Introduction to Online Instruction Certificate

Current and Upcoming Training Schedule

These dates are subject to change.

I'm excited to have you here! I'm really looking forward to working together. This site is meant to give you a brief introduction to the course and let you know what tools you'll need, how to get started in Canvas, and how to contact me. Please view my brief introduction video below!

Learning to teach online is important for everyone in the field of education now more than ever. The skills you learn here will probably spill over to your face-to-face classes as well, because these tools and resources are helpful for all modalities! Faculty will design and build the first four weeks of their online course during this training. Faculty who complete the training with 90% or better will become certified to teach online courses at Columbia!

The training focuses on two areas:

1. Designing an accessible online course based on student equity principles

2. Building an Online Community that Supports Equity, Retention, and Success

This is a student-centered, project-based course and revision is an important part of the process! 

• Audience: Faculty who have not been through the Online Instruction Training before, especially faculty who plan to teach online/hybrid or faculty who are interested in a refresher. 

• Compensation: 3 academic equivalent units, 120 hours Professional/FLEX time, or $1500 stipend* 

  • *stipend is contingent upon funding and only upon completion with a score of 90% or higher

  • Please also note: a stipend or units is only available to faculty who have not earned either for completing the training in the past.

Course Modality and Time Commitment

• Modality: Fully online through Canvas with no required synchronous meetings. (Optional drop-in style office hours will be hosted online through Zoom weekly during the course.)

• Work: About 12-15 hours of work per week for 8 weeks. (The course typically spans 8 weeks. A course timeline some semesters may extend to 9 weeks to allow for breaks at holidays.)

Materials You'll Need

There isn't a required textbook, but you will need 

• a laptop/desktop computer not more than five years old (recommended: a wide-screen monitor or two monitors and/or a laptop with a docking station) 

• access to a high-speed internet connection and an updated browser

• a webcam (built-in to the computer works!) for recording videos

• a microphone (often, the ones built-in to laptops, webcams, or phones work just fine, but sometimes a separate microphone may be required for optimal sound quality)

By the end of this course, you will be able to

1. Design an online course 

2. Operate Canvas to exploit its rich potential for student learning

3. Build the first four weeks of an equitable and accessible online course geared for high retention and success

4. Leverage research-based techniques for enhancing equity in online courses 

5. Construct engaging, project-based assignments and assessments

6. Establish “instructor presence” through embedded video and other techniques and technologies 

Canvas and Technical Support are available to support your success in our course. If you have accommodations, please send me an email!

Check out the current semester's syllabus in Simple Syllabus--filter for the subject "CEDUC" and look for my name, Ashli Bumgardner 😊

Attributions

Graphics free from Canva

Photo 1 (My Teaching Philosophy) by Shane Rounce on Unsplash

Photo 2 (My Advice for Success) by Hello I'm Nik on Unsplash