Higher Education Teaching Online Certificate
About the Teaching Online Certificate
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Below is a list of the workshops with their associated learning objectives. Click on the course name to see a detailed description:
- Gauging Your Technology Skills
- Assess the level of knowledge and skill you possess in terms of the technologies required to teach online.
- Determine how to improve the level of knowledge and skill you possess in terms of the technologies required to teach online.
- Orienting Your Online Learners
- Explain why and how to orient learners to online learning and to online courses.
- Evaluating Your Course Design
- Evaluate the instructional design of online courses using established quality assurance standards.
- Explain how instructional design affects the delivery of online courses.
- Assessing Your Learners
- Explain how to assess teaching and learning in online courses.
- Exploring Your Institution’s Policies
- Identify policies related to teaching online at your institution.
- Describe what you learned and how it will impact your practice.
- Connecting Learning Theories to Your Teaching Strategies
- Describe characteristics of learning theories.
- Describe teaching strategies based on learning theories.
- Creating Presence in Your Online Course
- Describe how to create instructor, social, and cognitive presence in online courses.
Note: The courses require a significant time commitment, but can be taken throughout the year. Total time required to complete all seven courses is approximately 93 hours.
Applications are encouraged from all colleges, departments, and disciplines for this faculty development opportunity. Faculty will be asked to provide information on either courses already developed and taught online or how this certification will be used to successfully build an online course in the future. Below are the general requirements for the application:
- Primary Reason for Pursuing Certification (200 Words)
- Explain the motivation behind applying for the certification
- Current or Future Online Teaching Goals (750 Words)
- Outline current experiences with teaching and/or learning online (if any)
- Explain how this certification will impact current or future courses
- Explain how this certification will be used to examine, enhance, or re-evaluate your current pedagogy
- Explain how you will share this knowledge with Valpo faculty colleagues (examples might include offering a workshop, writing a CITAL blog article, presenting to an FLC group or to your department meeting)
- Curriculum Vitae
- Letters of Support (Dean or Department Chair)
Faculty who are selected will receive a $500 stipend in addition to the cost of the certification courses ($1,210 paid directly to QM). The stipend will be given out upon completion of the following tasks:
- Completion of all courses within one calendar year from the date of the award
- Presentation to faculty about what was learned and how it will impact your pedagogy moving forward
| Criteria | Scale | Total Possible Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abstract | Meets Criteria (3) Submission clearly outlines the reasons for pursuing certification. | Needs Some Improvement (2) Submission provides some information, but is not clear as to why certification is needed. | Needs Improvement (1) Submission does not address the prompt and/or provide a reason for seeking certification. | 3 |
| Teaching Goals | Meets Criteria (3) Submission clearly outlines prior experience with online learning, the impact on current and future courses, examination of pedagogy, and how this information will be shared. | Needs Some Improvement (2) Submission addresses some of the areas in the prompt but it is missing at least one (experience, courses, pedagogy, or presentation). | Needs Improvement (1) Submission does not address multiple areas contained in the prompt and needs further development. | 3 |
| Curriculum Vitae | Yes (1) Submission included a completed CV. | No (0) CV is not included with submission. | 1 | |
| Letter of Support | Yes (1) Submission included a completed Letter of Support. | No (0) Letter of Support is not included with submission. | 1 | |
| Total Possible Points | 8 |