Preparing for 2021 and Beyond
Need help with online or hybrid courses?
We are here to help you take your courses to the next level. We offer support for creating hybrid and online courses as well as evaluating existing online courses.
Surviving Remote Instruction
- modality: self-paced
- location: online
- commitment: 12-15 hrs of coursework
- result: creation of a flexible course
Enrollment Begins NOW. This thirty day, self-paced course helps faculty understand different aspects of remote teaching, including instructor presence, important considerations as we move online, redesigning instructional content and assessments, and creating engaging content in Canvas.
Register for Surviving Remote InstructionDesigning for Online Instruction
- modality: self-paced facilitated
- location: online
- commitment: 12-15 hrs of coursework
- result: creation of a flexible course
Enrollment Begins 1/25/2021. Created for individuals who do not have an existing online course, participants will learn how to design an online course through backwards design. Instructional Designers from VCU Online will provide feedback on your course elements as you create them.
Register for Designing for Online InstructionBest Practice in Online Teaching
- modality: self-paced facilitated
- location: online
- commitment: 12-15 hrs of coursework
- result: improved online course
Enrollment Begins 1/25/2021. Created for individuals who have an existing online course, this course focuses on aspects of quality online course management; including instructor presence, communication with students, time and work management, and accessibility.
Best Practice in Online TeachingMake sure your course is ready!
Enrollment Begins 1/25/2021. Evaluating your course with VCU's Quality Online Course Rubric ensures your course is built with research-based best-practices. This reflection-based rubric builds understanding through evaluation.
Evaluating Quality in Online Courses
- modality: self-paced facilitated
- location: online
- commitment: 12-15 hrs of coursework
- result: understanding and application of the rubric
Enrollment Begins 1/25/2021. Evaluating Quality in Online Courses is a self-paced, facilitated course designed to introduce faculty, department chairs, deans and other stakeholders in online learning to the evaluation process and rubric used at VCU.
Register for Evaluating Quality in Online CoursesVCU's Online Course Rubric

You are welcome to use the rubric on your own. Learn more about its development and use on our Faculty Resources site.
Access the rubric directly.