Professional Development
Improve your teaching practice
Find best practices in online teaching and learning and a wealth of resources to help you build engaging, inclusive learning environments. Sign up for a professional development workshop or browse through available content.
Online Course Elements
What makes a great online course? Orient students to the course material, expectations, and structure. Provide context for learning and intentionally cultivate an inclusive course community.
Instructor Model Course
What does an online course look like? How can you design a more effective online learning environment? Find the answers inside the Instructor Model Course.
Effective Instruction Guide
Review our practical guide to help you plan, build, and teach a more effective, engaging online course. *Includes highlights from our 3-year research study of online students at Iowa.
Teaching Online Preparation Course
This self-enroll, self-paced introductory-level training course is a useful tool for new or experienced instructors and is available for you now in ICON.
Design4Online
Design4Online (D4O) is a comprehensive faculty development program. Instructors work with peers to apply effective instructional strategies to the design of their online courses.
Professional Development: learn at your own pace
Online Professional Development | May 2023
Online Professional Development | April 2023
Online Professional Development | March 2023
Quick Start Guide
Discover all the best Quality Matters (QM) and Online Learning Consortium (OLC) resources in our downloadable guide.
Quality Matters (QM) - create your free account
* Select University of Iowa Division of Continuing Education
Through our institutional membership, you gain access to many free live and on-demand resources, and discounted pricing on QM working sessions and conferences. *Check with your department for sponsorship of paid opportunities.
Online Learning Consortium (OLC) - create your free account
Through our institutional membership, you gain access to many free live and on-demand resources, as well as discounted pricing on OLC working sessions and conferences. *Check with your department for sponsorship of paid opportunities.
Quality Online Instruction
Talk with us to learn more about how to integrate a new idea or approach to teaching and learning in your online classroom.