PoRTAL: Purdue Repository for online Teaching and Learning
The Purdue Repository for online Teaching and Learning (PoRTAL) digital repository is the go-to resource for anyone interested in online teaching and learning. Are you thinking about moving your courses to an online format? Are you already teaching online and looking for additional ways to engage your students? PoRTAL can help you improve your knowledge and skills as you seek to develop your online courses. Topics include: instructor strategies, course enhancement, pedagogy, active learning, sample tools, and policies to help make your job easier as an online instructor and your courses more engaging for your students.
As you browse through PoRTAL you will discover that each document is complete with an overview of the topic, an outline of evidence-based best practices (as applicable), and tips and tricks for implementing the ideas. We trust PoRTAL will be a powerful resource for you as you continue growing and developing your skills as an online instructor. Please check back regularly as we add more resources to the repository.
Strategies for Online Teaching and Learning
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Discussion Board Facilitation
Active LearningCommunicationCourse DesignDiscussion BoardsInstructional StrategiesStudent Engagment
Improve your online course discussions by facilitating dialogue during different times of your online course.
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Online Teaching Persona
CommunicationDiscussion BoardsGetting StartedInstructional StrategiesPedagogySample Tools
Develop your teaching persona to build rapport with your online students.
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Posting with Intentionality
CommunicationDiscussion BoardsInstructional StrategiesStudent Engagment
Apply strategies to post purposefully and to promote critical thinking and support the development of a learning community.
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Principles for Online Teaching
Active LearningCourse DesignDiscussion BoardsGetting StartedInstructional StrategiesStudent Engagment
Create effective and satisfying online learning experiences for students and teaching experiences for instructors.
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Social Presence
Active LearningCommunicationCourse DesignDiscussion BoardsInstructional StrategiesPedagogySample Tools
Create a comfortable environment to promote interaction among students and between students and instructor to promote learning.
Getting Started...Thinking about Your Course Design
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CDD Online Course Evaluation Rubric
CommunicationCourse DesignGetting StartedStudent Engagment
Evaluate your online course using the Course Design and Development Rubric. Familiarize with the resources to evaluate your online courses.
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Community of Inquiry
Active LearningCourse DesignDiscussion BoardsInstructional StrategiesPedagogySample ToolsStudent Engagment
Use the Community of Inquiry framework to establish teaching, social, and cognitive presences in your online course.
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Cultural Competence
CommunicationCourse DesignDiscussion BoardsInstructional StrategiesPedagogy
Build cultural competence to address the individual needs of online students. Apply practical suggestions to make a culturally sensitive online course.
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Student-Centered Teaching
Active LearningCommunicationCourse DesignInstructional StrategiesPedagogyStudent Engagment
Apply strategies to encourage the development of knowledge, skills, and attitudes by students.
Upping your Game
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21st Century Skills and Online Learning
Active LearningCourse EnhancementInstructional StrategiesPedagogySample ToolsUpping your Game
Provide your online students with the skills and competencies required to meet the needs of the 21st century workplace.
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Gamification
Course EnhancementInstructional StrategiesPedagogySample ToolsStudent EngagmentUpping your Game
Engage your online students using gamification strategies and tools.
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Information Literacy
Course EnhancementInstructional StrategiesUpping your Game
Teach correct use of information by integrating information literacy in your online course.
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Open Educational Resources
Course DesignCourse EnhancementSample ToolsStudent EngagmentUpping your Game
Adopt Open Educational Resources to customize course materials, improve student satisfaction, and reduce student posts.
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Teamwork
Course EnhancementInstructional StrategiesSample Tools Upping your Game
Build teams, create team agreements and promote team activities for greater collaboration and learning
Policies & Procedures
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Accessibility 101
CommunicationCourse DesignPolicies & Procedures
Check for accessibility in your online course through these quick tips and resources
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Copyright
Course DesignPolicies & Procedures
Identify Copyright best practices and resources for your online course
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Course Management Strategies
Course DesignDiscussion BoardsGetting StartedPolicies & ProceduresSample Tools
Apply "word to the wise" strategies to manage your online course and guide online learners.
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Syllabus for Online Teaching
CommunicationCourse DesignPolicies & ProceduresSample Tools
Design a syllabus that lists expectations for course delivery, class participation, assignments, and communication.
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The development of PoRTAL involves partners from across Purdue University: Teaching and Learning Technologies, Center for Instructional Excellence, Purdue Online, Purdue Libraries, and the academic program Learning Design and Technology (College of Education), essentially bringing together specialists and their knowledge of online teaching and learning into a single location. For a listing of team members click here. For questions, comments, or feedback contact the project team at: portal@purdue.edu
Learning Design and Technology (LDT) Program
- Jennifer C. Richardson, Ph.D.
- Daniela Castellanos Reyes
- Shamila Janakiraman, MS
- Mohammad Shams Ud Duha, MS
- Secil Caskurlu, MS
- Iryna Ashby, MS
Center for Instructional Excellence (CIE)
- Dan Guberman, Ph.D.
- Karen Neubauer, MA
Teaching and Learning Technologies (TLT/ITaP)
Purdue Online
- Chris Martin, MS
- Jim Pukrop, MA
Purdue Libraries