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Online Teaching Certification Pathways

How to Begin Teaching Online at Cañada

Here are some steps you can take to begin teaching online asynchronous, synchronous, multi-modal, or hybrid courses at Cañada.

  1. Discuss online teaching opportunities with your division dean.
  2. Add a DE Addendum to the course you'd like to begin teaching online or hybrid, if it doesn't already have one with the Curriculum Committee.
  3. Get certified to teach online, or get re-certified if your certification was completed more than three years ago. See below.

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Online Teaching Certification & Re-Certification Options

Our District offers the Quality Online Teaching & Learning (QOTL) Trainings multiple times each academic year. The courses are facilitated by Instructional Technologists, Designers and DE Coordinators from our three sister colleges. QOTL cohorts are asynchronous online Canvas courses, so they give faculty a student's perspective of learning online on Canvas. Below are your options for completing QOTL offerings for online teaching certification, or their equivalents.

Step 1 - Certification

QOTL 1  - This training is great for faculty who are brand new to online teaching, or brand new to Canvas. This is also a great option for faculty who haven't received an online teaching certification in more than 10 years.

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  • An Equivalent Training from Another College, Completed in the Last 3 Years*
    • Training must have included Canvas LMS, online teaching pedagogy and Accessibility training
  • @One's Online Teaching & Design course, Completed in the Last 3 Years*
Step 2 - Re-certification (After 3 Years)

QOTL 2 - This training is meant for faculty who've completed QOTL 1 or another online teaching certification 3 years ago, and are ready to get re-certified. The content of QOTL 2 builds on the content of QOTL 1 and takes faculty to a more advanced level of online teaching training.

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  • Submit a course for POCR Course Review
  • Become a POCR Reviewer (and review 3 courses)
  • Complete the ZTC/OER conversion process for one course.
  • Complete 3 Facilitated (3 unit) @One Courses
  • Complete 5 Self-Paced @One Courses

Step 3 - Continuous Ongoing Quality Improvement (Every 3 Years)

Repeat either QOTL 2 (you can choose a different course content pathway), or another equivalent list above, every three years to maintain your online teaching certification.

 

*If you'd like to apply for QOTL 1 equivalency, we invite you to submit your course transcripts and an online or hybrid course for a consultative course review to ensure that your course is aligned with the OEI Course Design Rubric. To submit and/or if you have any questions, please email Nada Nekrep, our Faculty Online Education Coordinator.