Graduate Certificate in Online Teaching
Certificate Code - CG66
The Certificate in Online Teaching is designed to meet the needs of educators looking to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to teach in an online setting. The program consists of five courses in Instructional Design & Technology and provides participants with real world experience in designing and creating a course within a course management system (CMS). All courses are available online to maximize flexibility for working professionals.
A minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.75 is required for admission to the certificate program. In order to earn the Certificate in Online Teaching, a student must maintain a GPA of at least 3.0 while completing the required 15 graduate credit hours of coursework. The five required courses are as follows:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| EDP 640 | Instructional Design | 3 |
| IDT 735 | Technology Integration | 3 |
| IDT 650 | Multimedia Learning | 3 |
| or IDT 620 | Social Network Media | |
| IDT 610 | Distance Education | 3 |
| IDT 675 | Online Teaching and Learning | 3 |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
Certificate Learning Outcomes
Online Teaching
Students will:
- Describe the history and major theories of online education
- Explain current research underlying online teaching and learning
- Use the principles of instructional design to modify course components for online course delivery
- Evaluate existing online systems & services for online instruction
- Analyze external legal and ethical factors that affect online instruction
- Implement an online class in a current course management system