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Overview

According to CoDE and approved by the Academic Senate, instructors may become DE Certified in two ways: through coursework, or by performance.

To be eligible to teach Distance Education courses at GCC, instructors must be both DE Certified and DE Instruction Eligible.

DE Certification means that the instructor is not only competent in using the institution’s chosen learning management system (LMS) but also understands online pedagogy and effective course design.

NOTE: Instructors who have previously qualified for DE Certification (before November 2017) at GCC will keep their DE Certification eligibility.

DE Certification by Coursework

The following are the ways in which you can be DE Certified by Coursework.

Option 1

@ONE Introduction to Online Teaching and Learning

This in-house course is offered to GCC faculty free of cost and consists of both pedagogy and effective course design practices.

Option 2

Online Learning Consortium (OLC) Teaching Certificate Program

Option 3

Quality Matters Online Teaching Certificate Program

Option 4

Certification training from other programs, such at @ONE, with prior approval of the DE Coordinator and CoDE Equivalency Committee.

Option 5

Training from another institution of higher education’s DE Certification process within the last 3 years. Please refer to Alternative Ways to Become DE Certified for more details about this option.

DE Certification by Performance

The following are the ways in which you can be DE Certified by Performance.

Option 1

Any OEI-approved online instructor whose course has been offered through the CVC-OEI Exchange. The instructor must meet with the DE Coordinator to show that their course has been Quality Reviewed Badged and offered.

Option 2

Any Quality Matters Peer Reviewer in good standing (e.g. can engage in QM Course Reviews). The instructor must meet with the DE Coordinator Instructor and prove their current qualification.

Option 3

Any instructor whose course has been officially reviewed by Quality Matters and received approval.

Option 4

Any instructor whose online course has been reviewed under California State University's Quality Online Learning and Teaching (QOLT) Course Review Program and received an award under the QOLT Awards and Recognition Program.

Option 5

Any instructor whose online course is evaluated by the DE Coordinator and CoDE Equivalency Committee for equivalency. The OEI Course Design Rubric will be used as the instrument of evaluation. Please refer to Alternative Ways to Become DE Certified for more details about this option.

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