Achieving Certification
As part of the Quality Enhancement Plan, SCF committed to the development of a certification program for faculty who teach either web-based or blended courses. Online programs and workshops have been established to assist eLearning faculty in mastering the competencies to achieve certification. For more information about the current workshop schedule, go to the SCF Faculty Development Website.
Definitions:
An
online course
is one in which 75% or more of the course is delivered online. Students may be required to come to an onsite meeting for no more than 12 hours in a 3-credit course.
A
blended course
is one that combines both online and face-to-face activities. The online activities are regularly scheduled and replace seat-time. By definition, no less than 30% and no more than 74% of the course is delivered online. Therefore, a 3-credit blended course could require from 13 to 36 hours of in-class time, with the remainder of the course delivered online.
If you have questions, contact the eLearning Department at 752-5645.
Achieving eLearning Certification
- eLearning Certification is required for ALL faculty teaching either online or blended courses
- The certification process consists of 3 online courses:
- ANGEL Level I - mandatory for all full-time faculty members and suggested for all adjunct faculty members. This course takes approximately 2 hours to complete and covers basic ANGEL tasks such as uploading a syllabus, uploading documents, and course management tools.
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ANGEL Level II - Prerequisite: ANGEL Level I
- Required for teaching online or blended courses. Completion of this Level will allow faculty to teach an online or blended course that has already been developed. Successful completion of this course will result in provisional certification. When participants teach their first course, they will be assigned a mentor, who will provide them with feedback regarding the course through the semester and serve as an overall resource for them.
- Once participants successfully teach an online or blended course for the first time, they will then receive full Level II Certification.
- Program Chair approval is required to be enrolled.
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ANGEL Level III (under development) - Prerequisite: ANGEL Level I and II
- Required for designing and teaching an online or blended course.
- Participants will design a course as part of this course.
- Participants will demonstrate proficiency in Soft Chalk as well as ANGEL as part of this course.
- Program Chair approval is required to be enrolled.
Upon completion of the steps above, the eLearning faculty member will receive SCF eLearning Certification
- Full-time faculty receiving eLearning certification can count this as 3 hours of course credit in the Faculty Promotion system.
- eLearning Certification will count as meeting the criteria for Adjunct Certification for adjunct faculty.
