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Transforming Virtual Teaching

Enhance your virtual teaching skills and discover how to lead effective online learning experiences that ensure equity and inclusion. Strengthen your knowledge of good design principles, learn skills taxonomies and how to facilitate dynamic virtual learning communities.

Skills you'll learn:

  • Identify strategies to develop strong online learning experiences

  • Select proper facilitation strategies that align to learning goals

  • Leverage technology to engage users and improve virtual learning

  • Design online learning experiences to promote equity, inclusion, and wellness

Key topics:

  • Online learning strategies

  • Virtual teaching

  • Facilitation strategies

student learning virtually in class on laptop

What's included:

  • Self-paced, 100% online
  • 4 job-ready skills
  • No books or materials needed
  • Finish in approx. 30 hrs
  • Access for 1 year
  • Certificate of completion
  • 7-day satisfaction guarantee
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California: Professional Development Skills Pathways are not available to California residents.

Reasons to buy for business:

  • Employees can get registered and start learning today
  • Track employee progress

Course outline

About 30 total hours · 4 modules

  • Course Introduction
    • Course Welcome
    • Getting Started
  • Module 1: Strategies for Online Learning Experiences | 9 hours
    • Introduction to Strategies for Online Learning Experiences
    • Shifting to Online Teaching, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and Meeting Lesson Objectives
    • Online Learning Strategy Ideas and Concepts
    • Online Learning Strategy Key Terms
    • Strategies for Online Learning Experiences Skills Assessment
  • Module 2: Selecting Appropriate Facilitation Strategies | 6 hours
    • Introduction to Selecting Appropriate Facilitation Strategies
    • Student Engagement, Fostering Knowledge, and Equitable Assessment
    • Facilitation Strategy Ideas and Concepts
    • Facilitation Strategy Key Terms
    • Selecting Appropriate Facilitation Strategies Skills Assessment
  • Module 3: Leveraging Technologies to Improve Learning | 8 hours
    • Introduction to Leveraging Technologies to Improve Learning
    • Building Community, Inclusive Classrooms, and Virtual Feedback
    • Improving Learning Through Technology Ideas and Concepts
    • Improving Learning Through Technology Key Terms
    • Leveraging Technologies to Improve Learning Skills Assessment
  • Module 4: Design for Equity, Inclusion, and Wellness | 7 hours
    • Introduction to Design for Providing Structure, Creating Culturally Responsive Classrooms, and Supporting Learner Health
    • Providing Structure, Creating Culturally Responsive Classrooms, and Supporting Learner Health
    • Equity, Inclusion, and Wellness Design Ideas and Concepts
    • Equity, Inclusion, and Wellness Design Key Terms
    • Design for Equity, Inclusion, and Wellness Skills Assessment
  • Course Conclusion
    • Course Wrap Up

Tools and resources you can access after purchasing:

  • Lesson Plan Template for Virtual Classroom

    A fillable PDF template that teachers can use to write lesson plans for the virtual environment that includes sections for each component of the lesson plan (e.g., standards, objectives, materials/resources, use of technology, supports, assessments).

  • Free Templates and Resources

    A PDF list of links teachers can use to access free educational templates and resources, such as Google Slide templates, PowerPoint themes, Bitmoji scenes and backgrounds, a virtual classroom toolkit, and more.

  • Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy

    A PDF visual of Bloom’s taxonomy that includes Bloom’s taxonomy, Bloom’s modified taxonomy, Bloom’s extended digital taxonomy, functional levels, and activities with digital tools.


Showcase your achievement

Share your Certificate of Completion and Professional Development Badge by uploading them to your social media profiles, such as LinkedIn®¹, when you’ve successfully completed your course with a score of 85% or higher.

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Sample certificate and badge for Transforming Virtual Teaching

Frequently asked questions

The Transforming Virtual Teaching professional development Skills Pathway may be the right choice if you are interested in learning about identifying strategies to develop online learning experiences. The Skills Pathway may also help you grow your career in the education field.

When you purchase the Transforming Virtual Teaching Skills Pathway, you are taking a great first step in growing your knowledge of good design principles and learning skill taxonomies. You should purchase this Skills Pathway if you're interested in learning how to facilitate dynamic virtual learning communities.

Everyone is welcome to take this Transforming Virtual Teaching professional development Skills Pathway. No application is necessary.

All levels and skillsets are welcome to take our Transforming Virtual Teaching non-credit Skills Pathway. There are no prerequisites for this Skills Pathway.

Our Transforming Virtual Teaching Skills Pathway has four modules comprised of subjects like “strategies for online learning experiences.” Each module has a knowledge check and brief assessment to validate your skills. You can expect the Skills Pathway to take about 30 hours, and all Skills Pathways are 100% online and self-paced.

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A Skills Pathway is a series of skills that can be learned over a period of time.

Prebuilt Pathway: A series of two or more existing skill modules that’s ready to launch today.

  • Training Pathway: A series of two or more one-hour skill modules that does not prepare employees for a certification exam or help them earn recertification credits.
  • Certification Pathway: Completing this Prebuilt Pathway can help employees prepare for a third-party certification exam.
  • Recertification Pathway: Completing this Prebuilt Pathway can help employees earn recertification credits for a specific agency such as SHRM® and HRCI®.

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