Resources for Online Teaching


Moravian Canvas Resource Courses

These courses have been designed by our Instructional Design & Technology Teams to help faculty in the creation of their online courses. We encourage all faculty, whether new or experienced in online teaching, to visit these Canvas courses. If you have any questions you may contact the Instructional Designing Team at idteam@moravian.edu or the Instructional Technology Team at instructionaltechnology@moravian.edu.

  • Faculty Technology Resources 
    • Who to contact for what (tech-related) & recorded instructional technology sessions
    • Canvas - our LMS (Learning Management Software)
    • Course evaluation information
    • Library/Media Services
    • Respondus Lockdown Browser and Monitor - for  remote quiz/test proctoring
    • Turnitin - plagiarism detection
    • YuJa - video management and lecture recording platform
    • Zoom - video conferencing platform
    • And more!
  • Best Practices on Online Course
    • How to design a course from scratch
    • How to create modules and organize your course
    • How instructors and students can upload video content
    • And much more.
  • Facilitating Online Courses 
    • Introducing students to courses and course content
    • Synchronous or "live" session facilitation - via video conference
    • Asynchronous facilitation via discussion-type activities
    • Facilitating group work 
    • Considerations for hybrid, remote access, or hyflex courses
    • Technology tips for facilitation
  • Accessibility for Online Content 
    • Basic steps you can take to help make your online course more accessible
  • Faculty Writing Resources
    • First-Year Writing
    • The Writing-Enriched Curriculum Project
    • The Writing Center and Writing Fellows Program
    • Writing-Intensive course approval, substitution, and assessment
    • The Diamond Writing Prize for Academic Nonfiction