Unit Description
WesternOnline partners with academic units across campus to offer online opportunities to students, including courses that meet General University Requirements (GURs), upper-division writing proficiency requirements, electives, and requirements for Western majors and minors. Many of the courses offered through WesternOnline are open to anyone – both Western students and the public. Degree seeking students should verify requirements for degree/major with the academic department.
WesternOnline provides faculty and academic units with course and program planning services, instructional design consultations, teaching and learning resources, development stipends, course review, and faculty professional development. We help academic units create meaningful, equitable, accessible, and high quality learning experiences to meet the needs of diverse learners and improve access to Western’s educational opportunities.
WesternOnline partners with other institutional units to help foster best practices in instructional design as a coordinating office for the Teaching and Learning Cooperative.
Mission
We are Western’s source for supporting and delivering online teaching and learning opportunities.
Vision
Leading access to intentionally designed, equitable, and accessible online learning pathways.
Values
- Integrity: Upholds the mission, vision, and values of Western and WesternOnline by operating through ethical and inclusive partnerships.
- Compassion: Humanizing the online teaching and learning experience.
- Leadership: Applies thoughtful and informed practices and partnership to move online teaching and learning initiatives and forward.
- Inquisitiveness: Stays engaged with the online learning community by participating in regular development opportunities.
- Collaboration: Engages with faculty and other units at Western in the design and delivery of intentionally designed learning opportunities.
- Student-Centered: Prioritizing the student experience through learner-centered design.
