CGS - College of General Studies - University of Pittsburgh

Why Teach an Online Course?

College of General Studies online courses support Pitt’s mission of excellence in undergraduate and graduate programs, while offering individual faculty members a variety of personal and professional benefits:

• Provides the opportunity to learn about latest online pedagogies
• Gives access to cutting-edge technologies
• Connects you with a community of innovative individuals
• May qualify as a course overload
• Provides course development stipends

As an online instructor for the College of General Studies, you will:

• Provide students with world-class resources that can be viewed and studied 24 hours a day, seven days a week
• Encourage collaborative learning and share your research with a community of learners
• Engage in scholarly interests in a new manner, which can facilitate fresh perspectives
• Participate in a course development process with a trained instructional designer/technologist
• Join a community of faculty in which you can engage and share ideas about online education and teaching
• Learn about and implement new technologies and online teaching strategies