Landmark College hosted its second Online Teaching Boot Camp in June, giving instructors an intensive, hands-on opportunity to sharpen their skills for delivering engaging and accessible courses to neurodivergent students in virtual environments. 17 Landmark College faculty have now completed the program since January.
Structured as a week-long, on-campus institute, each morning paired workshops on effective online pedagogy with afternoon lab sessions where participants designed or refined their own courses. Facilitators and experts in online education were on hand throughout to provide one-to-one feedback.
The workshops addressed topics related to online teaching and learning, designing courses for neurodivergent learners, using classroom technology; accessibility and copyright in online education; building online community and fostering student connection; Canvas mastery and engagement tools; and the future of online learning, including artificial intelligence and augmented/virtual reality, as well as other emerging technologies.
“Our faculty already excel at meeting students where they are,” said Associate Dean of Online Learning Dr. Charles Sengstock. “This program adds new digital tools and research-backed best practices to the toolkits of our educators so that neurodivergent learners experience the same rich, supportive instruction online that they enjoy in our campus classrooms.”
Throughout the week, each faculty participant implemented their training to projects they were working on for the upcoming term, such as redesigning syllabi, creating an interactive learning module, or devising a new assessment strategy. The boot camp is part of Landmark College’s ongoing commitment to continuous professional development, ensuring its faculty remain leaders in educating students who learn differently both on-campus and online.
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