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Self-Guided Course Design and Development

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February 5, 2026

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Jennifer Parker

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This post guides UConn faculty in designing, building, and teaching online and hybrid courses. Please see UConn Registrar’s Course Modalities for a complete explanation of each instructional approach.

The phases outlined are intended for faculty with a strong background in teaching and pedagogy who are already comfortable using HuskyCT.  To learn more about the skills and knowledge needed, see UConn Competencies for Online and Hybrid Instruction.

We encourage faculty who prefer a more guided support model to review the phases outlined in this site and then contact eCampus to work with one of our staff members.

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Designing & Developing Online Assessments

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March 17, 2025

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Timothy Stubbs

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This article describes research-based recommendations for designing, developing, and implementing assessments in online courses.

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Proctoring Options for Online Exams

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November 17, 2025

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Kelsey Keefe

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Maintaining academic integrity in all UConn courses is important. Key concerns include:

  1. Authentication: Ensuring that the student enrolled in the course is the same individual completing the assessment.
  2. Cheating Deterrence and Detection: Ensuring that the assessment administration adheres to the faculty-prescribed rules.

To help faculty administer online exams securely and effectively, UConn provides several proctoring solutions varying in level of monitoring, automation, reporting, integration, and recommended use case.

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Online Proctoring with ProctorU

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August 29, 2025

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Kelsey Keefe

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ProctorU is a service used to authenticate a user’s identity and provide live proctoring of online assessments. Test-takers use ProctorU’s Guardian Browser, which enhances exam security by preventing the user from accessing unauthorized resources and functions on their computer. ProctorU uses a multi-step process to establish a user’s identity: a live proctor sees the user via a webcam, takes the user’s photo, and checks the user’s ID. In addition to the authentication process, proctors ensure the integrity of the exam by using a webcam and screen-sharing technology to see the user and what they are doing during the exam session. This article is a guide for instructors implementing ProctorU in their course.

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Writing Learning Objectives

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February 7, 2025

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Jennifer Parker

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Objectives explain the destination of the learning experience to students. When written well and aligned with other course elements, objectives help students make cognitive connections between materials, learning activities and assessments. This alignment increases the possibility of learning success and enables both the students and the instructor to stay focused and monitor learning.  

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Authentication of Students in Online Courses

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July 21, 2025

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Kelsey Keefe

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The purpose of this article is to guide the University community as faculty seek methods of verifying student identity in distance learning and online courses. These guidelines were designed to meet NECHE accreditation standard 4.48 and federal requirements under Sec. 602.17(g)of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Additionally, these guidelines are designed to meet Department of Homeland Security requirements for international students in online and remote learning environments.

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Writing Effective Multiple Choice Questions

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August 30, 2024

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Betsy Guala

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This post provides guidelines for constructing multiple choice assessment questions. While multiple choice questions can be used to measure a number of different learning outcomes, the validity of these assessments is greatly influenced by how well the questions are constructed. Use this guide to write multiple choice questions for both lower and higher level learning outcomes.

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Ensuring Academic Integrity Online

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October 17, 2024

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Catherine Healy

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Faculty can use the strategies, tools, techniques and technologies available to them to help ensure academic integrity in online courses.

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