About the Program
The Teaching Online Certificate program
is a structured, flexible program that
provides multiple perspectives on best
practices in designing and engaging
learners in an online course. This
program allows you to work closely with
a mentor to create an individualized
learning plan, based on your own unique
goals, to help gain valuable insight on a
variety of topics from basic course design
through online student engagement.
Using Blackboard, this program allows
faculty to engage in online learning
from a student perspective. Faculty can
expect to spend about 5–7 hours to
complete each week’s assignment.
Faculty who may not be interested in
attaining the certificate are welcome to
tailor the program requirements.
Contact the Faculty Resource Center
at frc@uccs.edu
1420 Austin Bluffs Pkwy.
Columbine Hall 203
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
(719) 255-4872
www.uccs.edu/frc
Program Facilitators
Kathryn Andrus, PhD, is
an Academic Technologist
in the Faculty Resource
Center for over 15 years. An
accomplished art historian, her
interest and passion is in the
arts and humanities and she
has an extensive amount of
teaching experience in those
disciplines. Contact Kathy at
kandrus@uccs.edu.
Teaching Online
Certificate
Program
Jackie Crouch, MA, is an
Instructional
Technologist
and has provided technology
solutions and training for over
fifteen years. Her passion for all
things related to technology in
education keeps her engaged
in research, evaluation, and
recommendation of emerging
technologies. Contact Jackie at
jcrouch@uccs.edu
Sharon Stevens, MA, is an
Online Teaching Specialist
for the Faculty Resource
Center and has been assisting
faculty with online courses
and technology integration for
over twenty years. She brings
a plethora of knowledge and
ideas to this program. Contact
Sharon at sstevens@uccs.edu
Scott Switzer, MA, is an
Instructional Designer and has
been teaching and working
with UCCS faculty since
1996. Scott has over twenty
years of online teaching
experience and is interested in
experiential learning and in the
use of problem- or scenariobased learning in an online
environment. Contact Scott at
sswitzer@uccs.edu
Program Schedule
2015-2016
October 5 – December 4
February 15 – April 22
May 31 – July 29
Program Benefits
•
The necessary skills and knowledge
required to create an online course
•
A solid pedagogical foundation for
designing an engaging online course
•
Experience the online environment
from the student perspective
Program Curriculum
Program Overview
Collaborative Sessions
During the first week of the program, you
will be assigned a mentor. After meeting
with your mentor, you will complete online
modules, attend collaborative sessions, and
complete weekly assignments.
You will have an opportunity to participate
in threaded discussion forums, live online
sessions, a journal, and a Class ‘blog.
Program Orientation
Certificate of Completion
To receive a certificate of completion,
faculty must complete the following:
•
The Content Modules
•
The Collaborative Sessions
•
All Assignments
•
The Capstone Project
Personalized Learning
You will work with a mentor to create a
personalized learning plan that capitalizes
on your own learning preferences and
professional goals for online teaching.
Questions? Contact the UCCS Faculty
Resource Center at frc@uccs.edu.
Program Curriculum
The Orientation is a live, synchronous,
required session during the first week of the
program. This is an important “first step”
to navigating the program’s course shell
to access the self-paced content modules,
collaborative options, and the assignments.
Mentor Meeting
Your mentor will be your main connection
to the program. Together with your mentor,
you will customize a plan that addresses
your specific needs while completing the
program requirements.
Program Activities
To receive a certificate, you must complete
the self-paced online modules, participate
in the collaborative sessions, and complete
all of the assignments specified in the
syllabus.
Content Modules
The modules are designed to assist faculty
to expand their online teaching toolbox.
These modules look at best practices
for building an online course structure
and designing course content for online
delivery.
All live sessions will be held online via
Blackboard Collaborate Ultra and are
recorded. Please consult the Task List
available in the course shell for specific
dates.
Assignments
All assignments are designed to guide you
through the steps of designing a course that
is ready to teach online. You will develop
learning objectives, course content, and
assignments and assessments, along with
a welcome letter and syllabus and a course
structure in Blackboard.
Capstone Project
The Capstone Project brings together all of
your course planning into the development
of your online course in Blackboard. You
will develop a course structure that includes
content modules, a welcome letter and a
learner-centered syllabus while using the
Quality Matters™ rubric as a guideline.
Your Capstone Project will typically be
due within two weeks after the course
completion.