Participants in all facilitated certificate options will explore guiding principle of course delivery that ensures an equitable and inclusive online learning environment to support the success of diverse students online.

OEI Academy  - Cougar Capstone OEI Badge:

This option is designed for faculty who have taught online for at least one semester and are ready to transition their course from a basic to exemplary level. Information and demonstrations will be delivered asynchronously through Canvas with interaction among mentors and colleagues addressing the major factors that impact student success. This option is based on the exemplary criteria from the CVC-OEI’s Course Design Rubric. This option will help the participant push to the next level. Participants revise their course based on equitable teaching practices in four areas of the CVC-OEI Rubric; (A) Content Presentation, (B) Interaction, (C) Assessment, (D) Accessibility. This option may take up to a 40-hour commitment over an agreed upon time period and requires presenting a fully aligned course for review by the CC-POCR. The digital badge will be visible on the CVC Course Exchange. 

Spring 2023 Academy Participate Information - Register

Spring 2022 Academy Facilitator Information

Email cwilshus@cuesta.edu for more information. 

Teaching Online Certificate (TOC): 

This 6-week course has been designed for faculty interested in teaching fully online, hybrid, and/or synchronous (SLEC) courses, now and in the future. Information and demonstrations will be delivered asynchronously through Canvas and through interactions with mentors and colleagues over a 6-week period. There will be an optional weekly office hour for live interaction,  but this synchronous interaction is not required. The course provides faculty with an in-depth approach to course design. Participants will explore online learning theory and approaches to online course design, learn how to support the success of diverse students online, foster inclusion through student-centered activities and communications, apply Universal Design for Learning (UDL) concepts to the planning and design of your online course; identify the skills you will need to make your course both technically accessible and usable to a broad range of students.   This course will require a 10-hour weekly commitment over a 6-week period. Participants will earn an Teaching Online Certificate upon completion of course activities. The certificate will be valid for as long as you teach at Cuesta College. The hands-on activities will give you the chance to master using Canvas and lead to the development of an orientation module and one content module in a Canvas sandbox that can be used for exploration and later transferred to a teaching course if desired. Meets AP4105 # 4. 

Spring 2023 Sessions
Summer 2023 Sessions
Fall 2022 Sessions
  • 6 Week # 1 - October 21 - December 4th  - Registration Closed
  • @ONE Course available to meet certification - Intro to Course Design 

Self-Paced Teaching Online Certificate (SPTOC):

This equivalency option is designed for faculty who have dedicated a lot of effort into creating a fully online or synchronous course and believe their course meets the Minimum DE course structure and content requirements. Faculty may have completed training or professional development on their own, may have taken workshops on campus on related to online teaching topics, or self-studied effective distance education delivery. Faculty should have a solid understanding of DE definitions and regulations, ADA compliance, and effective student interaction. Faculty may request an experienced DE certified instructor in their own division to help assess their course for alignment with the DE Certification Rubric. This option does not require enrollment in a facilitated course and is  designed to be a self-paced. Faculty selecting this opportunity use a checklist to self-identify that their course meets the same standards as the Teaching Online Certificate (TOC).  Participants will have access to mentors for questions and guidance. Participants will be awarded either a Teaching Online Certificate (TOC) or an Emergency Certificate (SLEC) or (DLEC) once their fully designed course has been reviewed by the CC-POCR  and the faculty member took the Online Education Legal Requirements Quiz with a score of 100 %. Faculty that receive the TOC will also able to request a review for the CVC-OEI digital badge that will be visible on the CVC Course Exchange. Meets AP4105 # 3 and can be designated as temporary if requested.

Available every term

Not Currently Offered

  1. Synchronous Lecture Emergency Certificate:  This 4-hour Flex Workshop is designed for faculty interested in delivering synchronous lectures (SLEC) during emergency situations (disasters, pandemics, etc).  Information and demonstrations will be presented in a live session with resources and hands-on activities in Canvas. Participants will take a tour of the Cuesta College's Learning Management System (LMS) Canvas, identify tools for delivering synchronous lectures (focus on Zoom, and Canvas Conferences), become familiar with FERPA compliance, learn how to use Canvas tools to structure and organize course content, assignments and assessments for digital delivery, and collection. Create an accessible course welcome letter, create an inviting Canvas Home Page with an accessible syllabus, contact information, links to resources, instruction on how to access live lectures and course materials.   This will be an intense session, and attendance is required for all 4 hours, and upon completion of the activities, participants will earn a temporary online teaching certification to teach SLEC courses for one academic year or until the end of required online teaching due to the emergency. Meets AP4105 # 4 on a temporary status. 
  2. Distance Lecture Emergency Certificate:  This 2-week course has been designed for faculty who are interested in delivering asynchronous (DLEC) or a combination of synchronous (SLEC) and asynchronous instruction during emergency situations.  Information and demonstrations will be delivered asynchronously through Canvas and practiced through interaction with mentors and colleagues. There will be an optional weekly office hour for live interactions, but this synchronous interaction is not required. Participants will take a tour of Cuesta College's Learning Management System (LMS) Canvas, begin to create interactive learning space, begin to structure and organize their course for an online environment, create accessible course welcome letters, post accessible syllabus and materials, identify tools and resources to meet Regular Effective Contact, and add a human online presence. They will be introduced to the basics of online course design using Universal Design for Learning (UDL). This training will require a 10-hour weekly commitment over a 2-week period. Upon completion of course activities participants will earn temporary online teaching certificate for fully online or hybrid courses for one academic year or until the end of required online teaching due the emergency. Meets AP4105 # 4 on a temporary status.