Certification Requirements
According to Orange Coast College Academic Senate, certification is required to teach in online formats at Orange Coast College. The Advanced Course is based on the training and guidelines from the California Virtual College (cvc.edu).
Canvas Basics
This is a required training for all new faculty. The course introduces the basics of using Canvas faculty can use for their classes. Topics include setting up Canvas pages, assignments, quizzes, and accessilbity review. NOTE: This does not qualify you to become an online faculty.
IIC Training for Online Instruction
Training Options
Pedagogy of Teaching Online: Skills for a Fully-Online Teacher - PTO
This workshop covers preparing and teaching a more inclusive, equitable, and accessible, fully online, asynchronous course, including available tools to promote student success. This course will provide insight into creating accessible online content and engaging experiences by using the current principles, tools, and resources available in online design. The goal is to provide our students with a substantive course, easy to navigate and provides tools to support increased instructor/student communication & interaction while promoting integrity, all tools for student success. (16-20 hours)
- Fall 2025 Session EXTENDED (3/1/2026 - 7/30/2026) - Sign Up | Microsoft Form
Advanced Course Design: Taking Online Courses to Next Level (Advanced STLO)
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Includes Universal Course Design & OEI Rubric alignment
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Prerequisite : Pedagogy of Teaching Online
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Option #1: For any instructor who took the STLO course before the switch to virtual for pandemic
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Option #2: For any instructor who did not complete the STLO in Canvas
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This course is designed to take the content taught in the Pedagogy of Teaching Online and apply its concepts to design a complete course designed to include advanced elements of universal course design and align CVC Design Rubric requirements. This course will include basic training and application of DesignPLUS.
A completed course reviewed by OAB and local POCR committee to be submitted to CVC for eligibility to be included in the California Community College Course Exchange.
For more information or to enroll:
- On going - contact either Cora Volkoff , Full-Time Faculty, Online Faculty Coordinator/Support or Eric Wilson , Canvas Trainer and Part-Time Faculty
- To enroll in Canvas Basics or any of the online faculty training, you can enroll using our IIC Online Learning Enrollment form. (This is for Faculty Only)