Full program description
Experience online learning as your students do!
Available to educators across the nation, this series of fully online courses will show you how to design and deliver a quality course via the Internet– free for University of Michigan-Flint faculty and competitively priced for others.
You may choose any course individually, or you may decide to earn the full online instructor certificate. For the certificate, participants must complete the following courses and receive a score of 80% or higher in each one.
For faculty or staff members interested in this program, please contact the ODE Help Desk. The Help Desk staff will be able to provide you with the promotional code that will allow you to register for these courses for free.
Complete the following:
Canvas Basics for Faculty (online, self-paced, instructor-facilitated; $100)
Faculty learn the basics of this learning management system and will have their own Canvas course shell in which to do assignments and practice.
Faculty Introduction to Online Teaching (online, self-paced; $100)
This course introduces instructional design theory and the basics of what it takes to develop and teach an online course. Includes trends and mechanics of online teaching.
Intensive Course Development (online, structured, instructor-led; $400)
Required Participation Dates
ICD’s primary goal helps instructors build a quality online courses. Over the first four weeks, we provide direct instruction covering the course development process while demonstrating an assortment of instructional technologies. By the end of six weeks, participants will have created the core of an online course, including learning objectives, syllabus, and the course materials for at least one complete week of online instruction. Step-by-step, instructors learn the essential functions of the Canvas Learning Management System.
Prerequisites: Canvas Basics and Faculty Intro to Online Teaching
Copyright Issues in Online Teaching (online, self-paced; $50)
This course provides both an overview for educators of copyright issues and specific information related to the online environment. Topics include instructors’ responsibilities regarding student work, graphic sources and rules for Web-based course content, fair use, database and digital rights protection, and such legislation as The Digital Millennium Copyright Act and the TEACH Act.
Course Quality Assessment (self-paced; $100)
Using an Excel-based tool, faculty can assess the quality of their courses according to 60 standards and sub standards related to technology usability and instructional design. This tool provides measurement criteria, benchmarks, ratings and a weighting system to provide an overview that is as objective as possible
Making Learning Accessible (online, self-paced; $25)
Accessible course development is about creating instructional materials that people with disabilities can access the same as those without a disability. You will learn, however, that following accessibility best practices can benefit all students. It also helps you and your institution avoid legal entanglements. We’ll overview and then have you practice some simple steps that you can take to help your students get the most out of your online course materials. The course will take you about 4 to 5 hours to complete.