Teaching Online for the School of Education ... - Regis University

Teaching Online for the School of Education & Counseling 

Background information about teaching online at Regis 

The average affiliate faculty (i.e., part‐time instructor) teaches 3 online courses a year. However, 

depending on enrollment and success in the online environment, affiliate faculty can teach up to six 

courses a year. 

Academic Calendar: 

Regis has three 16 week semesters each year and each semester is divided into two back‐to‐back 8 week 

terms (i.e., Fall 8 week 1 and Fall 8 week 2); currently, online courses are only offered in an 8 week term. 

Courses offered online in the School of Education and Counseling: 

The following courses are currently offered online at Regis; most courses are offered 2‐3 times a year. 

A schedule of the online course rotation can be found online: 

http://www.regis.edu/regis.asp?sctn=apg&p1=spsed&p2=teresource&p3=online 

Undergraduate 

Course Descriptions are located at: 

http://www.regis.edu/regis.asp?sctn=apg&p1=ua 

&p2=edfd&p3=cd 

� EDFD 401 Technology for Educators 

� EDFD 402 The Craft of Writing for Educators 

� EDFD 403 Cultural Competence in Education 

� EDFD 405 Perspectives in Education 

� EDFD 420 Exceptional Child in the Regular 

Classroom 

� EDFD 441 Children and Adolescent Literature 

� EDFD 442 Reading and Writing in the Content 

Area 

� EDFD 445 Math for Educators 

� EDFD 430 Lifespan Development 

� EDFD 431 Educational Psychology 

� EDFD 470 Effective Classroom Management 

Graduate 

Course Descriptions are located at: 

http://www.regis.edu/regisgpcd.asp?sctn=apg&p 

1=gp&p2=med&p3=cd 

� EDFD 610: Current & Interdisciplinary 

Perspectives in Education 

� EDFD 600: Philosophical Foundations of 

Education 

� EDFD 630: Theories of Human Development 

and Learning 

� EDFD 603: Multicultural and Ethical 

Perspectives in Education 

� EDFD 620: Teaching the Exceptional Child in 

the Regular Classroom 

� EDFD 640: Literacy for the Diverse Learner 

� EDFD 641: Children’s Literature 

� EDSC 652 Reading and Writing in Content 

� EDSC 661‐669 Secondary Methods 

� EDEL/SC 650 Org. & Asses. 

� EDEL 660 Elementary Methods I 

� EDEL 661 Elementary Methods II 

� EDRG 644 Teaching Reading and Writing 

� EDSP 643 Understanding Math Concepts and

Instruction 

� EDLS 670 Introduction to educational 

leadership 

� EDLS 671 Instructional strategies 

� EDLS 682 Curriculum content 

� EDLS 684 Curriculum, Evaluation, design, 

selection, & implementation 

� EDLS 685 Peer mentoring and support 

� EDLS 680 school law and finance 

� EDLS 681 personnel selection and supervision 

� EDLS 683 things they never teach you 

� EDLS 686 Advanced Assessment 

� EDTC 600: Introduction to Educational 

Technology 

� EDTC 602: Instructional Design 

� EDTC 614 Integrating technology into the 

curriculum 

� EDTC 615 Performance Improvement 

� EDTC 616 Designing & developing web‐based lrng 

� EDTC 617 Dev & eval multimedia for learning 

Typical Students: 

Our typical student is a teacher preparation student. The majority (perhaps 75%) of our students are 

seeking an initial Colorado or Wyoming teaching license. However, we also have students completing a 

M.Ed. in areas like Administrative Leadership (possibly with a Colorado or Wyoming Principal License), 

Curriculum/Instruction/Assessment, and Instructional Technology. 

Faculty Contracts: 

Affiliate faculty are compensated per student when they teach online; currently the rate is $165 per 

student. Our courses are capped at 15 students; our average course has about 8‐12 students in it. 

However, we will often offer a course with as little as 5 students to avoid canceling it. Therefore, currently, 

online faculty can get paid anywhere from $825 to $2475 depending on how many students are enrolled in 

the course. 

Qualifications to Teach Online: 

In addition to successfully passing the online assessment (which will be addressed below), faculty must 

demonstrate that they have the content knowledge (i.e., course work, degrees, 

licenses/endorsements/certifications) as well as professional experience (i.e., experience working in the 

field or area related to individual courses) related to any and all courses they want to teach. 

All courses require at least a Master’s degree in education or a related field; EDFD 600, 610, 603, and 630 

require a doctorate. Generally speaking, most “EDFD” courses require K12 teaching experience and most 

“EDLS” courses require experience as a teacher leader, a principal, or an administrator. You are expected to 

have at least three courses in the subject area and at least two courses related to subject area (i.e., for a

total of 15 credits) to be qualified to teach any given course. We will qualify you to teach specific courses 

once you have passed the online assessment / orientation and submitted your paperwork. 

Online Assessment, Orientation, & Internship 

All faculty (even our full time faculty or affiliate faculty who have completed a ground‐based assessment to 

teach in a face‐to‐face classroom) must complete a 3 week long assessment / training / orientation / 

internship before they can teach online at Regis. The assessment and orientation are conducted online 

within the WorldClass Course Management System to ensure a relevant and authentic learning experience. 

Online Assessment: 

The online assessment is offered six times a year; however, the School of Education and Counseling tends 

to only have prospective faculty take part 1‐3 times a year, depending on need. 

The purpose of Regis' faculty assessment and selection processes are to insure that our facilitators possess 

the appropriate skills that will insure success in the online learning environment. These include, but are not 

limited to: 

• The ability to integrate personal and student experiences and knowledge into the learning 

experience. 

• The ability to write and speak effectively and persuasively. 

• The ability to provide constructive and developmental feedback. 

• The ability to work with others and facilitate group processes in an electronic format. 

Please be aware that the online assessment is a very time intensive so you need to set aside approximately 

1‐2 hours each day for the entire three weeks to complete the work. The first part—which we call the 

assessment—lasts one week. Upon successful completion of the assessment you will be begin the online 

orientation. 

Online Orientation: 

The online orientation (often called the TOP class) usually begins 1‐2 weeks after the online 

assessment. The online orientation is an opportunity for interdisciplinary collaboration in which we 

introduce pedagogical information about facilitating online courses. This two week training is online as well 

and provides participants the opportunity to hone skills in such areas as managing online courses, setting 

and communicating expectations, facilitating online discussions, building online community, etc.. There are 

some additional tasks that take place during this time as well. 

Internship: 

Historically the School of Education and Counseling did not require new faculty to take part in an internship 

before they teach online. In the past, though, other schools have required new faculty to essentially

“shadow” an exemplary online instructor, as a type of internship, for 8 weeks before teaching their own 

course online. 

In an effort to maintain consistency across all the schools in the College for Professional Studies, it is 

looking like we will begin requiring some type of internship some time in the future. At this time, I do not 

know when this new requirement will begin (i.e., you might not be required to complete an internship) or 

what the internship might look like. 

Apply to Teach Online 

Given all of the information above, if you are still interested in teaching online and you are not a current 

full‐time or affiliate faculty member at Regis, you should send a letter of interest—highlighting your 

background—and a resume or CV to Kathi Werner at kwerner@regis.edu. Kathi will complete an initial 

screening and then forward your information to the coordinator of online programs in the School of 

Education and Counseling (which is currently Patrick Lowenthal, plowenth@regis.edu). Patrick will decide if 

your background meets our current needs. Keep in mind that we receive requests to teach online 

throughout the year from faculty all over the country. Before inviting you to take part in the online 

assessment and orientation, Patrick will schedule a phone interview. Once you complete the phone 

interview, you will be invited to take part in the next online assessment (which could be 3‐6 months away). 

After Completing the Online Assessment and Orientation 

After you successfully complete the online assessment and orientation (and the internship if applicable), 

you will need to complete the following steps before you can teach your first course online. 

1. Paperwork 

You must complete some paperwork before you can teach online. Currently, you would contact Kathi 

Werner (kwerner@regis.edu) and send in such things as official transcripts and copies of ID’s, I‐9.... 

2. Regis.Net Account 

After your paperwork is complete, you will officially be entered in the Regis system and able to request 

a Regis.Net account. 

All new faculty and students are required to get a Regis.Net account. 

A Regis.Net account gives you access to the following: 

• WorldClass: http://worldclass.regis.edu 

WorldClass is the Learning Management System used for online courses. Faculty can access courses 

they are scheduled to teach two weeks before the term starts. Students can access courses they 

are taking the Friday or Saturday before the term starts. 

• WebAdvisor: http://webadvisor.regis.edu 

WebAdvisor is an online tool that allows student’s access to a host of student services (e.g., register 

for courses, pay for courses) and faculty access to tools such as online grading and teaching 

preferences.

• InSite: http://insite.regis.edu 

InSite gives faculty and students access to the Regis University Portal (also called SharePoint). Once 

faculty and students login to InSite, they can access their personal “My Space”, their network drive 

space, and their email. 

• Email: http://email.regis.edu 

You can also access your email directly. 

All Regis faculty and students are required to have and to use a regis.edu email. Your Regis email is 

set up automatically when you request a Regis.Net account. Faculty emails tend to be set up with a 

first initial and the first seven letters of your last name. For example, Patrick Lowenthal’s email is 

plowenth@regis.edu. Student emails tend to consist of letters of their name and their student id. 

To get a Regis.Net account, go to http://webadvisor.regis.edu and click on “Faculty” and then 

“request a reqis.net account” 

Note: If you have problems, contact our ITS department at 303.458.4050 or its@regis.edu 

3. Course Preferences 

Faculty are assigned to teach online courses 4‐6 months before any given term. Faculty are assigned to 

teach courses for a given semester (i.e., both 8 week 1 and 8 week 2) at the same time. To be 

considered to teach online, faculty must enter their teaching preferences into WebAdvisor for the given 

semester / terms in question. Faculty are sent an email to remind them when they should be entering 

in their teaching preferences. 

Some instructions to help you through this process are available online: 

http://www.regis.edu/regis.asp?sctn=facst&p1=res&p2=ins 

Once this is complete, the list of teaching preferences is sent to the coordinator of online programs and 

he/she will assign faculty to specific courses based on their qualification and past teaching evaluations. 

If you have any questions about this document or teaching online in the School of Education and 

Counseling, please contact Patrick Lowenthal at plowenth@regis.edu

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