Center for Online Learning and Teaching
COLT is a University initiative focused on supporting faculty in these areas:
- Technology
- Academic Technology
- Media
- Online course design
- Professional development
- Administrative support for program development
COLT utilizes existing University personnel resources, including these offices:
- McFarland Library
- Media Creation Lab
- Technology Resource Center
- Online Learning and Transfer Partnerships
- Faculty Experts
Moving your course online:
As you move your teaching online, start with what you're already doing to teach your course. Keep it simple. If you have class discussions, what technology might you use to continue that activity effectively? If your students submit papers, what's a simple way to collect them when you're not face-to-face? Click on the links for possible solutions.
- Communication Modes
- Lecture
- Syllabus
- Distribution of Documents
- Collection of Student Submissions
- Class Discussion
- Office Hours
- Evaluation
- Other
Consultations on these topics can also be scheduled by appointment
CONTACT INFORMATION
Center for Online Learning and Teaching
BA 500, Southwest Minnesota State University
1501 State St.
Marshall, MN 56258
- Telephone: (507) 537-6258 (Kate Borowske)
- Email: colt@smsu.edu
Resources for Faculty
The COLT Newsletter
- April 27, 2021
- April 6, 2021
- March 19, 2021
- February 26, 2021
- February 11, 2021
- January 28, 2021
- January 14, 2021
Upcoming Training
- Current Schedule: MinnState System Office, NED (Network for Educational Development)
- Online Learning Consortium (OLC)
- Quality Matters (QM)
Training On Demand (video recordings)
- A collection of recordings from past webinars and other training from COLT, Minnesota State, and other trusted sources.
- Hypothes.is: Liquid Margins. A regular show where
Minnesota State Resources
ASA Newsletter: Academic & Student Affairs at Minnesota State. To subscribe, submit your email in the Bottom left side of the page.
Continuity of Instruction
Extensive resource with information about the tools and training available to you. Includes many videos on how to use the tools. See the Workshop Schedule for live training. Their sessions are all recorded: go to the Workshop Video Archive to view the sessions you might have missed.
Extensive resource with information about the tools and training available to you. Includes many videos on how to use the tools. See the Workshop Schedule for live training. Their sessions are all recorded: go to the Workshop Video Archive to view the sessions you might have missed.
- Academic Continuity Resources
- Workshop Schedule
- Workshop Video Archive: You may need to login with your StarID and password to view these.
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