Fall 2014 Edition
Certificate for Online
Teaching & Learning
By Olysha Magruder
Instructional Designer
How do I facilitate success
and completion in my online
course?
What if I am new to online
teaching or would like to
teach online in the future?
We make online learning interactive,
engaging, make the experience
exciting and fulfilling.
If you are new to online teaching, you
may wish to start with the Quality
Matters “Applying the Quality Matters
Rubric (APPQMR)“ course or the
online courses: “Canvas -The Basics”
or “Canvas - Beyond the Basics.”
Academic Technologies presents the
new Certificate for Online Teaching &
Learning (COTL), especially designed
for online course instructors at Santa
Fe. In this cohort-based, online
program, participants will explore
research-based principles of online
teaching and learning and how to
apply these in an online course.
Who might benefit from the
COTL program?
The program is designed for faculty
who have previously taught online or
are currently teaching online.
What will I learn?
The COTL program covers many
research-based teaching principles in
online learning.
Participants will explore topics such as:
Best practices in online instruction
What online instructors do
Strategies to build social presence
Online active teaching and learning
strategies
Strategies for facilitation and
communication