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DE Certification at GCC

Register for the @ONE DE Certification Course - IOTL!

@one DE Certification at GCC

GCC is proud to offer Faculty free DE Certification in partnership with @ONE Train-the Trainer Program

Great teaching can happen anywhere, but teaching online requires different skills, strategies, and tools than in a traditional face-to-face classroom.

In this 6-week course, fully-online course, you will gain proficiency in the unique qualities and perspectives of masterful online teaching, including powerful ways to support the success of online students, how to lay a foundation for a productive learning community, and infusing your course with your distinctive presence.

We'll walk you through the pertinent federal, state, and local regulations impacting online teaching, and set you on a path to designing success for you and your students!

Outcomes

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  • Identify and discuss federal and state regulations that impact online course policy and practice
  • Identify local support for online teachers and learners
  • Design introductory activities that support an online learning community
  • Develop clear and supportive online course policies
  • Your Role in IOTL: The Student and the Teacher: Throughout the IOTL course, you will wear two hats —the student taking
  • Earn DE Certification and become DE eligible for course scheduling

FAQ

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I Earned DE Certification Elsewhere - Can I Apply For Equivalency?Are There Other Ways to Obtain DE Certification?What Can I Do NOW to Prepare for IOTL?

Do you know how to do the following in Canvas as an Instructor?

  • Customize your Canvas profile and notification preferences to fit your needs
  • Create and archive announcements to keep your students engaged and updated
  • Develop modules to organize your content most effectively
  • Design a welcoming, impactful home page, welcome letter, and syllabus
  • Set up a discussion, quiz, and/or assignment exactly the way you want
  • Use a variety of communication tools to streamline contact with students
  • Know how to collaborate, copy, and share materials in Canvas
  • Use the SpeedGrader tool to make grading fast and easy

If not, please complete the Growing with Canvas @GCC Before Registering for IOTL. 

Upon successful completion of IOTL, you will receive a Completion Badge, which can earn you:

  • 40 hours of Flex Credit OR 1.25 Unit Credits to be Applied Toward Column Advancement
    • If you have already reached column 5 of the salary schedule, you are eligible to earn 40 hours of FLEX credit for completing IOTL
  • Full Obligation of GADER for the first year
  • Distance Education Instructor Eligibility (for DE course assignment)

IOTL participants and the facilitator are all busy teachers! This drop and retake policy has been developed to help as many people take and complete IOTL as possible.

  • Instructors who have registered for IOTL but do not join the course by the end of the third day (Wednesday) will be recorded as no-shows, and their space will be given to an instructor on the waitlist.  
  • Instructors who have registered for but not successfully completed IOTC twice will lose priority registration (if eligible) and will be contacted by the @ONE Trainer with recommendations for additional training before attempting IOTL a third time. No-shows and drops are included in this count.

Register

2025 IOTL Schedule

GCC is pleased to offer one section of Introduction to [Asynchronous] Online Teaching and Learning (IOTL) each primary semester. To register for spring 2025, please contact the DE Faculty Development Coordinator, Professor Fabiola Torres at ftorres@glendale.edu.

If you are a current GCC faculty member and you do not yet have a Canvas Account, please email Mark Ragonig.

Note: If you have attempted IOTL three times in the past but have not yet succeeded, you will need to complete "Growing with Canvas" prior to your fourth attempt.