Certificate Programs
Earn an industry-recognized credential that demonstrates your skills and takes you to new heights in your career. These fully online, intensive programs provide guidance from an expert and access to an engaged professional learning community.
Please Note: To register for a Certificate Program, go to the Schedule of Workshops & Programs page and click on “Certificate Program” on the left side under “Type”.
Instructional Designer Certificates
The Instructional Designer Certificate Program provides practicing
instructional designers the opportunity to build or refine their skills, including: working with faculty during the online course design and development process, analyzing learning and instructional theories and instructional methods, reviewing emerging best practices in
digital learning, and learning strategies for developing and adopting a course quality review process.
The Advanced Instructional Designer Certificate Program challenges instructional designers who have worked in the field for several years to enhance and strengthen their learning design and management skills!
OLC Members save $350 – $500 on teaching certificate programs.
Online Teaching Certificates
The OLC Online Teaching Certificate prepares educators to teach and improve online courses using the OLC Pillars of quality in online education – learning effectiveness, scale, faculty, and student satisfaction. A unique feature of the certificate program is that expert mentors work individually with each certificate candidate to accomplish specific goals.
The Advanced Online Teaching Certificate Program is a 12-week workshop designed to help educators fine-tune existing online courses and degree programs to have a positive impact on student learning.