Author: David Morrow

Best Practices and Expectations for Online Teaching at UConn

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Last revised: 04/16/2025 by DSM

(Adapted from "Best Practices and Expectations for Online Teaching”  at Penn State.)

Teaching in an online environment is different from teaching in a face-to-face classroom.  Let's look at some best practices and expectations for your online teaching at UConn.  

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Providing Syllabus Links for Online Course Listing Pages

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Last revised: 4/16/2025 by DSM. 

Having a course syllabus available online is not only helpful in providing information for students deciding in which course to enroll, but it also communicates crucial information about course requirements (materials, exam information, software/hardware requirements, etc.).   This article will explain some some methods of hosting and the process of sending the link to eCampus.

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Remote In-Person Proctoring for Online Courses

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Last revised: 04/16/2025 by DSM

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Fully online courses may still require in-person proctoring to administer exams and verify student identities. However, online learners are often geographically dispersed—regionally, nationally, or even internationally—making travel to a central testing site impractical or unfeasible. In such cases, in-person testing remains a viable option, provided certain factors are taken into account. This article provides guidance on approving alternate proctoring locations as a flexible and effective solution.

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Faculty Resources for Teaching Online at UConn

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Last modified: 04/16/2025 by DSM

This post is a resource for faculty teaching online graduate and certificate programs as well as the various staff and administrators who support these programs. It is intended to provide information and guidance around roles and procedures that will help faculty be most effective in preparing to design, develop and teach online.

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Managing Your Online Course

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Last revised on 8/29/2024 by KK

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The Course Facilitation Plan (CFP) outlines the key steps to take before, during, and after your course implementation, presented in the recurring course life-cycle, as well as recognizing the four roles of an online instructor. Download a copy of the file to create your own customized version.

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Syllabus Templates

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Last revised on 8/12/2024 by cah

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The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) offers syllabus templates that meets the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements for online documents and is available for download. This post describes how to access the templates, along with some tips on ensuring the document remains accessible.

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Tips for Online Proctoring with ProctorU

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Last revised: 4/7/2025 by DSM

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These are some tips to help make the online proctoring process run more smoothly and provide the best student experience as possible.

PLEASE NOTE: ProctorU is an online exam proctoring service available to eCampus designed courses with UConn students formally enrolled listed as ONLINE in StudentAdmin (usually OA).  This post addresses setting up a faculty ProctorU account for use with your UConn ONLINE course(s).

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