Empowered Educator Micro-Credential - May 2025 Sprint: More Details

No prior experience in online teaching is required for this micro-credential. While the program is suitable for all postsecondary educators looking to enhance their skills, those new to teaching might consider beginning with the Online Teaching Fundamentals program. The Empowered Educator program is designed for a broad range of educational roles, not exclusively for current instructors or professors, allowing participants to leverage their professional experiences in various educational capacities.

• Enhance your digital fluency skills through a variety of activities that will enable you to meet the flexible needs of any learner in online and hybrid learning environments.
• Connect with fellow postsecondary educators and share ideas in our community of practice.
• Apply what you learn immediately, using real-world scenarios and hand-on activities.
• Participate in a program endorsed by 8 postsecondary institutions across Ontario.

Yes! A Sprint Leader will support you through the 3 weeks Sprint and the module activities. Sprint meetings are a great opportunity to interact with your peers, clear doubts about any specific topic or just share your learning journey. Meetings will be held over Zoom.

• The structure of the modules allowed for practice, sharing and feedback that encouraged the opportunity to engage and experiment with new ideas and technology.
• Everything about the modules aligned to skills I could immediately use.
• I have a better well-rounded sense of confidence when it comes to building, teaching faculty, and maintaining online courses and program now due to the full Empowered Educator program.

Throughout the Empowered Educator Sprint, you’ll work through six modules, and engage in a range of activities in our Learning Management System. Exercises in the course include completing readings, interactive activities and assessments. You’ll be asked to create activities using a range of educational technologies. Successfully finishing all course components results in earning the Empowered Educator Micro-credential, which recognizes your ability to enhance learning experiences with new technologies.

The sprint meetings will take place from May 12 - 30, 2025. Each session will take place between noon and 2:00PM. Meetings will be held on Zoom on the following dates:

• Monday, May 12 2025
• Wednesday, May 14, 2025
• Friday, May 16, 2025 
• Tuesday, May 20, 2025
• Wednesday, May 21, 2025
• Friday, May 23, 2025
• Monday, May 26, 2025
• Wednesday, May 28, 2025
• Friday, May 30, 2025

To start, simply register below, and you will be automatically admitted to the program. A few days before the first Sprint meeting, you will receive more information on Brightspace to continue your journey.