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Here you’ll find our policies, procedures and technical requirements for programs at the OLC Institute of Professional Development.
Here you’ll find our policies, procedures and technical requirements for programs at the OLC Institute of Professional Development.
Policies and Procedures for:
Online Teaching Certificate Program | Advanced Online Teaching Certificate Program | Instructional Designer Certificate Program | Mastery Series | Workshop Programs |
Click here for our technical requirements for all of our programs.
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ONLINE TEACHING CERTIFICATE PROGRAM POLICIES
PREREQUISITES
To register and successfully complete the OLC Teaching Certificate program participants need the following:
REGISTRATION
ENROLLMENT
TRANSFER REQUESTS
Note: That transferring to a later Foundation course cohort entails re-submitting all work and participating in all weeks of the course. Requesting an additional transfer will result in an administrative fee of $350.
Once registered, no refunds will be given.
FORMAT
OLC Online Teaching Certificate Program is a three-phase program that must be completed within one year from the start of the Foundation course.
1- 10-week Foundation course
2- Choosing/Completing electives and working with a mentor to revise or create an online course
3- Capstone – Final presentation
ACCESSIBILITY
The Online Learning Consortium is committed to providing an inclusive learning environment and reasonable accommodations for all workshop participants. If you have any kind of disability, whether apparent or non-apparent, learning, emotional, physical, or cognitive, and you need some accommodations or alternatives to the learning materials, please contact us at certificate@onlinelearning-c.org to discuss your needs. It is never too late to request accommodations – our bodies and circumstances are continuously changing.
GRADING POLICIES
PLAGIARISM
Plagiarism, the passing off of other’s words, ideas, research, or other intellectual or artistic work as your own (intentional or unintentional), is not acceptable in any of the OLC offerings and may result in removal from the program. Participants are required to follow proper citation conventions when using outside resources.
AWARD OF COMPLETION/BADGES
Once you have successfully completed the certificate program, please make sure to download a copy of your award/certificate of completion from the course site. Please note that once your access to the course expires, you will not be able to download your award of completion, and we will be unable to grant requests for certificate copies, transcripts, and course completion records.
Successful participants will also receive a digital badge of completion for the program via Credly. Instructions will be sent out for how to access your badge once issued. Please note that badges will not be issued for programs prior to 2018.
CANCELLATIONS
OLC strives to deliver all offerings as scheduled. However, we reserve the right to reschedule or cancel a program due to unforeseen extenuating circumstances or low registration. If this happens, OLC will give as much advanced notice as possible. In the event a Foundation cohort is canceled or rescheduled, participants will be given the opportunity to select another offering in the same calendar year that fits their schedule and their registration payment will be applied to that event.
No refunds will be given.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & COPYRIGHT
Unless stated otherwise, OLC and/or workshop facilitators retain copyright on all workshop and series materials. Please do not copy materials or distribute them to anyone without prior written approval from the copyright owner.
Special Note: The workshop and series content remains the property of OLC. Any product/content that faculty or participants create as a result of participating in an OLC program becomes the property of that individual.
ADVANCED ONLINE TEACHING CERTIFICATE PROGRAM:
PREREQUISITES
OR have successfully completed all three phases of the OLC Online Teaching Certificate program AND taught at least 1 year online
*If you do not meet prerequisites for the Advanced Online Teaching Certificate, please take our Online Teaching Certificate program.
REGISTRATION
ENROLLMENT
FORMAT
The Advanced Online Teaching Certificate consists of various modules allowing participants to deeply immerse themselves in the presented topic. Each module will be “kicked off” by a 1-hour live session and will culminate in a project which will be presented to and reviewed by the facilitator and by peers. Each project will be chosen by the participants from a suggested list to ensure that the final product is applicable, has value, and immediate worth.
ACCESSIBILITY
The Online Learning Consortium is committed to providing an inclusive learning environment and reasonable accommodations for all workshop participants. If you have any kind of disability, whether apparent or non-apparent, learning, emotional, physical, or cognitive, and you need some accommodations or alternatives to the learning materials, please contact us at certificate@onlinelearning-c.org to discuss your needs. It is never too late to request accommodations – our bodies and circumstances are continuously changing.
GRADING POLICIES
PLAGIARISM
Plagiarism, the passing off of other’s words, ideas, research, or other intellectual or artistic work as your own (intentional or unintentional), is not acceptable in any of the OLC offerings and may result in removal from the program. Participants are required to follow proper citation conventions when using outside resources.
AWARD OF COMPLETION/BADGES
Once you have successfully completed the advanced certificate program, please make sure to download a copy of your award/certificate of completion from the course site. Please note that once your access to the course expires, you will not be able to download your award of completion, and we will be unable to grant requests for certificate copies, transcripts, and course completion records.
Successful participants will also receive a digital badge of completion for the program via Credly. Instructions will be sent out for how to access your badge once issued. Please note that badges will not be issued for programs prior to 2018.
CANCELLATIONS
OLC strives to deliver all offerings as scheduled. However, if fewer than 10 people register, or if a facilitator falls ill, we reserve the right to re-schedule or cancel a program due to unforeseen extenuating circumstances or low registration. If this happens, OLC will give as much advanced notice as possible. In the event a cohort is canceled or rescheduled, participants will be given the opportunity to select another offering in the same calendar year that fits their schedule and their registration payment will be applied to that event.
No refunds will be given.
TRANSFER REQUESTS
Once registered, no refunds will be given.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & COPYRIGHT
Unless stated otherwise, OLC and/or workshop facilitators retain copyright on all workshop and series materials. Please do not copy materials or distribute them to anyone without prior written approval from the copyright owner.
Special Note: The workshop and series content remains the property of OLC. Any product/content that a participant creates as a result of participating in the OLC Advanced Teaching Certificate program becomes the property of that participant.
INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER CERTIFICATE PROGRAM:
PREREQUISITES
To register and successfully complete the OLC Instructional Designer Certificate program participants need the following:
REGISTRATION
ENROLLMENT
TRANSFER REQUESTS
Cohort Transfer Requests
Note that transferring to a later cohort entails re-submitting all work and participating in each course of the program, partial credit will not be given for individual courses.
Once registered, no refunds will be given.
Individual Workshop/Course Transfer Requests
Note that transferring to a later course entails re-submitting all work and participating in all weeks of the course, partial credits will not be given for individual weeks in a course.
Once registered, no refunds will be given.
FORMAT
The OLC Instructional Designer Certificate Program consists of four 4-week courses. Successful participants spend around 8-10 hours per week completing course activities.
There are two options for registering for the courses in the program.
ACCESSIBILITY
The Online Learning Consortium is committed to providing an inclusive learning environment and reasonable accommodations for all workshop participants. If you have any kind of disability, whether apparent or non-apparent, learning, emotional, physical, or cognitive, and you need some accommodations or alternatives to the learning materials, please contact us at certificate@onlinelearning-c.org to discuss your needs. It is never too late to request accommodations – our bodies and circumstances are continuously changing.
GRADING POLICIES
PLAGIARISM
Plagiarism, the passing off of other’s words, ideas, research, or other intellectual or artistic work as your own (intentional or unintentional), is not acceptable in any of the OLC offerings and may result in removal from the program. Participants are required to follow proper citation conventions when using outside resources.
AWARD OF COMPLETION/BADGES
Once you have successfully completed a course in the instructional designer certificate program, please make sure to download a copy of your award/certificate of completion (you will receive a PDF certificate at the end of each course). Please note that once your access to the course expires, you will not be able to download your award of completion, and we will be unable to grant requests for certificate copies, transcripts, and course completion records.
Successful participants of the entire program (not individual courses) will also receive a digital badge of completion for the program via Credly. Instructions will be sent out for how to access your badge once issued.
CANCELLATIONS
OLC strives to deliver all offerings as scheduled. However, we reserve the right to reschedule or cancel a program due to unforeseen extenuating circumstances or low registration. If this happens, OLC will give as much advanced notice as possible. In the event an Instructional Designer Program course is canceled or rescheduled, participants will be given the opportunity to select another offering in the same calendar year that fits their schedule and their registration payment will be applied to that event.
No refunds will be given.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & COPYRIGHT
Unless stated otherwise, OLC and/or course facilitators retain copyright on all workshop and series materials. Please do not copy materials or distribute them to anyone without prior written approval from the copyright owner.
Special Note: The course content remains the property of OLC. Any product/content that faculty or participants create as a result of participating in an OLC program becomes the property of that individual.
MASTERY SERIES:
PREREQUISITES
In order to register and successfully complete a Mastery Series, a participant must have either:
Please note that for the Leadership in Online Learning Mastery Series, an additional prerequisite of administrative experience in online education is required.
REGISTRATION
ENROLLMENT
TRANSFER REQUESTS
If you request a transfer prior to enrolling, you can transfer one time without an additional fee. This request cannot be made more than once. All subsequent transfer requests made prior to enrolling into the series will be charged an administrative fee of $50.
If you request a transfer after beginning the Mastery Series, you will be charged an administrative fee of $350. This request cannot be made more than once. Please note that transfer requests made after the series has ended will not be granted.
Partial credits will not be given for individual modules in the series. You will have to retake the entire series, regardless of the work you completed prior to transferring.
Once registered, no refunds will be given.
SERIES FORMAT & COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS
OLC Mastery Series programs are a set of three in-depth modules, each one-week long, on a specific topic. Breaks are provided in between for reflection and application of concepts (two 6-day periods).
An example of a Mastery Series schedule is shown below with approximate time commitments:
Successful completion of a Mastery Series results in Recognition of Mastery from OLC and requires:
All participants in an OLC Mastery Series are expected to adhere to the OLC Netiquette Guidelines.
GRADING POLICIES
PLAGIARISM
Plagiarism, the passing off of other’s words, ideas, research, or other intellectual or artistic work as your own (intentional or unintentional), is not acceptable in any of the OLC offerings and may result in removal from the program. Participants are required to follow proper citation conventions when using outside resources.
GRADING DEADLINES
AWARD OF COMPLETION/BADGES
Once you have successfully completed the mastery series, please make sure to download a copy of your award/certificate of completion from the series site. Please note that once your access to the course expires, you will not be able to download your award of completion, and we will be unable to grant requests for certificate copies, transcripts, and course completion records.
Successful participants will also receive a digital badge of completion for the program via Acclaim. Instructions will be sent out for how to access your badge once issued. Please note that badges will not be issued for programs that started prior to 2018.
ACCESSIBILITY
The Online Learning Consortium is committed to providing an inclusive learning environment and reasonable accommodations for all workshop participants. If you have any kind of disability, whether apparent or non-apparent, learning, emotional, physical, or cognitive, and you need some accommodations or alternatives to the learning materials, please contact us at workshop@onlinelearning-c.org to discuss your needs. It is never too late to request accommodations – our bodies and circumstances are continuously changing.
CANCELLATIONS
OLC strives to deliver all offerings as scheduled. However, if fewer than 10 people register, or if a facilitator falls ill, we reserve the right to reschedule or cancel the Mastery Series. If this happens, we will give as much advance notice as possible. In the event a series is canceled or rescheduled, you will be given the opportunity to select another offering in the same calendar year that fits your schedule and your registration payment will be applied to that event.
No refunds will be given.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & COPYRIGHT
Unless stated otherwise, OLC and/or workshop facilitators retain copyright on all workshop and series materials. Please do not copy materials or distribute them to anyone without prior written approval from the copyright owner.
Special Note: The workshop and series content remains the property of OLC. Any product/content that the participant/faculty creates as a result of participating in an OLC workshop or Mastery Series becomes the property of that participant/faculty member.
WORKSHOP PROGRAM POLICIES:
REGISTRATION
ENROLLMENT
TRANSFER REQUESTS
Once registered for a workshop, no refunds will be given.
FORMAT
ACCESSIBILITY
The Online Learning Consortium is committed to providing an inclusive learning environment and reasonable accommodations for all workshop participants. If you have any kind of disability, whether apparent or non-apparent, learning, emotional, physical, or cognitive, and you need some accommodations or alternatives to the learning materials, please contact us at workshop@onlinelearning-c.org to discuss your needs. It is never too late to request accommodations – our bodies and circumstances are continuously changing.
GRADING POLICIES
PLAGIARISM
Plagiarism, the passing off of other’s words, ideas, research, or other intellectual or artistic work as your own (intentional or unintentional), is not acceptable in any of the OLC offerings and may result in removal from the program. Participants are required to follow proper citation conventions when using outside resources.
AWARD OF COMPLETION
Once you have successfully completed the workshop, please make sure to download a copy of your award/certificate of completion from the workshop site. Please note that once your access to the course expires, you will not be able to download your award of completion, and we will be unable to grant requests for certificate copies, transcripts, and course completion records.
CANCELLATIONS
OLC strives to deliver all offerings as scheduled. However, we reserve the right to reschedule or cancel a program due to unforeseen extenuating circumstances or low registration. If this happens, OLC will give as much advanced notice as possible. In the event a workshop is canceled or rescheduled, participants will be given the opportunity to select another offering in the same calendar year that fits their schedule and their registration payment will be applied to that event.
No refunds will be given.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & COPYRIGHT
Unless stated otherwise, OLC and/or workshop facilitators retain copyright on all workshop and series materials. Please do not copy materials or distribute them to anyone without prior written approval from the copyright owner.
Special Note: The workshop and series content remains the property of OLC. Any product/content that faculty or participants create as a result of participating in an OLC program will become the property of that individual.
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR OUR PROGRAMS
Workshops & Webinars
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System Requirements
Recommended Browsers
Workshops
OLC uses an open-source LMS called Moodle for the asynchronous component of workshops. Moodle provides a flexible and user-friendly set of asynchronous collaboration and learning tools. As with most open-source technologies, the Moodle software is free, making it a very cost-effective software package for any institution or company, without sacrificing quality. Moodle is a robust environment that is dynamic, interactive, and provides cross-platform learner access through a standard web browser. System Requirements: Moodle will work in any modern web browser, however, Moodle works best in a range of specific browser types (see below).
Recommended Browsers
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