depending on the individual.

HTML 5 Package (H5P): This is a skill-building course on how to successfully create H5P content for online courses. This course is self-paced and requires around 10 hours of time. This amount may be higher or lower for an individual depending on ability.

Gamification: This course is a skill-building opportunity on how to successfully create game-based learning opportunities in online courses. This course is self-paced and requires around 10 hours of time. This amount may be higher or lower depending on the individual.

Join Andrea Bearman, Director of Instructional Design and Development, and Erin Weldon, Assistant Director of Online and Academic Resources, for a Q&A open discussion Zoom meeting. You will have the opportunity to converse with other course developers during this session. If you are developing a course and would like to attend, please email tolacademics@trine.edu for an invitation link.

Faculty interested in watching these presentations who are not able to attend live can contact their academic director for the recorded link.

April 26, 2022
11am to 12pm EST
Using Creativity to Make Mathematics more Engaging and Impactful: Dr. Pronita Mehrotra, MindAntix, edCircuit

May 17, 2022
2-3pm EST
Creative Commons: Cable Green, PhD, Director of Open Education for Creative Commons

May 24, 2022
11am to 12pm EST
Moodle Q&A: Tyler Graham, System Administrator, Trine University

June 7, 2022
1-2pm EST
Collaborative Learning Opportunities: Sidney DMello, PhD., Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Colorado

June 21, 2022
1-2pm EST
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Dr. Ron S. Lewis, Founder of Lewis Way Leadership Way & Assistant Professor of Marketing & Sports Management at University of Saint Francis

June 28, 2022
1-2pm EST
Extended Reality: Keely Canniff, Program Matter Expert, Extended Reality, Trine University

July 26, 2022
11am to 12pm EST
TrineOnline Open Q&A: TrineOnline staff

Aug. 9, 2022
1-2pm EST
Gradebook and Moodle: Tyler Graham, System Administrator, Trine University

Sept. 20, 2022
11am to 12pm EST
Student Mindset: Dr. Michael MacLeod, Program Matter Expert, Master of Science in Information Studies, Trine University

Oct. 18, 2022
1-2pm EST
Ludic Pedagogy: Dr. T. Keith Edmunds (Assiniboine Community College) and Dr. Sharon Lauricella (Ontario Tech University)

Nov. 15, 2022
11am to 12pm EST
Undergraduate to Graduate Students: Brittni Heiden, Senior Director of Graduate Studies, Trine University