The Sloan-C Certificate prepares educators to teach and improve online courses using the Sloan-C pillars of quality in online education—learning effectiveness, scale, faculty and student satisfaction, and access. A unique feature of the certificate program is that expert mentors work individually with each certificate candidate to accomplish specific goals. The certificate consists of a 9-week foundation course and a variety of electives or learning specializations that focus on improving overall competency within a specific area of academic focus. The workshops in each specialization are structured to encourage skill development and practical application within the participants' specific job function. Upon completing the 9-week foundation course, individuals can select 3 individual electives, one specialization, or multiple specializations that best suit professional development objectives.

Participants achieve a Sloan-C Certificate by completing 3 chosen electives. Specializations will be cited on the candidate’s certificate of completion.

The Sloan-C Certificate foundation costs $1499 plus three (3) required electives; priced at $345 (10-day workshop) or $495 (3-week workshop). Elective workshops, which should be registered for individually, may be funded by coupons available through Sloan-C membership discounts and the Sloan-C College Pass professional development package. Discounts and coupons may not be applied to the cost of the Certificate foundation.

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The Foundation Course
Each candidate studies with a mentor and a small cohort of peers during the foundation course, a nine-week sequence of activities that include:

• Using technologies for building your individual online teaching portfolio
  Consulting with your mentor to develop a learning plan that matches your context and portfolio goals


• Developing your course and receiving incremental feedback on it from peers and mentors


• Applying quality metrics


• Preparing to use new insights from elective workshops, peers and mentor

 

This 9 week course will be offered on January 13 - March 19, April 21 - June 25, and September 8 - November 12, 2010.

Electives and Program Specializations
Each candidate may select any three (3) electives from the current workshop offerings, or choose an area of areas of concentration (see specialization-specific workshops in the list below) based on professional development objectives, with mentor guidance, during the foundation course. Candidates may also elect additional specializations for a fee of $350 per additional area (plus the cost of the workshops). You can sign up now for the Blended Learning Track. (Note: Workshops Subject to Change)

Administration
The Administration specialization is designed to help administrators, faculty, policy makers, and leaders in higher education who are interested in enhancing their leadership and management capabilities.

Academic Integrity in Online Education
Accommodating Students with Disabilities: Leveraging the Online Learning Environment
Copyright Compliance for Online Educators
Online Learning: Making the Institutional Business Case
Preparing Faculty for Blended Teaching and Learning: Basics for Faculty Developers and Trainers
Retention Strategies in Online Education
Using the Quality Matters Rubric to Improve your Online Course

Blended Learning
The Blended Learning specialization is designed to help faculty embrace the best practices of online learning and integrate with the traditional values of face-to-face instruction. (Note: If selected, the three workshops must be taken as a block and in sequence).

Designing Blended Courses & Building a Blended Learning Community (1)
Delivering Content, Fostering Student Interactivity, and Assessing Learning (2)
Staying Organized, Evaluating Course Design, and Moving Forward with Your Blended Course (3)

Design and Delivery
The Design and Delivery specialization is designed to help faculty to look at a variety of facilitation methodologies with emphasis on practical application and strategies associated with effecting positive student outcomes.

Academic Integrity in Online Education
Blended Learning: HyFlex Course Design
Dynamic Collaboration, Discussion and Facilitation Practices
Retention Strategies in Online Education
Selection, Incorporation and Assessment of New and Emerging Technologies for Online Courses
Using the Quality Matters Rubric to Improve your Online Course
Workload Management Strategies for Online Educators

Tools and Techniques
The Tools and Techniques specialization is designed to help faculty and administrators focus on relevant trends as well as gain practical experience with technology-enhanced learning.

Video and Audio Tools for Teaching and Learning
Great Web 2.0 Tools to Improve Learning
Podcasting in Higher Education: Current Trends and Applications
Selection, Incorporation, and Assessment of New and Emerging Technologies for Online Courses
Lifting the Barriers to Online Education: Technology Applications for the Visually Impaired
Beginning Second Life for Educators
Intermediate Second Life for Educators
Advanced Second Life for Educators

Register now for the April session