No prior experience in online teaching is required for this micro-credential. This program is designed to accomodate educators at all levels, including those new to digital teaching environments.
Yes! We have built in opportunities for synchronous interactions through our live, weekly, optional discussion sessions. These will give you an opportunity to interact with your peers, clear doubts about any specific topic with your program facilitator or just share your learning journey. Sessions will be held over Zoom. Download the schedule to get an idea of when the facilitated sessions will be occurring.
Throughout the Online Teaching Fundamentals course, you’ll work through four modules, engage in a range of activities in our Learning Management System, and use a downloadable course workbook for any activities and reflections. Exercises in the course include completing readings, interactive activities, and assessments. Successfully finishing all course components and submitting your course workbook results in earning the Online Teaching Fundamentals Micro-credential, which recognizes your skills in online teaching.
Badges are issued via the platform CanCred.
Simply register below to automatically enroll. Once registered, become comfortable with Brightspace and download the workbook and the schedule for the facilitated sessions. Attend as many sessions as possible to contribute to our growing community of practice and maximize your learning experience. More information around next steps will be on Brightspace once you are registered in the course.
