Risepoint Faculty Center
Teaching strategies

Facilitation in Focus: A Rubric-Based Guide to Online Teaching

Effective online facilitation plays a critical role in student engagement, satisfaction, and persistence, especially in asynchronous and accelerated learning environments. This session introduces a facilitation self-scoring rubric that helps faculty reflect on their current practices, identify growth opportunities, and strengthen student support strategies.

Why watch?

Small changes in facilitation can have a significant impact on how supported and connected students feel in an online course. This session provides a structured, evidence-based approach for evaluating your facilitation practices and identifying practical improvements that support student success.

What you’ll gain

  • A clearer understanding of the core areas that contribute to effective online facilitation
  • Strategies for evaluating your current teaching practices using a facilitation self-scoring rubric
  • Practical approaches for improving engagement and student support in asynchronous courses
  • Ways to develop facilitation improvements informed by reflection, student needs, and course experience