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Teaching Certificate Programs

Omar S. Lopez | Ph.D., Associate Professor

“All life journeys have a beginning…the OLC Online Teaching Certificate Program is the first step toward mastery in online teaching and learning.”

Learn how Omar Lopez, Ph.D., an Associate Professor at Texas State University, gained confidence in design, development, and implementation of online courses with OLC’s Online Teaching Certificate Program.

Jessie Hayden | ESL Instructor

“The OLC Advanced Online Teaching Certificate Program has positioned me as the “go to” person for developing new online course offerings”

Find out why Jessie Hayden, a veteran online teaching instructor, found the OLC Advanced Online Teaching Certificate program to be such a rewarding learning experience.

Florence Gilzene Cheese | Instructional Development Coordinator

OLC has a proven track record in training and development which is encapsulated in this certificate program.

Find out why Florence Gilzene Cheese, an Instructional Development Coordinator, found the OLC Advanced Online Teaching Certificate program beneficial to developing her skillset at an advanced level.

Susan Steffan | Clinical Associate Professor & Chair

“The OLC Advanced Online Teaching Certificate Program is an excellent and cost-effective way to enhance your skills.

Find out why Susan Steffan, Clinical Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Business, Management & Leadership at Medaille College, found the OLC Advanced Online Teaching Certificate program to be a cost-effective way to enhance your skills in a way that you can immediately apply to your courses.

Michael J. Cennamo | Associate Director of Educational Technology

“I was able to come in with a pedagogical problem, think through that problem with a fantastic group of peers, get quality feedback.

Find out why Michael Cennamo, an educational technologist/instructional designer, found the OLC Advanced Online Teaching Certificate program to be such a rewarding learning experience.

Troy Pinkney | Director of Child Life Program

“Taking the OLC Advanced Online Teaching Certificate Program helped me to identify ways that I could enhance the online program I oversee.”

Find out why Troy Pinkney, MA CCLS, Director of Child Life Program at Bank Street College of Education, found the OLC Advanced Online Teaching Certificate program helps to identify ways that she could enhance the online program she oversees and the courses she teaches.

Lesley Casarez | Program Advisor & Assistant Professor

“The Advanced Online Teaching Certificate Program is a great way to take a course that you have been teaching online and learn ways to.”

Learn how Lesley Casarez, a Program Advisor and Assistant Professor for Professional School Counselor and Guidance and Counseling programs at Angelo State University, gained knowledge of accessibility standards with OLC’s Advanced Online Teaching Certificate Program.

Cynthia Williams | Assistant Professor

“The OLC Teaching Certificate Program is an experience that will help you integrate teaching and technology into the future of education.”

Learn how Cynthia Williams, an Assistant Professor at the University of North Florida gained increased confidence in online teaching with OLC’s Online Teaching Certificate Program.

Ann Musgrove, Ed.D. | Assistant Professor

“I found the Online Teaching Certificate program learning experience to be transformational. This is exactly where I should be in my career and OLC.”

Find out why Ann Musgrove, Ed.D., found the OLC Online Teaching Certificate program to be such a transformational learning experience.

Dr. Christina M. Celluzzi | Senior Manager

“The OLC Certificate Program introduced me to the ‘behind the scenes’ of online education course development. “

Find out why Christina M. Celluzzi, PhD, MS, Senior Manager of Cellular Therapies at the AABB Center for Cellular Therapies, found the OLC Online Teaching Certificate program to be valuable to those overseeing and directing the mission and vision in online learning programs or centers on their campuses.

Dr. Dionne Curbeam | Director of Instructional Technology

“There is no question the OLC Online Teaching Certificate program has improved the quality of our programs…our faculty are now clamoring to enroll.”

Find out why Dr. Dionne Curbeam, Director of Instructional Technology at Coppin State University, says her faculty are now “clamoring” to enroll in OLC’s Online Teaching Certificate program.

Neina Osibogun | Assistant Director

“This program allowed for me to become a change agent within my organization.”

Find out why Neina Osibogun, Assistant Director, Hampton University – University College – Hampton U Online, found the OLC Online Teaching Certificate program allowed her to become a change agent within her organization.

Teresa Hutchins | Associate Professor of Political Science

“The OLC Online Teaching Certificate Program is an experience that will help you take your online teaching to the next level.”

Find out why Teresa Hutchins, Associate Professor of Political Science Georgia Highlands College, found the OLC Online Teaching Certificate program helped her become a better online instructor and address the weaknesses in her courses to help her students be more successful.

April Potter | Adjunct Professor

“Working a full-time job limits the time I am able to spend with other professors. OLC provided me the ability to learn the latest and greatest.”

Find out why April Potter, Adjunct Professor, Florida Southern College & Polk State College Supply Chain Manager, W.S. Badcock Corporation, found the OLC Online Teaching Certificate program helped reinforce her existing assignments and grading structures.

Margaret Czart | Clinical Assistant Professor

“A faculty development and certification opportunity packed to expand and improve curriculum and program development, and online teaching to ensure it is personalized to faculty and program needs.”

Find out how Margaret Czart, Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, gained a better understanding of key concepts of online course design and instruction through the Online Teaching Certificate Program.

Courtney Hebert | Learning Experience Designer

“The Online Teaching Certificate Program provides participants a true opportunity to practice the research and ideas presented by the instructors and transfer the knowledge to our own unique environments”

Find out how Courtney Hebert, a Learning Experience Designer at Louisiana State University, became more confident in her everyday position through the Online Teaching Certificate Program.

Instructional Designer Certificate Programs

Flower Darby | Senior Instructional Designer

“This is the single best professional development opportunity I have had in my ID role.”

Find out why Flower Darby, Senior Instructional Designer and Adjunct Faculty at Northern Arizona University, says OLC’s Instructional Designer Certificate program is the single best professional development opportunity she’s had in her ID role.

Lorena Harris | Faculty & CSTEP Director

The OLC ID Certificate program and OSCQR online course gave me the opportunity to learn, then to apply my learning experience

Find out why Lorena Harris, Faculty and CSTEP Director, SUNY Schenectady County Community College says OLC’s Instructional Designer Certificate program helped her to learned new strategies and tools among others software approaches to improve, learn and apply.

Laura Widenor | Course Quality Coordinator

“These (OLC) experiences have directly lead to my recent promotion and helped to expand the dedication of Kansas State Global Campus

Find out why Laura Widenor, Course Quality Coordinator at Kansas State University Global Campus, says OLC’s Instructional Designer Certificate program provided ideas to improve communication and collaboration during the course development process.

Melissa Baysingar | Instructional Design Specialist

“The OLC/SUNY Instructional Designer Certificate Program gave me hands-on experience with methods, tools, and technology

Find out why Melissa Baysingar, Instructional Design Specialist at William Rainey Harper College says OLC’s Instructional Designer Certificate program is helping her meet other instructional designers throughout the country and get inspired by their creativity and innovations.

Dr. Laura Overstreet | eLearning Faculty Coordinator

The rich resources, quality of content, and engaging way the program is facilitated is certainly ‘top shelf.’

Find out why Dr. Laura Overstreet, eLearning Faculty Coordinator, and Associate Professor in Psychology at Whatcom Community College, says OLC’s Instructional Designer Certificate program gave her a new perspective on instructional design and online learning.

Instructional Design Mastery Series

Dr. Jeff Phillips | Clark Atlanta University

“The series provided an in-depth understanding of instructional design, learning modalities, and strategies for online and hybrid courses”

Find out how the OLC Instructional Design Mastery Series has enabled Jeff Phillips and the School of Business to offer high quality online courses that meet both regional and professional accreditation standards (e.g., SACS, AACSB).

Paul Wilson | Ph.D, Associate Professor

“This course exceeded my expectations in terms of material covered and the facilitator’s feedback. It provides fundamental as well as practical”

Find out how attending the OLC Instructional Design Mastery Series helped Dr. Paul Wilson fine-tune his online courses and gave him valuable skills for continuous course revision and improvement.

Blended Learning Mastery Series

Aida E. Diaz | Professor

“The program demonstrated how I could create activities that would work online as well as in the blended classroom.”

Learn from Aida Diaz, an experienced Spanish and Humanities professor at Valencia College, as she shares her experience and the benefits she’s found from enrolling in the Blended Mastery Series.

Arun Madapusi | Educator-Consultant

“The Blended Learning Mastery Series leverages theory and research, ties them effectively to practice, and opens up so many possibilities”

Learn from Arun Madapusi, an experienced Educator and Consultant, as he shares his experience and the benefits he’s found from enrolling in the Blended Mastery Series.

Matthew Vick | Interim Associate Dean of Graduate Studies

“The OLC Blended Learning Mastery Series helped me to grow in both scholarly and practical aspects of designing a blended experience that leverages”

Learn from Matthew Vick as he shares his experience and the benefits he’s found from enrolling in the Blended Learning: Research into Practice Mastery Series.

Online Science Labs Mastery Series

Joan Esterline Lafuze | Professor of Biology

“I needed the OLC Mastery Series for guidance and support in design and teaching science labs online. The program provides a plethora of possibilities.”

Find out why Joan Esterline Lafuze, Professor of Biology, Indiana University East, recommends the OLC Online Science Labs Mastery Series.

Shannon McGurk | Director of Distance Learning

“I didn’t know how much I didn’t know until I completed the OLC Online Science Labs Mastery Series Program. I feel more prepared to better serve students, which was my goal!”

Learn how Shannon McGurk took the opportunity to improve upon her understanding of the technology tools and systems available to online science instructors and course developers in the OLC Online Science Labs Mastery Series.

Natalie Zayas Delgado | Faculty

“The OLC Online Science Labs Mastery Series Program was engaging, inspiring, and helped me feel connected.”

Learn how Natalie Zayas Delgado learned to deepen the educational experience for her students while participating in the OLC Online Science Labs Mastery Series.

Mastery Series - Misc. Topics

Paul Wilson | Associate Professor

“(Quality Scorecard Mastery) This Mastery series both confirmed the utility of the OLC Quality Scorecard and enabled participants to develop a 360-degree vision of their institution’s online program.”

Find out how attending the OLC Quality Scorecard Mastery Series helped broaden Dr. Paul Wilson’s use of Quality Scorecard to develop a 360-degree vision of his institution’s online program, and provide him with a specific focus on faculty instruction.

Georgianna Laws | Instructional Designer

“The OLC Quality Scorecard Mastery Series is simply the best way to learn about and experience implementing the OLC Quality Scorecard”

Georgianna Laws found the OLC Quality Scorecard Mastery Series “raised the quality bar” for her and her peers at the institutions they touch. Learn more about her story and how you can do the same.

Sherri Restauri | Director of Online Learning

“No other program addresses administrator-level needs in online learning like the OLC Leadership Mastery Series.”

Find out how the OLC Leadership Mastery helped Sherri Restauri to see the major issues facing online learning administrators today laid out in a succinct manner.

Trina L. Gipson-Jones | Assistant Professor

“Student learning and engagement will be enhanced by the knowledge we gained from the OLC Online Nursing Mastery Series.”

Find out how Trina Gibson-Jones learned innovative ways to engage her students and improve their participation when she attended the OLC Online Nursing Mastery Series.

Ouida Dowd | Lecturer, College of Nursing

“The OLC Nursing Mastery program gave me greater confidence to develop creative online best practices and to become an expert leader in online education.”

Find out how Ouida Dowd learned to transform her online courses so that they would be more engaging and less isolating for students in the OLC Online Nursing Mastery Series.

Karen Brown | Associate Professor

“This program taught me best practices for online teaching via readings, videos, and role modeling by the faculty.”

Karen Brown wanted to learn best practices and tools to make her courses more conducive to learning and for building relationships with her students. She found this and more when she attended the OLC Online Nursing Mastery Series.

Workshops and Workshop Pass

Georges Detiveaux | Assistant Director

“We’ve found the OLC Workshop Pass to be an indispensable way of managing faculty development for those interested in hybrid and online teaching.”

Find out why Georges Detiveaux, of the University of Houston-Downtown, found the Workshop Pass to be such a valuable investment. (HINT: big savings and great professional development.)

Anita Sego | Assistant Professor

“The OLC ADA & Web Accessibility self-paced workshop was a great benefit for me as a course designer, a teacher, a parent, and a volunteer”

Find out why Anita Sego recommends OLC’s self-paced ADA & Web Accessibility course to anyone who teaches web-enhanced, hybrid or online classes, who develops online training, or who works with students with special abilities in any form.

Heather Burke | English Faculty

“This OLC (ADA self-paced) workshop fulfilled the need for me to further develop an understanding of ADA regulations as they pertain to college courses in an online environment”

Find out why Heather Burke, English Faculty at Hondros College of Nursing, feels OLC’s self-paced ADA & Web Accessibility course lessons and resources played a significant role in the efforts to improve her online course accessibility.

Cheryl Fulghum | Distance Learning Coordinator

“The OLC program was amazing! I could not have created that environment on my own.”An excellent introduction to the nuts and bolts of online teaching. I recommend this workshop 100%”

Find out why Cheryl Fulghum plans to have every HCC faculty member participate in the OLC New to Online Essentials course.

Torie Wynn | Instructional Designer

“Few programs (Accessibility series) focus on both individual and institutional accessibility implementation. I walked away from this program with practical knowledge”

Find out how Torie Wynn of UMKC walked away from the OLC’s Topic in Focus – Accessibility series with practical knowledge for her own online courses and a strategic plan for accessibility policies at her institution.

K. Virginia Hemby | Professor

“One of the best series for faculty who don’t know what they don’t know about the ADA and accessibility—and that’s every faculty member presently teaching at any college or university”

Find out how K. Virginia Hemby, a Professor at Middle Tennessee State University, gained resources for creating and revising courses to ensure that they are accessible to all students in OLC’s Topic in Focus – Accessibility series

Institute for Emerging Leadership in Online Learning (IELOL)

Brian Udermann | Director of Online Education

“The program is one of the best professional development experiences I’ve had in the twenty plus years I’ve been in higher education. Rock solid content and amazing faculty!”

Brian Udermann shares what he learned and his thoughts on his “amazing” learning experience with the Institute of Emerging Leaders.

Dr. Carl Moore | Assistant Chief Academic Officer

“The program totally shifted my paradigm and lead to a more gradual and calculated approach to building online programs at my institution”

Dr. Carl Moore shares what he learned and his thoughts on his learning experience with the Institute for Emerging Leadership in Online Learning.

Dr. Tony Farrell | Executive Dean

IELOL has enhanced my career by allowing access to amazing faculty and colleagues from around the country.

Tony Farrell shares what he learned and his thoughts on his learning experience with the Institute of Emerging Leaders.

OLC Quality Scorecards

Jill Langen, Ph.D. | President

“OLC is truly the leader helping leaders define quality in online learning. The true benefit of this…

Focus on quality and continuous improvement for its online learning programs results in OLC exemplary status for Baker College.

Debbie Thorne | Associate VP for Academic Affairs

The OLC Quality Scorecard is grounded in research, best practices and expert opinion so I know the University is…

Find out how Texas State University and Wichita State University have found success using OLC’s Quality Scorecard.

Terry Di Paolo, PhD | Executive Dean of Online Instructional Services

“We (DCCCD) reframed how we talk about studying online. And we began a conversation about…

Cindy Adams | Manager, Distance Education

“After an initial examination of the OLC Quality Scorecard, I never looked at any other quality benchmarking programs. MTSU has been…

Mark Porcaro | Executive Director of Online Learning

“The Scorecard serves as a national baseline to show us how we benchmark against online learning best practices.

Find out how Texas State University and Wichita State University have found success using OLC’s Quality Scorecard.

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