Sometimes our best ideas come from individual designers, faculty, multimedia specialists, and academic tech professionals. Our team is the best at what they do and they're bringing some of their insights, discoveries, and latest news direct to you.
Check back often for the latest news on our department and insights to help you teach more effectively, efficiently, and easily.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
AI Cookbook: Recipes and More from the University of Missouri
This University of Missouri System open resource is designed to help educators and instructional designers with practical strategies for using generative artificial intelligence (AI).
Sample Syllabi Policies Across Higher Education for Generative AI Tools
This collaborative Google Doc was created by Faculty Developer Lance Eaton and offers over 100 sample syllabus statements which you can sort by discipline and rights for reuse.
TRAIIL Teaching Repository for AI-Infused Learning
TRAIIL is a brand new collection of openly licensed, peer-reviewed strategies that utilize generative AI tools to support learning in higher education.
Presentations & webinars
Free generative AI for education: Three tools to get started
This presentation features short demos of free tools using OpenAI's latest language model and a conversational AI-powered search engine.
Beyond Panopto: Crafting compelling educational videos
This presentation demonstrates the creation of engaging educational videos using Adobe Express, highlighting its features and the benefits of incorporating videos into teaching practices.
The end or the beginning? Reframing the future of writing assignments in the age of AI
In this presentation, Kirk Wilkins offers a research-based framework to inspire instructors to renew their teaching practices in the age of AI.
Faculty spotlights
Anandhi Upendran: BETA training program
Meet Anandhi Upendran, the program director for the Biomedical Entrepreneurship for Aging (BETA) program at the University of Missouri.
Amy Simons: Simulating newsroom meetings using VoiceThread
Missouri School of Journalism Professor Amy Simons shares an award-winning assignment she create called "Hold a Monthly Web Strategy Meeting," in which students analyze data and present strategies for growing...
Carla Allen: Creating a tailor-made textbook for a radiography class with Pressbooks
Carla Allen, Radiography Program Director at MU, creates interactive textbooks for her radiography students using the user-friendly digital publishing platform Pressbooks. In this video, Dr. Allen explains shows how she...
Instructional design
The Instructional Design team is made up of 20+ professional Instructional Designers who specialize in helping faculty create quality courses. The Instructional Design team is part of the Program and Course Design Services (PCDS) department of Missouri Online.
What do you believe about digital accessibility?
Learn more about our commitment to digital accessibility, including misconceptions, the prevalence of disabilities among students, and the tools and support available to create accessible digital content.
Podcast: Teaching students with ADHD
Dr. Cathryn Friel, instructional designer at Missouri Online, was featured as a guest on Dr. Derek Bruff's Intentional Teaching podcast series.
Badging Your Way to Success
A digital badge or a microcredential is a visual representation of achievement serving as both recognition of learning and achievement as well as digital proof of that accomplishment (LaMagna, 2017).
Experience Design
The Experience Design team is responsible for creating high-quality, engaging end-user experiences to ensure learner comprehension. Team members do this by using a variety of mediums including video and media production, course / web development (CSS, JS, HTML), course template development, branding, marketing and communications, graphic design, and interactive development. This team’s overall goal is to create superior online learning experiences for all learners.
Crafting authentic learning experiences with the LX Canvas
The LX Canvas is used to create improved learning experiences by breaking each one down into categories, including the people involved, the resources available, and the process used to arrive...
Understanding your students through personas and empathy maps
UX designers look at how users interact with a product or interface by first empathizing with them, then defining their needs, and finally brainstorming and testing solutions to meet those...
Redesigning for accessibility
Missouri Online designers usually come across unique requests regarding existing course redesigns. Among them, occasionally we work on a course where the faculty members have already implemented extensive visual design...
Academic technology
The Academic Technology department is made up of a large group of technology professionals who specialize in academic use of technology. They work directly with faculty and staff to ensure success while using any of our 15+ supported tools, while also sourcing and employing new technology tools.
New Academic Technology site
UM Academic Technology has launched a new support website. Visit at.umsystem.edu for academic technology support including live chat and information about technology tool training.
Operations
Celebrating our Exemplary Endorsement from the Online Learning Consortium (OLC)
We are proud to announce that our redesigned Online Teaching Certification Seminar (OTCS) has received the Exemplary Endorsement from the Online Learning Consortium (OLC), a global leader in setting...
Annual report for academic year 2022-2023
We are pleased to share highlights of the past year that represent growth and change across the University of Missouri System (UM System) and its online portfolio.
On-campus meet & greet events in October
Missouri Online is hosting meet & greet events on all four campuses throughout the month of October!