For the past 10 years, the Summer Session Online Program has been providing knowledge and guidance to faculty interested in fostering a rapidly growing supply of online, remote, and hybrid courses. The OTA (Online Teaching Academy) replaced this program in 2021 and results in a  that instructors can earn after completing the course. 

The OTA is a four-week-long training opportunity in February, led by Learning Design Group Instructional Designers. The curriculum is based upon both the  and course designers’ guiding principles of design practice. 

Faculty and instructors will gain the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary to develop and teach online, remote, or hybrid (synchronous and asynchronous) courses that model the best design practices. Instructors will be given strategies, tips, and tricks for course creation that the Learning Design Group uses when working with faculty to develop courses.

Summer Session 2024 OTA Application