The @One Online Teaching Certification Program is designed to certify faculty in online teaching practices. The program is free to enroll in and involves taking five online courses over a year and completing a 12-week online teaching practicum. Completing the program demonstrates proficiency in the iNACOL standards for quality online teaching and prepares educators to teach online courses at community colleges or elsewhere. The goal of the certification is to help teachers excel in online education and benefit their students.

1. The @One Online Teaching
Certification Program:
Take Your Teaching to New Heights
Michelle Pacansky-Brock
Micah Orloff
certification@onefortraining.org
http://www.onefortraining.org/certification

2. www.onefortraining.org

3. Enrollment
• Designed for CA community college faculty
• Open to all
• Enrollment is Free (pay-as-you-go model)
8%1%
8% Community College
4-Year University
8% Not Currently Teaching
K12
Commercial/Corporate
75%

4. Who is Enrolled?
by role
5% 4%
Faculty
16%
Staff
Admin
other
76%

5. Why are you enrolling?
•“To be current with technology in my teaching.”
•“So I can use more online teaching in the classroom.”
intrinsic
•“To learn best practices and increase student retention and success.”
•“To be the best online instructor I can be.”
•“To create a diverse learning experience for students.”
•“...to excel and succeed in the digital age...and benefit my students.”
•“Be certified so I can teach online.”
extrinsic
•“...to teach at a community college.”
•“...be more marketable.”
•“Career advancement”

6. Program Essentials
• Enrolling is free
• Requires:
• Completion of five, 4-week online classes
• Development of an ePortfolio, Google Site or Online Class that
demonstrates proficiency of the iNACOL standards
• Completion of the Online Teaching Practicum
• Anticipated time of completion: 1 year (varies)
• Total cost is as low as $500

7. The Goal
• Demonstrate proficiency of the
iNACOL National Standards for
Quality Online Teaching.
• iNACOL: International,
non-profit association for
online learning
http://www.inacol.org
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8. iNACOL Standards
• Publicly shared to support national
quality in online teaching.
• Quality development process: research
existing standards, cross-reference,
survey to iNACOL members/experts.
• 13 Standards

9. Certification Program
Learning Pathway
• phase A: coursework
• phase B: teaching practicum
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10. Phase A: Coursework
Successfully complete Five Classes:
1. Introduction to Online Teaching and Learning
Then complete these four classes in any order:
2. CMS Training
(select from Intro to Teaching with Blackboard 9 or Intro to Teaching with Moodle)
3. Creating Accessible Online Courses
4. Building Online Community with Social Media
5. Designing Effective Online Assessments

11. Online Course Details
• Each class is 4 weeks long
• Involves 10 hours of work each week
• Offered three times a year: fall, spring, summer
• Taught with Moodle
(except for Intro to Teaching With Blackboard)
• Upon enrolling in the program, certification
candidates receive priority registration

12. Phase A: Coursework
Intro to Online Teaching &
1st
Learning
Creating Accessible Online
Courses
any sequence
Course Management Training
Building Online Community with
Social Media
Designing Effective Online
Assessments

13. Demonstrating Your Online
Teaching Proficiencies
Phase A: Coursework
Intro to Online Teaching &
1st
Learning
Creating Accessible Online
Courses
any sequence
Course Management Training
Building Online Community with
Social Media
Designing Effective Online
Assessments
Phase B: Teaching Practicum

14. Online Teaching Practicum
12-weeks
iNACOL Standards
iNACOL Standards
iNACOL Standards
You @One Online Mentor
Artifacts
iNACOL Standards
• Finalize teaching artifacts with guidance from an @One Online Mentor
• Complete CCC Confer training
• Online Teaching artifacts are reviewed by the @One Final Review Team
• Final certification decision is made

15. Certification Program Fees
(2010/2011)
CA Public
Private or non-CA
Course Type Educational Other
Educational Institution
Institution
Online Class
(x5) $55 $110 $220
Teaching
Practicum $225 $225 $225
(x1)
TOTAL $500 $775 $1,325

16. How to Enroll
• Enrolling in the program is free.
• After enrolling, you receive priority
registration for all certification classes.
• To enroll, go to:
www.onefortraining.org/certification
• Click “Enroll Now!”

17. For more information:
email: certification@onefortraining.org
web: www.onefortraining.org/certification

18. Evaluation Survey
Help us improve our conference by filling out
a short online evaluation survey:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/11OTC_0623_11am