Summer Session Online Teaching Academy Application Now Live
Applications are now being accepted for the 2026 Summer Session Online Teaching Academy.
The Online Teaching Academy focuses on increasing the skills and knowledge of faculty who wish to teach online or hybrid remote/online during the 2026 Summer Session. Participants chosen for the Academy's Summer 2026 program will work in cohort groups led by an online instructional designer.Ìý
The four-week training program will take place in February 2026, with weekly remote meetings led by instructional designers. This year Online Teaching Academy will explore some of the most exciting developments in online teaching. It will highlight the thoughtful use of AI, ways to give students a stronger voice and choice in their learning experience and strategies for fostering critical and creative thinking in virtual classrooms. Participants will leave with practical strategies and resources to create online courses that are engaging, inclusive and designed to help every student succeed.ÌýÂ
Faculty, teaching faculty, lecturers and graduate students eligible and expecting to teach in the upcoming Summer Session may apply.
To apply for the Academy,Ìý. After submitting the online application, ask your department chair to send an email verifying your Summer 2026 teaching status to Suzanne Classen at suzanne.classen@colorado.edu.Ìý
The deadline for applications is December 1, 2025.
Training Program Details
- Monday, February 2 – Sunday, March 1
- Time commitment expectations: Three to five hours/week
- Synchronous Zoom Meeting Times (One hour long, attend only one session per week, choose whichever time is more convenient)
- Wednesdays at 11:15 a.m.
- Thursdays at 2 p.m.
Upon completion of the program, participants will receive a one-time $1,500 payment.