U of M Online Teaching Resources








Tips for Designing an Online Course

A “learning pathway” which walks you through the basics of designing an online course.

Learning Experiences

Center for Academic Innovation-led video classes which provide best practices for online teaching.


CRLT Online Teaching Seminar Series

Virtual Summer 2020 workshops designed to help instructors teach in online and hybrid contexts.

CAI Online Learning Software

Available to all UM faculty.  Built from scratch by the Center for Academic Innovation team to aid in online learning.

Accessibility for Designing Courses

Proactively incorporate accessibility into your course design and development processes.  See here for additional resources related to accessible teaching strategies.

Live Sessions

”Office Hours” with online teaching experts to advance your knowledge or get the help you need.

Home Recording Equipment Considerations

Recommended audiovisual tools at varied price points for recording lectures from home.

Video Conferencing Etiquette

Suggested tips & decorum for an online environment.

LinkedIn Learning

Video courses taught by industry experts in software, creative, and business skills available to all faculty, staff and now, students.  Offload basic skills like learning software, and upload custom collections for your course onto Blackboard and/or Canvas.

Phonetic Name Initiative

A Taubman College initiative to promote an inclusive environment students by properly pronouncing their names –  updated with strategies for online learning environments.

CRLT’s Resources for Inclusive Teaching in Virtual Learning Environments

An exhaustive list of U of M resources related to inclusive teaching online.  

Resilient Teaching Methods for Performance, Studio & Lab Courses

A catalog of resilient teaching methods categorized by applicability to hybrid and fully remote teaching modes.

Anti-Racist Pedagogy Resource Guide

How to build an anti-racist pedagogy in any discipline through instructor reflection, clear communication guidelines, and inquiry-based discussion.




Taubman College Online Teaching Care Package