Wiki Page, WCC DE Faculty Handbook: Instructor Certification

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As with all instruction at Woodland Community College, we are striving to ensure that our distance education courses meet that same quality standard. In order to assist in this process, and in keeping with current state requirements, a formal certification process will be researched by the DE Committee in Fall 2016. In the future, this training process will also allow us the opportunity to participate in the Online Education Initiative's course exchange. You can read more about the OEI at http://ccconlineed.org/. Currently, the faculty training and approval process is delineated below:

Faculty Approval Process

1. Required: Appropriate training of individual faculty for the distance education modality will be required before an individual faculty member teaches in that modality. The faculty member must meet a minimum of 1 of the following criteria:

1. Have previously taught using a distance education modality and their course meets the OEI rubric with a passing score. NOTE: In the event a course is not approved, the faculty is encouraged to make all suggested corrections prior to offering the course. In the event the corrections have not been made, this instructor in what is called “in progress status” may teach this course. The course MUST be approved, by the next time it is to be offered by this faculty member or they may NOT be the instructor of record.

2. Have completed a local DE training program or institute or equivalent that did not focus solely on the technical aspect of teaching online, but addressed also andragogic aspects of teaching online (SEE IV below)

3. Have completed a CCC Chancellor’s office-sponsored training course (e.g. @One) or equivalent.

1. Recommended: that faculty who teach in the distance education modality would benefit from:

Having taught the same course in an on-ground/non-DE modality

Having a mentor—DEC Chair can provide names of faculty who can serve s mentors.

Having successfully completed (as a student) a distance education course.

1. Process: Proof of meeting section IV.B must be presented to the DEC. The DEC will maintain a current list of approved faculty. This list will be made available to scheduling deans throughout the district.

2. Faculty Training:

Instructors who are currently teaching online courses also will be required to show evidence of online teaching certification or a course may be submitted for OIE rubric approval.

There will be a 1-year extension for instructors currently teaching without certification or course approval. If they are non-compliant, they will no longer be able to teach their online course.

This one (1) year extension begins after WCC and YC Academic Senate’s approve this document.

1. YCCD Training: Includes the following on-campus/online workshops which can be accessed from the YCCD eLearning website de.yccd.edu:

Faculty Orientation

Canvas Instructor Guide should we list the training course we just got?

Canvas Designer Guide

Get to know Canvas (webinar)

Webinar Archives

The Canvas Community (forums)

View & Sign up for trainings at Flex Website

1. External Training: Online Teaching Certification or any comparable (as determined by the DEC) course is acceptable.

2. Professional Development: It is recommended that faculty should seek continued education in distance teaching and learning certification.

C. Maintaining Certification

In order to maintain DE certification, the faculty member shall demonstrate continued professional growth through such activities as, but not limited to: course work, attendance at workshops, seminars, professional meetings, professional reading and study, publications, and conference presentations. These activities should be completed at least once per two-year period and must be approved by the DE Subcommittee.

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